Aloha Partners Launches Market Trial of Flarion's FLASH-OFDM Technology to Offer Mobile Broadband to Public Safety and Rural Homes.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Aloha Partners LP, the largest holder of 700 MHz spectrum in the United States, today announced it will launch a market trial of Flarion's FLASH-OFDM(R) technology for mobile broadband IP services. The market launch will commence in the second quarter of 2005 and will take place in one of the top 100 markets in the United States, making it the largest deployment of mobile broadband using 700MHz spectrum in the United States.

"Over 40% of rural homes do not currently have access to broadband internet service. With the use of the 700MHz spectrum and Flarion's technology, Aloha Partners can solve that problem," said Charles Townsend, CEO of Aloha Partners. "Today, there are also over 4 million public safety and first responders in urban areas who can't access vital information during emergencies. Aloha plans to demonstrate that Flarion's technology and 700MHz spectrum can give public safety the means to protect and serve their communities by providing immediate access to critical information during emergencies and disasters."

The 700 MHz band is the most cost effective frequency to provide mobile broadband service in both rural and urban areas. 700MHz delivers superior in-building signal quality and goes 2-4 times further than either PCS or WiFi frequencies. This results in 50-75% less capital to build the same network as PCS, MMDS or WiFi frequencies. Aloha's 700MHz spectrum holdings cover 166 urban and rural markets and more than 60% of the top 40 markets throughout the country.

"Flarion is proud to work with Aloha Partner's to bring broadband access to people who need it most," said Mike Gallagher, president of Flarion Technologies. "The excellent propagation characteristics of Aloha Partners' 700 MHz spectrum, in combination with the robustness of the FLASH-OFDM airlink, provides for strong, in-market coverage, in-building penetration and broadband access for customers in rural areas."

Aloha will market its services to rural homes without access to wired broadband services and public safety responders who need mobility and wireless access. Aloha Mobile Broadband is well suited for state and local governments, public safety and security agencies. Aloha's customers will be able to take full advantage of FLASH-OFDM's average downlink speeds of up to 1Megabits per second (Mbps) with burst rates of up to 3.2 mbps and average uplink rates of 300-500Kbps with latency as low as 35ms, making the network service competitive with wired DSL and Cable.

The trial will use Flarion Technologies' FLASH-OFDM(R) technology, which provides highly secure, high-speed, IP-based broadband Internet access with the full mobility of wireless service. Flarion's mobile broadband technology is Internet-protocol friendly, which will allow trial participants to easily connect to their databases and run applications. Aloha Partners will provide customers with mobile broadband access on laptop and desktop computers, pocket PCs and other similar devices. The trial objectives will include evaluating equipment, network performance and customer demand and satisfaction. During the upcoming market trial, Aloha Partners will evaluate both operational and customer aspects of its wireless broadband service.

About Aloha Partners

Aloha Partners is a privately held company based in Providence, Rhode Island. It is the largest owner of licensed 700 MHz spectrum in the United States and plans to provide wireless broadband Internet service to customers in its markets, which cover 166 markets throughout the U.S. and 60% of the top 40 markets.

About Flarion Technologies

Flarion Technologies is mobilizing the Internet with its innovative mobile communications network technology. Flarion's FLASH-OFDM(R) technology enables mobile operators to profitably offer mobile broadband communication IP services. Flarion's RadioRouter(R) base station product may be overlaid onto an operator's existing network and radio spectrum, and provides a seamless routing interface to the operator's existing IP network. Flarion Technologies is based in Bedminster, New Jersey (USA).www.flarion.com.