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Airpath's InterRoam Enables SkyNetGlobal's Wireless Broadband Service For McDonald's Restaurants In Singapore; Neutral Roaming Services Platform Provides Open Access To Customers.


WALTHAM, Mass. -- Airpath Wireless, Inc., the leader in enabling management and roaming for wireless broadband High-speed wireless transmission of data. What is "high" speed is always a changing number. Wireless systems are typically slower than land-based, wireline networks. In the past, wireless broadband started at 250 Kbps, whereas land-based broadband was generally considered to start at T1  networks, announced today that SkyNetGlobal, a leading provider of wireless broadband in Australia and Asia, is using InterRoam(TM) to enable roaming access to their Wi-Fi hot spots hot spots

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 throughout Singapore.

InterRoam is a hosted, transaction-based clearing, settlement and rating platform that is used to solve the complex billing, settlement and clearing transactions that take place between providers of Wi-Fi and the host location, such as restaurants, hotels and airports.

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 their country of origin, can access the hot spot service under their own provider that has established a roaming agreement with SkyNetGlobal. This can help to eliminate the user's need of having to establish new, separate accounts solely for the purpose of hot spot use.

The move will allow other providers, via InterRoam, to buy wholesale network access from SkyNetGlobal across all hot spots at 128 McDonald's restaurants throughout Singapore. After the first McDonald's opened in Singapore in 1979, the number of restaurants has grown to 131 across the island today and 6,000 staff that serve 55 million customers.

"Across the globe, InterRoam is enabling carriers, providers and location owners to create a footprint of wireless broadband that provides a growing profit base and, at the same time, provides the end-user with an easy-to-use system," said Todd Myers, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of Airpath.

As a completely neutral platform, InterRoam allows carriers and service providers to overcome the challenge of the fragmentation of the public Wi-Fi industry. With a single interconnection through the InterRoam platform, carriers and providers can expand their Wi-Fi footprint quickly and offer Wi-Fi services to their customers today, whether or not they have their own hotspot network. Network and service providers have complete control over their Wi-Fi roaming relationships and pricing through the InterRoam hosted service.

About Airpath Wireless, Inc.

Airpath Wireless, Inc. is "Clearing the way," enabling providers to easily manage their wireless broadband networks and roaming. Using its powerful hosted-software applications, Airpath enables providers with the flexible tools and services to manage their business, offering seamless, global access to wireless broadband services across disparate networks on a global scale. Founded in 2001, the company is a privately held, venture-funded corporation with lead investments from Boston Millennia Partners. It is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, with additional offices around the globe. For more information, visit Airpath on the web at www.airpath.com.

About SkyNetGlobal

Headquartered in Sydney and listed since 2000 on the Australian Stock Exchange Australian Stock Exchange (ASX)

Australia's major securities market, formed when the six state stock exchanges (Adelaide, Brisbane, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney stock exchanges) were merged in 1987.
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) and, in February 2005, on AIM, which is operated by the London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange

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), SkyNetGlobal is a leading provider of wireless broadband and home lifestyle solutions. SkyNetGlobal's residential communications business, W Home, provides broadband communications to apartment buildings, usually with the added convenience of wireless or powerline delivery. SkyNetGlobal also provides home lifestyle and security products through retail channels and provisions wireless broadband services to subscribers worldwide via public "hotspots." Its award-winning home digital software, W Home ShowShifter, boasts 1 million users worldwide. Please visit our website at http://www.skynetglobal.com/.
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