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Vringo Expands Agreement With Bango to Support Broadened UK Commercial Launch
GlobeNewswire
2010-10-26

   Allows Vringo to Service Customers of Any UK Mobile Operator

NEW YORK, Oct. 26, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vringo, Inc. (NYSE
Amex:VRNG), a provider of video ringtones and personalization solutions
for mobile devices, today announced that it has expanded its agreement
with Bango, a mobile billing services provider, to allow subscribers
from all UK mobile operators to get paid access to the Vringo video
ringtone platform. Vringo will now be able to broadly launch a
commercial video ringtone service in the UK where all UK mobile
subscribers can pay for the service directly via their mobile phone
bill, irrespective of the carrier that they use. This Bango-provided
direct billing functionality will be implemented in connection with the
launch of Vringo's co-branded service with Orange UK scheduled for
later this quarter.

Andrew Perlman, Vringo's President, said, "Bango provides us with the
flexibility to target virtually all mobile users in the UK. This
ability will maximize the addressable market when we launch our
commercial service in the UK later this quarter. Bango is an excellent
service enhancement for Vringo's app so that we can totally unlock
Vringo's social and viral potential."

Ray Anderson, CEO of Bango said, "I have carried Vringo on my phone and
have really enjoyed the application. I am now delighted that Bango will
enable Vringo to reach all UK mobile subscribers so they can also enjoy
the new experience of video ringtones."

Vringo's fully-hosted carrier platform is currently deployed for
international mobile partners in five markets with several new launches
anticipated this quarter. Vringo's scalable, cloud-based distributed
application architecture enables a carrier's subscribers to browse and
download mobile videos, set them as video ringtones and instantly share
them with friends. In addition to carrier partners, Vringo has content
partnerships with major artists, celebrities and content providers
including T-Pain, Muhammad Ali, Tiesto, Turner, Marvel, Hungama Mobile,
RTL and Ingrooves.

About Bango

Bango provides the technology that powers commerce for businesses
targeting the growing market of internet enabled mobile phone users.
Bango's products collect payment from mobile users for online content
and services and provide accurate analytics for mobile marketing
campaigns and sites. The world's leading brands plus thousands of
smaller content providers and developers use Bango products to run
their mobile businesses.

For more information, visit http://bango.com

About Vringo

Founded in 2006, Vringo (NYSE Amex:VRNG) is bringing about the
evolution of ringtones. With its award-winning video ringtone
application and mobile software platform, Vringo transforms the basic
act of making and receiving mobile phone calls into a highly visual,
social experience. By installing Vringo's application, which is
compatible with more than 200 handsets, users can create or take video,
images and slideshows from virtually anywhere and make it into their
personal call signature. Vringo's patented VringForward(TM) technology
allows users to share video clips with friends with a simple call.
Vringo has launched its service with various international mobile
operators and dozens of content partners, and maintains a library of
more than 5,000 video ringtones. For more information, visit
http://ir.vringo.com.

For more information about how video ringtones work, visit
www.vringo.com/p_video_ringtones.html

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes forward-looking statements that involve
risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are statements that
are not historical facts. Such forward-looking statements are subject
to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ
from the forward-looking statements. Vringo expressly disclaims any
obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements contained
herein, whether as a results of new information, future events or
otherwise, except as required by law.


CONTACT:  Vringo, Inc.
          Jonathan Medved, CEO
          +1 646-525-4319 x 2501
          jon@vringo.com

          Crescendo Communications, LLC
          Investor Relations Firm:
          John J. Quirk
          David K. Waldman
          +1 212-671-1020
          vrng@crescendo-ir.com



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