Surf the Net from the Big Game, Upload Digital Photos Laptop-Free: Tropos Networks Names Finalists for "Coolest Use of Citywide Wi-Fi Photo Contest"

Business Wire, April 26, 2007

12 Contestants Win Sony mylo Personal Communicators

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Finalists in Tropos Networks' "Coolest Use of Citywide Wi-Fi Photo Contest" reveal that Internet connectivity is ubiquitous, providing anytime, anywhere access. The 12 finalist photos were chosen for their creative and unique depictions including such cool applications as a system that snaps a photo and uploads it to the web, surfing the web from the beach, a park, even a baseball game, and playing a video game online while in the car.

Entrants were asked to submit an original photo that best depicts a "unique and cool way to use citywide Wi-Fi." The winner, to be chosen by voters online from among the 12 finalists, will win an Apple 17" MacBook Pro computer with AirPort Extreme Wi-Fi and Final Cut Express HD video editing software. Each finalist has won a Sony mylo[TM] personal communicator.

"Citywide Wi-Fi networks are making Internet connectivity as ubiquitous as cell phone access. The difference is that a citywide W-Fi network provides true broadband connectivity," said Tropos vice president of marketing Bert Williams. "These contestants show that from Wi-Fi phones to cameras to traditional laptops, people can connect to the Internet with high speed broadband connectivity anywhere, anytime. The contest has been a fun way to show people the different ways people are taking advantage of the networks."

The 12 Contest finalists, each of whom has won a Sony mylo personal communicator, include:

Kevin Kincaid, Seattle, WA - "Yes boss, I'm working from home today"
Charles Wright, Calhoun, GA - "Surfing the Clocktower"
Yeshai Lang, San Francisco, CA - "Skyping on the grass of Buena Vista
Park, SF"
Nancy Kevorkian, Port Charlotte, FL - "Doing Double Duty. Citywide
WiFi Goes Where I Go"
David Estp, Aiken, SC - "Anytime, Anywhere, WiFi is there"
Jerrell Lance, Columbia, MD - "Wow the Wi-Fi signal is awesome from up
here!"
Angela Chiong, San Francisco, CA - "Friends in the shade using the
Google network"
Jake Ludington, Seattle, WA - "Playing Xbox Live while driving in
Mountain View, CA"
Kevin Planovsky, Atlanta, GA - "ArchCam uses WiFi to take pics and
upload them to the web"
Todd Bryson, Costa Mesa, CA - "My office goes where I go"
Kristin Bryson, Costa Mesa, CA - "Surfin' the net in my 'home office'
after a morning surf"
Varun Narula, Fort Worth, TX - "It's cool to be in the game, outside"

Anyone can vote for a favorite photo at http://sweeps.cfapromo.com/tropos/vote.asp through 11:59 p.m. EST on April 30, 2007.

The Coolest Use of Citywide Wi-Fi Photo Contest was produced by Cohen-Friedberg Associates, a premier provider of online, traditional and integrated marketing and sales promotions.

About Tropos Networks, Inc.

Tropos[R] Networks is the market leader in delivering metro-scale wireless mesh network systems. Our systems have been selected to unwire more major league cities than all competitors combined and are installed in 30 countries. The patented Tropos MetroMesh[TM] architecture delivers the ultimate scalability, high capacity at low cost and great user experience demanded by carriers, municipalities and network users. Our unique expertise includes high-performance mesh software development, mesh RF engineering, metro-scale network planning, deployment and optimization, and navigating the municipal approval process. Tropos Networks is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. For more information, please visit www.tropos.com, call 408-331-6800 or write to info@tropos.com.

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