Telenor Satellite Services Wins Initial Approval to Launch BGAN Service in the United States.

OSLO, Norway & ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Telenor Satellite Services:

Using Notebook-Sized Terminals, BGAN Offers Voice and High-Speed Data
Communications for Internet Access, Video Broadcasting, Emergency
Response, Distance Learning and Much More

Only Telenor BGAN Service Features Terralink(TM), a Proprietary IP
Networking Platform and Global Point of Presence Network Enabling High
Performance IP Applications

Telenor Satellite Services, a subsidiary of Telenor of Norway (Oslo Stock Exchange: TEL and NASDAQ:TELN), today announced it has received initial licensing approval to offer Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) service throughout the United States.

Telenor's approval to offer the service throughout the United States follows last month's expansion of the new global voice and broadband data service by satellite operator Inmarsat to cover the Americas. Telenor Satellite Services initially announced the commercial launch of BGAN service in Europe, Africa Asia and the Middle East in December 2005. (See Telenor Satellite Services Press Release: Telenor Launches BGAN Service, dated December 7, 2005.)

BGAN offers users high-speed IP-based broadband communications plus simultaneous voice (telephony) calling via a portfolio of small, lightweight user terminals. The robust communications service from Telenor is especially useful for a variety of IP-based applications such as streaming video, videoconferencing and Web browsing. The service allows businesses and organizations to extend networks to their remote operations sites. BGAN is the world's first truly mobile broadband IP service and is the latest addition to the Telenor Portfolio of Broadband, On Demand and Value Added Services.

Telenor Satellite Services is the only BGAN Distribution Partner to offer Terralink(TM), a proprietary IP networking platform and Global Points of Presence (PoP) Network enabling Telenor's BGAN users to take IP networking to higher levels of performance and capability. The Telenor BGAN PoP located in Norway is an integrated part of the Inmarsat BGAN Core Network and is connected to the Inmarsat Satellite Access Station through high-capacity leased lines. Terralink enables IP-connectivity for all BGAN services, including the robust new Streaming IP services with guaranteed data rates up to 256 Kbps. Terralink offers a range of service connection options, each with increasing levels of service quality and security. The premium option enables end-to-end security and guaranteed bandwidth for BGAN users through easy and cost-efficient access to Telenor's worldwide customer interconnect points.

"Today's announcement is the culmination of more than five years of cooperation and coordination between Telenor and Inmarsat to deliver BGAN services for the United States," said Morten Tengs, chief executive officer of Telenor Satellite Services. "We have a long and successful history of over 30 years of experience in this industry and we will leverage this experience and knowledge as we continue to roll out our BGAN service for the Americas."

Telenor Satellite Services is one of only two BGAN Interconnect Partners that route circuit-switched, fixed-to-mobile and mobile-to-fixed voice telephony and ISDN BGAN traffic to the Public Switched Telephone Network for added security and quality of service.