ICOA Powers 8th Wi-Fi Airport Network With Charleston International Airport (CHS)
October 27 2004 - 10:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
ICOA Powers 8th Wi-Fi Airport Network With Charleston International
Airport (CHS) Airport Network Solutions, an ICOA company, Surpasses
22 Million Annual Passengers Served by Rapidly Growing National
Wi-Fi Airport Network WARWICK, R.I., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/
-- ICOA, Inc. (OTC:ICOA) (BULLETIN BOARD: ICOA) , a leading
provider of neutral-host wireless broadband Internet networks and
managed services in airports, restaurants, marinas, hotels and
metro hot zones, today announced the addition of Charleston
International Airport (CHS) to its national neutral-host Wi-Fi
network. The Charleston airport serves over 1.6 million passengers
annually. The growing ANS network is currently operational in eight
airports and serves over 22 million passengers annually. The new
high-speed broadband wireless Wi-Fi service for CHS is powered by
Airport Network Solutions, an ICOA company, in partnership with
Aerolina, a leading provider of broadband Internet access to
hotels, parks in the Southeast and to the Charleston Metro Chamber
of Commerce's ThinkSpot(TM) hotspot network. The new high-speed
broadband wireless Internet network offers passengers at CHS
secure, affordable and convenient wireless Internet access from
anywhere in the terminal and will provide WLAN services for airport
administration and operations functions, airlines and airport
concessionaires. ICOA and Aerolina have partnered to provide
design, deployment and maintenance for the network and ICOA will
provide ongoing customer care and the full suite of its back-office
solutions, including authentication, billing and reporting, from
AuthDirect, an ICOA company. The national ICOA-powered airport
network includes Spokane International Airport (GEG), the Greater
Baton Rouge, Louisiana Airport (BTR), Sacramento International
Airport (SMF), Manchester Airport (MHT), Savannah/Hilton Head
International Airport (SAV), Fresno-Yosemite International Airport
(FYI) and Killeen Municipal Airport (GRK). Passengers with
Wi-Fi-enabled laptops or PDAs can connect to the Internet to check
their e-mail, access their corporate servers, download important
documents and surf the Web, with unlimited access from anywhere in
the airport for only $6.95 per day. Airport information such as
flight schedules, ground transportation information, passenger
services and security bulletins can also be accessed at no charge.
The new public wireless Internet service is available throughout
the entire terminal and does not require users to install or use
proprietary software. As a neutral-host network, the ICOA-powered
solution for Charleston International Airport will also allow
subscribers of branded services, such as iPass and Boingo, access
to the network. "ICOA is pleased to partner with Aerolina in
powering this neutral host solution for Charleston International
Airport," said ICOA President Rick Schiffmann. "ANS is the leading
national provider of airport-wide neutral-host Wi-Fi networks. We
look forward to providing Aerolina and CHS with the full complement
of ICOA's Wi-Fi expertise and rapidly growing national roaming
capabilities." About ICOA, Inc. Headquartered in Warwick, RI, 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 standard WLAN Wi-Fi hot
spot and hot zone infrastructure throughout airport facilities,
quick service restaurants, marinas, hospitality and metro hot
zones. ICOA currently owns, operates or manages over 525
installations serving more than 22 million annual patrons,
including the San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Spokane
International Airport (GEG), the Greater Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Airport (BTR), Sacramento International Airport (SMF), Manchester
Airport (MHT), Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV),
Charleston International Airport (CHS), Fresno- Yosemite
International Airport (FYI), Killeen Municipal Airport (GRK), 425
Panera Bread locations, 36 marinas in California and Virginia, and
hot zones in Lexington, Ky. and Rhode Island's Newport Harbor. For
additional information, please visit http://www.icoacorp.com/ . An
investment profile about ICOA may be found online at
http://www.hawkassociates.com/icoa/profile.htm . For more
information, contact John Balbach at 415-776-6695. For investor
relations information, contact Frank Hawkins or Julie Marshall,
Hawk Associates, at (305) 852-2383, e-mail: . Detailed information
about ICOA, Inc. can be found on the website
http://www.icoacorp.com/ . An online investor kit containing ICOA
press releases, SEC filings, current price Level II quotes,
interactive Java stock charts and other useful information for
investors can be found at http://www.hawkassociates.com/ and
http://www.hawkmicrocaps.com/ . The foregoing contains
"forward-looking statements" which are based on management's
beliefs, as well as on a number of assumptions concerning future
events and information currently available to management. Readers
are cautioned not to put undue reliance on such forward-looking
statements, which are not a guarantee of performance and are
subject to a number of uncertainties and other factors, many of
which are outside ICOA's control that could cause actual results to
differ materially from such statements. For a more detailed
description of the factors that could cause such a difference,
please see ICOA's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. ICOA disclaims any intention or obligation to update or
revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise. This information is
presented solely to provide additional information to further
understand the results of ICOA. DATASOURCE: ICOA, Inc. CONTACT:
John Balbach of ICOA, Inc., +1-415-776-6695; or Frank Hawkins or
Julie Marshall, both of Hawk Associates, +1-305-852-2383, or , for
ICOA, Inc. Web site: http://www.icoacorp.com/
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