OmniSky Furthers Role in Evolving the Mobile Internet With Users' Rights in Mind; Company Joins the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association

Business Wire, May 16, 2001

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2001

OmniSky Corp. (Nasdaq:OMNY), an innovative provider of award-winning wireless applications and services, announced today that it is furthering its role in advancing the evolution of the mobile Internet with users' rights in mind and has joined the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA).

Founded in 1984, CTIA is the voice of the wireless industry -- representing its members in a constant dialogue with policy makers in the executive branch of government, in the Federal Communications Commission, and in Congress. CTIA's industry committees provide leadership in the area of taxation, roaming, safety, regulations, fraud and technology. The CTIA distributes timely, factual and reliable information to members, policymakers, the investment community, customers and the news media on the latest policy and technical developments.

"We take a great interest in helping associations like the CTIA work to set policies that address issues that are of critical importance to our customers, like their right to location and presence privacy," said Mike Dolbec, senior vice president of business development for OmniSky. "OmniSky's heritage is focused on providing the best user experience on wireless devices and our participation in the CTIA will ensure that we continue to strive for users' rights and privacy as the mobile Internet continues to expand."

"OmniSky is a great addition to our member roster," said Tom Wheeler, president and CEO of the CTIA. "As a leading provider of wireless e-mail and Internet services, OmniSky has a great perspective on what is driving the adoption of the mobile Internet and can assist the CTIA in its dialogue with policy makers, ensuring that the policies drafted address the rights and needs of users."

About OmniSky

OmniSky (Nasdaq:OMNY) is a leading global provider of wireless applications and services for users of mobile devices. OmniSky's award-winning service offers mobile professionals access to up to six e-mail accounts, including corporate e-mail via Microsoft Outlook as well as POP3 e-mail, the ability to search and surf the Internet, a broad range of optimized Web content, and the ability to securely conduct e-commerce transactions. The OmniSky service is available on the Palm V and Palm Vx, Handspring Visor Platinum, Visor Prism and Visor Edge, HP Jornada 520/540 Series Pocket PCs and the Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC, and can be purchased online or in over 1,500 retail outlets across the U.S. Service coverage includes over 167 major metropolitan areas within the United States, encompassing over 172 million people. Through a joint venture with News Corporation, OmniSky now offers its wireless service through U.K. and German beta programs and has plans to expand into additional international markets this year.

In 2001, OmniSky will offer its proprietary wireless applications and services, including Communications, Content Delivery, and Location-Based Services to telecommunications carriers, online service providers, hardware manufacturers, and other third parties. OmniSky will enable these companies to offer differentiated wireless data solutions on any mobile device, from WAP-compliant cell phones to PDAs and laptop computers, and on the most widely available wireless networks, such as CDPD, CDMA, GSM and GPRS.

OmniSky is headquartered in San Francisco. For more information visit www.omnisky.com or call 415/764-2200.

The foregoing information contains forward-looking statements that are based on OmniSky's current expectations. These expectations are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause OmniSky's actual results to differ materially from those referred to in these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause OmniSky's actual results to differ include, but are not limited to, risks related to: market acceptance of an early stage service such as OmniSky's; delays in the development or introduction of new versions of OmniSky's service; technical difficulties with networks or operating systems on which OmniSky relies to deliver its service; changes in technologies that affect the wireless, Internet or handheld mobile device industries; the ability of an early stage company such as OmniSky to manage its growth; the protection of OmniSky's proprietary information; release of competitive products and services; and general economic downturns. These and other risks are more fully described in OmniSky's periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and can be obtained online at the Commission's web site at http://www.sec.gov. Readers should consider the information contained in this release together with other publicly available information about OmniSky for a more informed overview of the company.

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