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Sprint Brings PCS Vision to the Rockefeller Center Concourse

InnerWireless Connects Sprint to System in Concourse

January 27, 2003 [Richardson, TX] – InnerWireless, Inc., a leading in-building wireless systems and services company, and Sprint (NYSE: FON, PCS) which operates the largest all-digital, all-CDMA Third Generation (3G) wireless network in the United States, announced that PCS Vision from Sprint is now available in the Rockefeller Center Concourse via InnerWireless’ in-building system, InnerWireless.

With this in-building service capability, Sprint customers can use their PCS Phones and PCS Vision Capable Devices in the Concourse -- one of the busiest commuter thoroughfares in Manhattan with 65,000 daily commuters and over 40 shops -- to stay connected and share information with business associates, family and friends. With PCS Vision, Sprint customers will be able to make calls, send and read email, view and schedule appointments, send pictures, and even access the Internet to get on-line tickets to the latest Broadway shows on select Vision-enabled PCS Phones.

“By providing Sprint coverage in the Rockefeller Center Concourse our customers can make the most of their PCS Vision Capable Devices in one of New York’s most popular public indoor destinations where people work, rest and play,” said John Garcia, senior vice president of sales and distribution for the PCS division of Sprint. “We are delighted to work with InnerWireless to provide the ultimate PCS Vision customer experience by expanding coverage of the enhanced Sprint Nationwide PCS Network in a key business and tourist destination.”

InnerWireless’ system in the Rockefeller Center Concourse offers wireless service providers additional revenues and improved customer satisfaction and loyalty by meeting their growing reliance on wireless connectivity indoors. InnerWireless installed the InnerWireless system in the Concourse and leases access to wireless providers using licensed (PCS, Cellular, paging, 2-way) and unlicensed (802.11 b/g) frequencies.

“We are pleased that Sprint has connected to our InnerWireless system for coverage in the Concourse,” said Ed Cantwell, president and CEO of InnerWireless. “Sprint has a reputation for excellent quality of service, innovative offerings like PCS VisionSM, and leading edge applications like PCS Business ConnectionSM. Bringing these to an indoor location like the Concourse makes a lot of sense.”

“Users of mobile handsets now expect to be able to use their phones indoors and out – the mobile phone has become as ubiquitous as its wired cousin,” said Iain Gillott, principal of iGillottResearch Inc, a market strategy focused on the wireless and mobile industry. “As a result, mobile services must be made available in-building, no matter the size of the facility or the location. In-building coverage is more than just a market differentiator, it’s a competitive requirement.”

“Our product is the ideal solution for high traffic public places like the Rockefeller Center Concourse, class A office buildings, campuses, and corporate enterprises. The addition of Sprint to the Concourse clearly illustrates the broadband, multi-frequency, protocol-neutral capability of the InnerWireless system,” Cantwell added.

About InnerWireless, Inc.
InnerWireless Inc. is an in-building wireless technology, systems and services company that brings the promise of anywhere, anytime wireless communications to high traffic public spaces, commercial office buildings and enterprise campuses. The company’s InnerWireless system employs patented technology to converge wireless voice and data onto a single in-building infrastructure that is reliable, efficient and versatile. One InnerWireless system can simultaneously provide coverage for multiple services from 400 MHz to 2.5 GHz using any current or future wireless protocols, including GSM, TDMA, CDMA, 2.5G, 3G, iDEN®, LMR, paging and 802.11 b/g.

InnerWireless is based in Richardson, Texas in the heart of Telecom Corridor® and can be found on the Web at www.innerwireless.com.

About Sprint
Sprint is a global communications company serving more than 26 million business and residential customers in over 70 countries. With approximately 75,000 employees worldwide and more than $26 billion in annual revenues, Sprint is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying state-of-the-art network technologies, including the United States' first nationwide all-digital, fiber-optic network and Sprint's award-winning Tier 1 Internet backbone. Sprint provides local voice and data services in 18 states and operates the largest 100-percent digital, nationwide PCS wireless network in the United States.