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BOINGO WIRELESS TO EXPAND PORTFOLIO OF BOINGO MOBILE-SUPPORTED SMARTPHONES WITH SONY ERICSSON UIQ DEVICES

Boingo to Demonstrate Boingo Mobile Wi-Fi Roaming Solution on Select Sony Ericsson Handsets at GSMA Mobile World Congress; Boingo Mobile Still Only $8.

GSMA Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain – Feb. 11, 2008 –

Boingo Wireless Inc., which provides handsets and laptops with access to the world's largest network of Wi-Fi hotspots, today announced it will provide Boingo Mobile Wi-Fi connectivity for Sony Ericsson UIQ 3.0 powered handsets with Wi-Fi. Boingo Mobile-enabled devices will include Sony Ericsson’s smartphones, such as the W960i, P1i, and the recently announced G900i dual-mode handsets.

Sony Ericsson is the second major handset manufacturer to collaborate with Boingo and integrate its Wi-Fi roaming solution into dual-mode smartphones joining Nokia, which was announced at last year’s 3GSM World Congress. Boingo Mobile also supports Wi-Fi enabled Windows Mobile smartphones and PDAs.

"We chose to work with Boingo given its market-leading Boingo Mobile service. Integrating Wi-Fi roaming capabilities on our dual-mode devices reinforces our commitment to offer customers a wide array of usage options, including the ability to connect via Wi-Fi around the world," said Ulf Wretling, General Manager, Head of Developer Program and Communications for Sony Ericsson.

"Wi-Fi enabled smartphones have gained significant momentum in the last year, thanks to global handset leaders such as Sony Ericsson," said Tim Farrell, Vice President of Product and Engineering for Boingo Wireless. "Phone users are looking for high-speed, low-cost connectivity options like Wi-Fi for high bandwidth applications such as VoIP, streaming video and email with large attachments."

GSMA MWC Demonstrations

At GSMA Mobile World Congress, Boingo will demonstrate Boingo Mobile Wi-Fi roaming on Sony Ericsson’s W960i and P1i phones, as well as supported devices from other manufacturers. These Sony Ericsson phones are powered by Symbian 9.1 OS with UIQ 3.0 user interface. Boingo is conducting these demonstrations of Boingo Mobile at the following World Mobile Congress location:

Feb. 10: The Showstoppers media event at the Hotel Majestic Barcelona from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Feb. 11-14: The Boingo Wireless hospitality suite at Fira de Barcelona, Hall 4/Floor4/Hospitality Suite 30, by appointment only. To schedule a demonstration, contact Baochi Nguyen at bnguyen@boingo.com or +1.310. 994.4431.

Global Roaming for Only $8

With Boingo Mobile, Sony Ericsson users will have the ability to automatically connect to Boingo's network of tens of thousands of hotspots across the globe for only $7.95, €5.95 or £3.95 per month.

With the freedom to choose between cellular and Wi-Fi connectivity, dual-mode handset users can pick the connection that best fits their usage scenario. For one flat monthly rate, Boingo Mobile Wi-Fi is an affordable and fast connectivity option for the high-bandwidth mobile applications that are increasingly being developed and accessed. Boingo Mobile subscribers enjoy unlimited usage with no per-minute or per-megabyte fees, no contracts and no cancellation penalties.

About Boingo Wireless

Boingo Wireless, Inc. is the global market leader in Wi-Fi. Boingo makes it easy for consumers to enjoy Wi-Fi access on their laptop or mobile device at more than 100,000 hotspots worldwide -- including airports, hotels, cafes and metropolitan hot zones -- with a single account. Through its Concourse Communications Group, LLC subsidiary, Boingo operates wired and wireless networks at 23 of the top 100 North American airports. More information about Boingo and Concourse is available at http://www.boingo.com and http://www.concoursecommunications.com.

About Boingo Mobile

The Boingo Mobile service provides unlimited Internet access to users of Wi-Fi enabled devices that run the Boingo Embedded Wi-Fi Toolkit. Users of those devices can access the Internet in tens of thousands of hotspots in 83 countries around the world. More information about the service is available at http://mobile.boingo.com.

About Sony Ericsson

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications was established as a 50:50 joint venture by Sony and Ericsson in October 2001, with global corporate functions located in London. The company serves the worldwide communications market with innovative and feature-rich mobile phones, accessories and PC-cards, and it has R&D sites in Europe, Japan, China, India and America. Sony Ericsson is the title sponsor of the Women's Tennis Association, and works with the Association to promote the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour in over 80 cities during the year. For more information, please visit: www.sonyericsson.com

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