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[04/27/2010]

Boingo to Operate WiFi Services at Chicago's Merchandise Mart

World's Largest Commercial Building
to Offer Consumer and Exhibition WiFi Services

LOS ANGELES — April 27^st, 2010—Boingo Wireless, the world’s leading WiFi provider, today announced that it is launching retail and commercial Wi-Fi services at The Merchandise Mart in Chicago as part of an exclusive deal with MMPI, the world's leading owner and operator of showroom buildings and trade show facilities.

Boingo’s retail WiFi offering – based on the company’s industry-leading neutral host roaming platform will be available in The Merchandise Mart’s lobby, retail shops, and restaurants located on the first and second floors. Boingo will also provide a commercial WiFi network for trade show exhibitors on the seventh, eighth, and twelfth floors.

“Boingo’s experience in deploying enterprise class Wi-Fi networks in large venues was a significant aspect of the deal for us,” said Peter Hurst, Vice President of IT of The Merchandise Mart. “Just as importantly, we chose Boingo because their commitment to neutral host roaming directly benefits the millions of visitors we see per year, making Internet access easily available to almost anyone with an existing Wi-Fi account.”

“The Merchandise Mart is a tremendous addition to our owned and operated network,” said Dave Hagan, president and CEO of Boingo Wireless. “As one of the country’s leading venues, it’s an ideal place to establish retail and commercial Wi-Fi access. This will be a flagship installation for Boingo as we expand our installations from major airports to arenas, large commercial properties and other venues.”

The Merchandise Mart hosts more than 3 million visitors and 300 trade shows per year, including annual events such as NeoCon® and Art Chicago®. The first and second floors encompass the Shops at the Mart™, which includes a variety of specialty stores and restaurants, and 30 LuxeHome® Boutiques, featuring the world’s largest collection of resources for home building and renovation.

About MMPI

MMPI is a trade show and property management firm, specializing in managing buildings devoted to wholesale showrooms and commercial office space. MMPI produces more than 300 trade shows, market events and conferences each year.

MMPI manages The Merchandise Mart and 350 West Mart Center in Chicago; Market Square, the Suites at Market Square, Hamilton Market, Plaza Suites, Furniture Plaza and the National Furniture Mart in High Point, N.C.; the Architects & Designers Building, 7 W New York, and Piers 92 & 94 in New York City; the Boston Design Center in Boston; the L.A. Mart in Los Angeles; the Washington Design Center in Washington DC.

Vornado Realty Trust, owners of MMPI, based in New York City, is a fully integrated equity real estate investment trust. Vornado’s common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange and are traded under the symbol VNO.

About Boingo Wireless

Boingo Wireless, Inc., the global market leader in Wi-Fi, makes it simple and easy for people to enjoy Wi-Fi access on their laptop or mobile device at more than 125,000 hotspots worldwide. With a single account, Boingo users can logon to the Boingo Network locations that include the top airports around the world, major hotel chains, cafes and coffee shops, restaurants, and metropolitan hot zones. Boingo, and its Concourse Communications Group subsidiary, operate wired and wireless networks at 58 airports worldwide that cover 42% of North American enplanements and 60% of United Kingdom enplanements, as well as the Ferries Division Wi-Fi network of the Washington State DOT. For more information about Boingo, please visit http://www.boingo.com

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