September 12, 2005
TRAPEZE SELECTED BY ICOA TO PROVIDE SECURE, AFFORDABLE AND CONVENIENT WLAN AT NORFOLK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
PLEASANTON, Calif.— September 12, 2005 — Trapeze Networks™, the award winning provider of the wireless LAN (WLAN) Mobility System™, today announced its equipment was installed at the Norfolk International Airport in Virginia by ICOA, Inc. (OTCBB:ICOA).
ICOA, a leading national provider of wireless broadband Internet networks and managed services in high-traffic public locations, installed and is maintaining the new high-speed broadband wireless Internet network for both public and private areas of the airport.
In addition to providing secure WLAN services for airport administration and operations functions, airlines and airport concessionaires, the new network also provides a pay-for-use Internet service so passengers can surf the Internet, check their email, access their corporate servers, and download important documents from anywhere in the airport. Norfolk International serves more than 4 million passengers annually.
ICOA used RingMaster™, a full-featured tool suite, to perform pre- and post-deployment planning, configuration, verification, management and optimization of the WLAN infrastructure, which covers two concourses, two restaurants, a food court, and arrival and departure terminal.
Using data supplied by RingMaster, ICOA was able to anticipate the number of users and the level of traffic likely to occur in the various areas and the number of Mobility Points needed for each location.
"We selected Trapeze Networks because we were looking for a robust, centrally managed solution," said Dennis diBattista, Chief Operating Officer of ICOA. "With Trapeze, we get best-in-class secure mobility, the broadest range of services and lowest total cost of ownership."
About Norfolk International Airport
Norfolk International Airport is southeastern Virginia's dominant airport, serving the Greater Hampton Road area and northeastern North Carolina. Offering more than 200 arrivals and departures daily to major cities throughout the United States, Norfolk International ranks in the country's top 65 airports in terms of passengers served annually, with 3.78 million passengers in 2004.
About ICOA, Inc.
ICOA, Inc. is a leading provider of neutral-host wireless and wired broadband Internet networks in high-traffic public locations. ICOA provides design, installation, operations, maintenance and management of neutral, common-use 802.11X WLAN Wi-Fi hot spot and hot zone infrastructures throughout airports, quick-service restaurants, marinas, hospitality and hot zone locations. ICOA owns or operates 1,000 broadband access installations in high-traffic locations serving tens of millions of patrons annually in 44 states.
www.icoacorp.com.
About Trapeze Networks
Trapeze Networks delivers the power of business applications and services to the mobile enterprise workforce. The company's wireless LAN Mobility System enhances productivity, introduces new efficiencies and accelerates business response time by delivering secure mobility for roaming users and sophisticated services for both users and IT, all while offering the lowest total cost of ownership of any WLAN infrastructure provider. Trapeze announced a partnership with Motorola (NASDAQ:MOT) in August 2005, a partnership with 3Com Corp. (NASDAQ: COMS) in August 2004, partnerships with D-Link and Nortel (NYSE/TSX: NT) in March 2005, and a partnership with Enterasys Networks in May 2005. Trapeze has been the recipient of 10 industry awards, including InfoWorld's Technology of the Year award for the best WLAN solution in recognition of its product and technology strength. Founded in March 2002, Trapeze has raised $72.5 million in venture funding to date and is headquartered in Pleasanton, Calif., U.S.A.
