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AirNet Communications
Receives Order for GSM Community Cordless
Electronia to Deploy "Direct Link" AdaptaCell BTS in Middle
East
Melbourne, FL, March 2, 2005 - AirNet Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: ANCC), the technology leader in software defined base station products for wireless communications, today announced that it has received a purchase order for a validation system from Electronia, an authorized OEM reseller doing business in the Middle East. The AdaptaCell® 4000 base station is being sold with Direct Link™, AirNet’s latest technology which enables direct connection of the base station to a PRI-enabled PBX or central office exchange.
AirNet’s flagship AdaptaCell base station together with their Direct Link technology is of serious interest to operators in under-served markets in the Middle East,” said Tariq Husain, vice president of business development and a board member for Electronia. “At just a fraction of the cost, this solution is far more cost-effective and rapidly deployable when compared to building conventional wireline networks. Our plan is to totally satisfy our customer with this initial validation system, and thereafter address the larger market opportunity.”
Innovation is the key to remaining competitive in the GSM market,” said Timothy J. Mahar, vice president of sales for AirNet Communications. “Our broadband, SDR platform helps us eliminate the need for costly network elements such as the MSC and BSC so that wireless operators can provide a highly reliable, rapidly deployable community cordless network. The network can easily be expanded using AirSite® Backhaul Free™ base stations and later upgraded to the full mobility of GSM whenever business conditions permit.”
About Electronia
Electronia is the provider of choice for highly advanced wired/wireless broadband communications systems, VSAT systems, sophisticated trunking and switching technologies, secure smart card solutions, vehicle tracking systems, office automation, and state-of-the-art customized manufacturing. Electronia’s Contactless Smart Card technologies and VSAT TDMA Dama Technology technically and commercially lead the market. Electronia also provides R&D, manufacturing, installation, operation and maintenance, training, engineering, software design, and consultancy services to its customers. As Electronia continues to expand abroad and across different market spectrums, its goal is to consistently deliver the best of the converging technologies, and to provide the tools that enable customers to achieve their own goals. Electronia and its affiliates are active in many countries around the world, including the Middle East, North America, Africa, and spanning such countries as Nigeria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Kuwait. Electronia’s clients include some of the most important organizations, businesses, and governments in its markets.
About AirNet
AirNet Communications Corporation is a leader in wireless base stations and other telecommunications equipment that allow service operators to cost-effectively and simultaneously offer high-speed wireless data and voice services to mobile subscribers. AirNet's patented broadband, software-defined AdaptaCell® SuperCapacity™™ adaptive array base station solution provides a high-capacity base station with a software upgrade path to high-speed data. The Company's RapidCell™™ base station provides government communications users with up to 96 voice and data channels in a compact, rapidly deployable design capable of processing multiple GSM protocols simultaneously. The Company's AirSite® Backhaul Free™ base station carries wireless voice and data signals back to the wireline network, eliminating the need for a physical backhaul link, thus reducing operating costs. AirNet has 69 patents issued or filed and has received the coveted World Award for Best Technical Innovation from the GSM Association, representing over 400 operators around the world. More information about AirNet may be obtained by visiting the AirNet Web site at www.airnetcom.com.
For More Information:
Stuart P. Dawley
Investor Relations Officer
Tel: +1 321-953-6780
sdawley@airnetcom.com
The statements contained in this press release that are not historical information are forward-looking statements that relate to future events or our future financial performance, including statements regarding our expectations, beliefs, plans, estimates, intentions or strategies for the future. Forward looking statements include statements regarding the negotiation or conclusion of a financing transaction, the financial effects of a corporate restructuring, the transition and evolution to next generation products, and other statements relating to the company’s outlook. All forward-looking statements included in this release are based upon information available to AirNet Communications Corporation as of the date hereof and the Company assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause our actual results to differ materially from those projected. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks or uncertainties, that our sales revenue is concentrated around a few large customers; that the company’s new products may not be accepted by the market, and that the company may not be able to continue to operate as a going concern in the absence of investment capital. These and other risks are discussed in Company filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.
The stylized AirNet mark®, AirNet®, AdaptaCell®, and AirSite® are registered trademarks with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Super Capacity™, TripCap™, Backhaul Free™, IntelliBSS™, iBSS™ and RapidCell™ are trademarks of AirNet. Other names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders.