VIVATO, LEXINGTON WIFI AND ICOA BRING WI-FI TO THE HEART OF KENTUCKY'S HORSE COUNTRY
Project to Eventually Cover Most of Fayette County

SPOKANE, Washington - May 3, 2005 - Vivato, a leading provider of extended-range Wi-Fi equipment, ICOA, Inc. (OTCBB:ICOA), a provider of wireless broadband Internet networks, and Lexington WiFi, Inc., a wireless Internet Services Provider (WISP), have teamed up to bring wireless connectivity to Lexington, Kentucky. With the recent installation of two new Vivato outdoor base stations atop an office building - for a total of three - the partnership covers more than 18 square miles outside the downtown core, including businesses, residential neighborhoods and apartment complexes.

"Lexington and the famous Bluegrass region of surrounding Fayette County are the newest showcases of Vivato's ability to greatly increase the range and coverage of Wi-Fi systems," said Glenn Booth, director of marketing, Vivato.

"With the new installation in Lexington, we have expanded the Wi-Fi footprint in Fayette County from a little less than three square miles to nearly 20," Booth added. "Because of the increased range of our equipment, we can cover this large area with only three base stations and a few microcell Access Points (AP) compared with the more than 60 APs required by competing systems. We are looking forward to working with our partners to extend coverage to 90 per cent of the county."

Booth said Kentucky is becoming one of Vivato's key markets because of the growth of the Lexington installation and the Kentucky Governor's plans to extend Wi-Fi throughout the state. Gov. Ernie Fletcher recently named Vivato as one of the companies joining the ConnectKentucky partnership, an alliance supporting the Governor's plan to provide broadband connectivity to all of Kentucky by 2007.

"We are proud and excited to be in Lexington and look forward to working with the Governor's ConnectKentucky endeavor to bring the Vivato solution to the rest of the state," Booth said.

Mark Sievers, president of Lexington WiFi, said the recently-completed deployment site is one of 10 sites Lexington WiFi plans to install throughout the county. The total installation would involve 30-32 Vivato VP 2210 base stations and accompanying microcell APs, Sievers noted. The Lexington WiFi network can be accessed by using desktop or laptop computers or other wireless devices such as PDAs equipped to connect via 802.11 (version 'b' or 'g') standards. The initial market segment targeted by Lexington WiFi is residential, including house and apartment dwellers in the Beaumont Center area.

The Vivato approach to Wi-Fi differs by utilizing phased array antennas and a patented signal steering technology to provide up to 12 times the coverage of typical access points.

"A typical mesh network requires 12-16 access points per square mile," said Chuck Williams, chief engineer, Lexington WiFi. "With Vivato, you get two to three square miles of coverage per base station. It just makes sense to use Vivato from an economic, as well as operational, perspective."

ICOA, a national provider of wireless broadband Internet networks and managed services in high-traffic public locations, provides turn-key services including OSS, testing, billing and credit card authorization, as well as customer care, to Lexington WiFi.

"We are pleased to be working with partners Vivato and LexingtonWiFi in this exciting Wi-Fi project," said Rich Schiffmann, CEO. "ICOA's full suite of solutions can manage all aspects of the growing metrozone market, including design, deployment, management, maintenance and customer care and we are looking forward to extending these services as the Lexington system grows to cover more and more of Fayette County."

About Vivato
A scalable, extended range Wi-Fi systems infrastructure company, Vivato utilizes an innovative signal processing and antenna design that offers dramatic improvements in Wi-Fi range and coverage. Vivato's unique system architecture enables cost-effective, large-scale indoor and outdoor wireless deployments at hotels, airports, seaports, warehouses, universities, and enterprises, and in cities and towns. Vivato is headquartered in Spokane, Washington. For more information, please visit www.vivato.com or call 509-343-6001.

About ICOA, Inc.
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 hot zone locations. ICOA currently owns or operates over 1,050 broadband access installations in high-traffic locations across 44 states. For additional information, visit http://www.icoacorp.com.

About Lexington WiFi, Inc.
Lexington WiFi, Inc. is central-Kentucky-based start-up Wi-Fi technology company that offers extended-range wireless internet service in its deployment area. It uses cutting-edge technology from Vivato and is privately owned. Lexington WiFi also provides Wi-Fi and other wireless consulting and implementation services. Further information is available at www.lexwifi.com.

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