Navini Surfs to the Second Mobile WiMAX(TM) PlugFest

Ripwave(R) MX Base Station Equipped With Wave 1 and Wave 2 Capabilities

MALAGA, Spain, Feb. 14 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Navini Networks' Ripwave(R) MX system is surfing to the WiMAX Forum's(R) second public Mobile WiMAX PlugFest, held this week in Malaga, Spain. Navini is the global leader(1) in providing plug-n-play personal broadband wireless access solutions with the most experience in commercial deployments. Navini has participated in all mobile WiMAX PlugFests held to date.

"We've attended every Mobile WiMAX PlugFest and that shows our product and technology readiness," said Sai Subramanian, Navini's VP, Product Management and Strategic Marketing. "We intend to be first to market with Wave 2 features such as Beamforming, and first in line when certification starts in 2Q 2007."

For the PlugFest, Navini is bringing its commercially available Ripwave(R) MX8 platform in the 2.5-2.6 GHz and 3.4-3.6 GHz bands. This base station is capable of supporting several of PlugFest optional features including Beamforming, handover, HARQ, sleep/idle modes, power control, feedback and other features.

"This is a commercially shipping base station, and the best part is that it already supports Wave 2 features in addition to Wave 1 capability," added Subramanian.

(1) "State of the Market Wireless Broadband Analysis Report 2006 - 2010 &

SkyLight Research Wireless Broadband Five Year Forecast 2006 - 2010"

by SkyLight Research (published June 2006)

About WiMAX Forum:

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About Navini Networks:

Navini Networks is the leader in providing portable, plug-n-play broadband wireless access solutions, with the largest commercial deployments in the world, over 70 commercial networks in 6 continents and strategic partnerships with industry leaders. Navini is the only company that has the patented Smart Beamforming technology, enabling personal broadband for the mass market today, with a seamless upgrade to the Mobile WiMAX standard to deliver Smart WiMAX(TM). (Smart WiMAX(TM) is the combination of mobile WiMAX with Smart Beamforming & MIMO). Navini's Ripwave(R) MX portable, zero-install(TM), non-line-of-sight (NLOS) solution consists of customer modems, base stations, and element management systems (EMS) that run in the full range of spectrums with software upgrades to the IEEE 802.16e standard.

Navini Networks is a principal member of the WiMAX Forum and the IEEE 802.16e committee. Headquartered in Richardson, Texas.

http://www.navini.com