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eWan Attends CAB/SAT Conference & Increases Digital Set-Top Box Manufacturing & Production Capacity to 1 Million Units In Anticipation of April 19th Launch of Global IPtv Service
Mar 23, 2006 8:52:00 AM
Copyright Business Wire 2006
SANTA ANA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 23, 2006--

eWAN1, Inc. (Pink Sheets:EWAN) announced today that the Company has, in preparation for the highly-anticipated launch of its global IPtv service on April 19th, increased manufacturing and production capacity of its 'Triple Play' Digital Set-Top Boxes to 1 million units for the next twelve months, above and beyond the 250,000 boxes the Company has projected will be sold to consumers by the end of 2006.

eWan's management visited its manufacturing facilities outside Beijing, China to make arrangements for additional capacity after attending the 12th annual Cable, Satellite, Broadcast & Communications Exhibition (CAB/SAT) conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on March 7 - 9, where the Company met with interested parties and evaluated the competitive landscape for its IPtv service. With 45 new free-to-air satellite TV channels having emerged in the Arab World during the past four months alone, and projections that the Middle East and North African regions will have more than 41 million multi-channel television homes by 2010, 68% of which will be connected to cable and satellite television, the Company has conceded that its global sales strategy includes a heavy presence in the region.

eWAN's President, Scott Kettle commented, "In my 20-plus years of telecommunications experience I have never seen such a vibrant marketplace as is emerging in the Middle East. I personally covered every exhibit at this very important exposition, and I saw no other IPtv service provider representation, convincing me that eWAN will be the 'first-to-market' global ipTV network, certainly the first in the region." He continued, "While we are comfortable with our sales projections for our bundled 'triple Play' box and IPtv service through the end of 2006, the Company is in the midst of negotiations with a number of parties which could result in the Company exceeding its combined box and service sales projections by a wide margin. Considering our pre-launch orders and indications and the recent discussions, including those initiated in Dubai, we have decided to ratchet up our pre-launch production capabilities as a precautionary measure in the event that our initial projections significantly underestimated worldwide demand for our IPtv service."

About eWAN1, Inc.

EWAN's wireless "Triple Play" Digital Media Center connects directly to a television to enable viewing of broadcast and cable television (IPtv), enables video-on-demand of movies and documentaries, features traditional Internet access, telephone service (VOIP) and data and video capability including video conferencing. The boxes' new IPtv cache will also feature music channels that will play music and the corresponding video if it is available, as well as provide "time shifted" services such as the ability to record one program while watching another, similar to the offering of TiVo (NASDAQ:TIVO). The set-top box is pre-bundled with a monthly subscription to eWAN's new Global Internet Television service, which is scheduled to launch on April 19th, and will enable subscribers able to access their local TV stations, plus eWAN's initial 75 channels of "Ala Carte" traditional broadcast television and content delivered in 36 major languages, anywhere on the planet. eWAN believes it is the first company with the ability to deliver Internet TV with the clarity of high definition to its subscriber's TV sets. eWAN's wholly owned subsidiary, Direct Connect, will provide traditional broadcast television, including such popular programming as HBO, CNN (subsidiaries of Time Warner (NYSE:TWX), Showtime, (a subsidiary of Viacom International (NYSE:VIA,VIA.B), ABC (a Walt Disney subsidiary (NYSE:DIS) and ESPN, allowing subscribers to pick and choose only those channels they are willing to pay for.

About CAB/SAT

The 12th Middle East International Cable, Satellite, Broadcast & Communications Exhibition is among the world's top three IT exhibitions. CABSAT is an annual showcase for the latest developments in the Electronic Media and Communications Industry. It is also the only event in the Middle East that is strongly supported and endorsed by international industry associations Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU), Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU), International Associations Of Broadcasting Manufacturers (IABM) and Global Satellite Forum (GVF).

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements, which may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Those statements include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of eWAN1, and members of its management as well as the assumptions on which such statements are based. Prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, go to the Company's website at: http://www.ewan1.com, or contact: Michael Selsman @ Public Communications - [phone] or [e-mail] or Brass Bulls Corp - Marc Lovito(866) 342.2700.

Source: eWAN1, Inc.



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For eWAN1
Inc.
Santa Ana
Public Communications

Michael Selsman
310-553-5732
[e-mail]
http://www.ewan1.com
or
Brass Bulls Corp.
Marc Lovito
866-342.2700