FREEDOM4 Launches UK's First Integrated 3G and WiFi Mobile Broadband Service


LONDON, October 2 /PRNewswire/ --

- New Roaming Partnerships Announced

FREEDOM4 (http://freedom4wifi.com) has launched a new service
to enable customers to get the best possible broadband wireless connection
whilst on the move. The combined 3G and WiFi software along with the plug-in
dongle selects the highest quality connectivity at any given location to
provide users with the ultimate flexible wireless service.

The new service, Mobile Broadband 1000 
(http://www.freedom4wifi.com/shop.php), provides a range of value-added
services including a WiFi hotspot locator from Satellite Navigation Systems,
and a text service to find the nearest wireless access point to your current
position.

FREEDOM4 has expanded its UK WiFi network with the addition of
roaming partnerships with Spectrum Interactive plc and Briteyellow, taking
the total number of hotspots in the UK to over 4,000 and to 50,000 globally.
With the addition of the 3G data service, FREEDOM4 now has the potential to
provide wireless broadband to 99% of UK population.

Richard Cunliffe, Chief Operating Officer at FREEDOM4 WiFi
comments, "Our customers want the fastest possible download speeds available
in the UK whilst on the move. We are committed to providing a high quality
service and our research has shown that the new combined package can provide
speeds significantly faster than other mobile broadband products in the
marketplace. Designed with the user in mind, this service will provide
greater speeds, availability and functionality."

Highlights of the recent FREEDOM4 tests include download
speeds peaking at 17 Mbps, with average speeds reaching 2.8 Mbps. Over 600
connections were tested across the UK.

Pricing for the new FREEDOM4 service starts from GBP25 per
month which includes dongle and any combination of either 1,000 Mb (1 Gb) of
3G or 1,000 WiFi minutes.

For further information please visit http://www.freedom4wifi.com

About FREEDOM4 Group Plc

Comprising FREEDOM4 Limited and FREEDOM4 WiFi, the FREEDOM4
Group provides personal wireless broadband services without boundaries. With
a national licence to deploy WiMAX services in the 3.6 GHz band, FREEDOM4 is
working closely with businesses and local authorities to build the necessary
infrastructure to provide broadband wireless internet access across the UK.

FREEDOM4 has partnerships with some of the leading names in
wireless technologies and telecommunications, including Airspan Networks,
Nokia Siemens Networks, Ericsson, and National Grid Wireless to provide WiMAX
services to nomadic workers, businesses and SoHos via a scalable and
resilient network.

FREEDOM4 through its WiFi and 3G service can provide data
access to businesses and consumers in the UK and in 178 countries worldwide.
Users can roam to WiFi hotspots through simple, one click client software.

For further information about the Group please visit
http://www.freedom4group.com

For further information please contact:

    Elizabeth West / James Marples,
    Berkeley Public Relations,
    Tel: +44(0)1629-826942,
    Freedom4@berkeleypr.co.uk,
    http://www.berkeleypr.co.uk

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