ARINC Selects Foxcom Wireless to Provide Neutral Host System in Headquarters' Conference Center.

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VIENNA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 4, 2001

ARINC, a communications information technology and engineering services company, has selected Foxcom Wireless Inc.'s ModuLite(TM) product to provide coverage in the conference center of their Annapolis, MD headquarters.

Foxcom Wireless' ModuLite(TM) is a neutral host wireless platform capable of supporting multiple wireless services and multiple operators over a single common infrastructure.

ARINC's on-site conference center hosts training events for their products and services, as well as seminars and meetings for major airline executives and other aviation groups. Seamless wireless coverage is essential in providing uninterrupted reliable communication to and from the facility. Given the variety of subscribers utilizing the center, a solution that can support multiple wireless services was required.

"Service within our conference center must be available without interruption during meetings, trainings, demonstrations, etc.," said Tricia G. Kirk, ARINC Vice President, Technology Support and Services. "We needed a solution that would enable wireless coverage for everyone, regardless of who their service provider is, while having the capability to support future services as added. Foxcom's ModuLite(TM) has provided that solution."

"ARINC's Annapolis facility has an underground conference center which accommodates many wireless users of multiple services," commented Yehuda Holtzman, Foxcom Wireless' VP of Marketing, North America. "Our ModuLite(TM) system was designed to support such varied subscriber needs. It can support current as well as future services due to its broadband single-mode fiber based infrastructure."

About ARINC

ARINC delivers high-quality services and products to three major businesses -- civil aviation, national defense, and transportation and communications networks. They develop and operate communications and information-processing systems and services that are essential to ensuring the efficiency, operation, and performance of the aviation and travel industries. ARINC also provides voice and data radio communications to the aviation industry through sharing the assigned frequency spectrum, radio facilities, and satellites. The company's global networks use both airline-proprietary and standard open protocols. ARINC also helps establish avionics and other technical standards for the global air transportation industry and represents the aviation industry in international forums.

About Foxcom Wireless

Foxcom Wireless designs, manufactures, and markets fiberoptic RF communication solutions for the wireless industry. The company produces high performance, cost-effective products that provide reliable RF distribution solutions in installations worldwide, enhancing reception and increasing capacity for all major wireless technologies.

Foxcom's patented products serve world-class corporations such as AT&T Wireless, Verizon, Voicestream, Sprint PCS, Nextel, Cingular Wireless, Deutsche Telecom, France Telecom, Orange, Cellcom, SK Telecom, Pelephone and other leading wireless operators around the world. They have in-building and subway installations in North America, Europe, and Asia.

The array of investors include APAX, Genesis Partners (CIBC Oppenheimer), Israel Seed Partners, AIG Orion, Dain Rauscher Wessels, CDB WebTech, STI Ventures, Unico, Eurofund and KTB.