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AirNet SuperCapacity Base Station Wins Prestigious GSM Award
Adaptive Array Technology Deployed at MBO Wireless and in Large Operator Field Trial Recognized as Best Radio Access Product for 2006 in Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain, February 16, 2006 - AirNet Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: ANCC), the technology leader in software defined base station products for wireless communications, today announced that its SuperCapacity™, adaptive array base station has been recognized by the GSM Association as the Best Radio Access Product for 2006 at the 3GSM World Congress & Exhibition in Barcelona. Nominated by MBO Wireless where it has been commercially deployed in Oklahoma since September 2004, this recognition as the Best Radio Access Product for 2006 marks the second time that the GSM Association has given one of their prestigious World awards to an AirNet Communications product. In 1998, AirNet's AdaptaCell®, broadband, SDR base station and AirSite® Backhaul Free™ base station were recognized as Best Technical Innovation. The same SuperCapacity, adaptive array base station to win the Best Radio Product is also currently being evaluated in an ongoing field trial by an undisclosed, tier 1 large operator in a dense urban, major metropolitan market.
“MBO Wireless is pleased to be the first company ever to win the Best Radio Access Product award from the GSM Association,” said David Miller, President and CEO of MBO Wireless. “MBO has a proven track record of providing its subscribers with state-of-the-art GSM service. We will continue to pursue our vision of offering cost-effective voice and data services for our markets in Oklahoma.”
The Best Radio Access Product Award acknowledges the innovation and contribution of products or services developed to assist operators maximize the use and performance of their network assets. Entries for this category were focused on delivering operational, technical or commercial network optimization benefits. Maximizing operational service performance is fundamental to producing the best return from network investments. Optimizing every element - hardware, software, antennas, as well as the network design itself is necessary to produce the very best results.
Speaking from Barcelona, Mr. Glenn Ehley, President and CEO of AirNet Communications said, “Our SuperCapacity, adaptive array base station helps operators harness the power of their GSM networks in the most spectrally efficient manner possible. Our focus is to reduce the GSM operators' capital and operating expenditures while simultaneously improving capacity and throughput. Our technology could be crucial in improving returns on network investments.”
Visit AirNet Communications at the 3GSM World Congress in Hall 2, Booth E08 in Barcelona.
Benefits
of AirNet’s SuperCapacity, Adaptive Array Technology
AirNet’s SuperCapacity base station may
be the only viable solution for adaptive array technology for GSM/GPRS/EDGE
networks. As a key enabler for high capacity voice and packet data services, it
could be fundamental to continued success for GSM operators worldwide. Having
integrated ArrayComm’s IntelliCell® adaptive array technology into its base
station, AirNet has the only proven GSM, broadband, adaptive array
software-defined radio platform. The SuperCapacity, adaptive array base station
has the capability of providing the following benefits:
- Improvement of RF network quality through substantial C/I (carrier–to–interference ratio) gains,
- Improved spectrum utilization for urban voice applications compared to traditional technology,
- Fewer sites for both voice and data applications,
- Extension of the GSM network’s viability many years further, and
- Improvement of GPRS and EDGE coverage and data rates.
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 68
patents issued or filed and has received the coveted World Award for Best Radio
Access Product in 2006 and for Best Technical Innovation in 1998 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
Certain statements in this news release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the Reform Act), Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the United States Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements may relate to anticipated financial performance, management's plans and objectives for future operations, business prospects, market conditions, financial forecasts and other matters. All statements contained in this news release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, and are generally identified by words such as "anticipate,'' "believe,'' “hope,” "estimate,'' "expect,'' "intend,'' "plan'' and "objective'' and other similar expressions. Readers should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this news release. Such statements are based on management's beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to management and are subject to risks, uncertainties and changes in condition, significance, value and effect. Such risks include the risk that AirNet may not be successful in completing the previously announced field trial; that our SuperCapacity, adaptive array product may not be accepted by the market; and that our products and technology may not work in a dense, urban, multi-path environment. Other risks include the inability by AirNet and its suppliers to demonstrate satisfactory performance improvements and intense competition. If we are unable to raise sufficient new additional capital or to generate sufficient new sales, we may not be able to support changing protocols and standards, or continue to operate as a going concern. Receipt of the GSM World Award for Best Radio Product may not result in any additional future sales. These and other risks are detailed in reports and documents filed by AirNet with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Such risks, uncertainties and changes in condition, significance, value and effect, many of which are beyond AirNet's control, could cause AirNet's actual results and other future events to differ materially from those anticipated. AirNet does not, however, assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting such forward-looking statements..
The stylized AirNet mark, AirNet®, AdaptaCell® and AirSite® are registered trademarks with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. SuperCapacity™, RapidCell™ and Backhaul Free™ are trademarks of AirNet Communications Corporation. Other names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies or organizations.