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BOINGO WIRELESS AND FATPORT ENTER ROAMING AGREEMENT

Boingo.s Reach Extended into Canada; New FatPort Locations To Be Boingo Ready

SANTA MONICA, Calif. and VANCOUVER, BC . Nov. 14, 2002 . FatPort Corporation, an Ignition Point company, and Boingo Wireless announced today that FatPort's ultra-high-speed wireless hot spots have been integrated into the Boingo Wireless. network. The roaming deal enables Boingo.s members to easily access FatPort.s growing network of Wi-Fi hot spot locations across Canada.

FatPort is the leading provider of public high-speed wireless Internet access in Western Canada. Boingo operates the easiest to use Wi-Fi network for business travelers with the largest collection of Hot Spots in hotels and airports, plus hundreds of cafes and other public locations.

"Providing seamless access to wireless hotspots is fundamentally important to FatPort," said FatPort CEO, Sean O.Mahony. "The key to increasing adoption rates and utilization of ultra high-speed wireless access is to provide the user with an easy to use network that can be accessed whenever and wherever it is needed. Boingo.s focus on providing a smooth user experience is key to promoting uptake among today.s mobile professionals."

.FatPort brings great locations to the Boingo network and an aggressive stance toward continuing to grow their network,. said Dave Hagan, president of Boingo Wireless. .Companies like FatPort are instrumental in accelerating Wi-Fi rollouts, and that ultimately benefits the Wi-Fi road warrior..

Each FatPort location is powered by the custom-built FatPoint . a robust and simple way for venue operators to deploy a Boingo-Ready hotspot. Based on industry standard 802.11b technology, also known as Wi-Fi, location owners only need to plug the device into a DSL line supplied by FatPort. FatPort handles all sales, marketing and technical support leaving the location owner to concentrate on their core business.

About Boingo

Boingo Wireless, Inc. is an ultra-high-speed wireless Internet service now available in hundreds of locations across the country, such as hotels, airports, cafes, and other public places. Boingo provides business travelers with a wireless broadband Internet connection to improve productivity while on the road. Through its free Wi-Fi software, Boingo makes finding and connecting to Wi-Fi networks point-and-click simple and secure. EarthLink founder and chairman Sky Dayton founded Boingo in 2001 and serves as its CEO. More information about Boingo can be found at www.boingo.com

About FatPort

FatPort provides public high-speed wireless Internet access to individual and corporate subscribers who use wirelessly enabled laptops, pocket PC's or handheld devices. As a founding member of PassOne, an international wireless roaming standards organization, FatPort is highly committed to ensuring wide-spread utilization of Wi-Fi networks . and industry-wide customer service standards. FatPort's public wireless Internet access points are located within Western Canada at a variety of prominent locations. FatPort is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ignition Point Technologies Corporation (TSX:IPN).

About Ignition Point Technologies

Ignition Point Technologies Corp. (TSX: IPN), a Vancouver-based broadband technology company, provides unique access and applications solutions to fixed and wireless network service providers. Ignition Point subsidiaries include TeraSpan Networks Inc. and FatPort Corporation. For more information, visit www.ignitionpoint.ca

Press contact:

Mr. Sean O'Mahony
CEO, FatPort Corporation
Tel: +1-604-608-6781
Fax: +1-604-608-6787
sko@fatport.com
www.fatport.com

Christian Gunning
Boingo Wireless
Tel: 310-586-4009
christian@boingo.com

This release may contain certain forward-looking statements reflecting Ignition Point Technologies. current expectations in the broadband communications market. Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, changes in market and competition, technological developments and potential downturns in economic conditions generally. Additional information on these and other potential factors that could affect the company.s financial results are detailed in documents filed from time to time with the British Columbia Securities Commission.

The TSX Venture Exchange does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.