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EMRISE CORPORATION Subsidiary Receives Orders for Subsystem Assembly for On-Board Commercial Airline In-Flight Communications Base Stations

Posted on: Thursday, 19 October 2006, 09:00 CDT

EMRISE CORPORATION (NYSE ARCA:ERI), a multi-national manufacturer of custom defense and aerospace electronic components and communications equipment, today announced that its subsidiary, Pascall Electronics Ltd., has been selected as the source and received initial orders for a custom subsystem assembly including radio frequency (RF) subsystems, power supplies and GSM transceivers for the AeroMobile aircraft Base Transceiver Station (BTS, or picocell).

The AeroMobile system is designed to support incoming and outgoing GSM voice calls and text messages over the Inmarsat hardware already installed in over 1,900 aircraft. This new BTS is compatible with U.S. and World GSM. The system includes a cabin-crew panel providing full control over the activation, deactivation and mode of operation of the system to support service options such as quiet times during the flight.

Under its contract with AeroMobile, Pascall has produced subassemblies for both the cabin radio-frequency management unit (CRFMU) and the BTS/picocell.

Commenting on the order, Len Down, Managing Director of Pascall Electronics Ltd., said, "Securing these orders represents a significant milestone for Pascall, ensuring that we are at the forefront of the rapidly growing market for multimedia and communication services on commercial airlines. We have directed a substantial amount of our sales and marketing resources toward seeking opportunities for integrated subsystems such as these where we can provide RF, power supplies and communication devices such as GSM. This is a major breakthrough for us."

Graham Jefferies, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of EMRISE, commented, "This order and the commitment by our customer to our technology reflects our growing penetration in the commercial aerospace market, complementing our already extensive penetration in the military aerospace market. Partnering with AeroMobile puts us in the forefront of the next generation of on-board multimedia and communications systems. We are focused on this market as a primary growth driver within EMRISE Corporation, especially as the in-flight multi media services market continues to expand rapidly."

About EMRISE CORPORATION

EMRISE Corporation is a multi-national manufacturer of defense and aerospace electronic components and communications equipment. EMRISE's electronic components group, which consists of EMRISE Electronics Corporation and its international subsidiaries, provides custom power conversion, RF components and subsystems as well as digital and rotary switches to the North American, European and Asian electronic components market. These products are primarily used for defense, aerospace and industrial applications. EMRISE's communications equipment group, consisting of CXR Larus Corporation and its subsidiary CXR Anderson Jacobson, provides network access, satellite timing and synchronization and transmission products as well as communications test equipment to the North American, European and Asian communications industry. Founded in 1983, EMRISE operates out of facilities in the United States, England, France and Japan. As of September 30, 2006, EMRISE had a total of 300 employees in its various subsidiaries and divisions. Website: www.emrise.com. Listed on NYSE Arca under the ticker symbol: ERI.

About AeroMobile

AeroMobile is a joint venture between Annapolis based ARINC, a world leader in transportation communications and systems engineering and Telnor (TEL) the Norwegian Telecommunications giant.

Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

With the exception of historical information, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. The actual future results of EMRISE CORPORATION could differ from those statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, EMRISE Corporation's ability to successfully produce and ship the subsystem assembly for the AeroMobile aircraft BTS; EMRISE Corporation's ability to successfully expand its integrated subsystem business within the commercial aerospace market; general market and economic conditions; changes in technology and governmental regulations and policies, competitive products and services; unforeseen technical issues and those factors contained in the "Risk Factors" Section of EMRISE Corporation's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.

Source: Business Wire

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