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Montreal, Canada, Feb 10, 2003 (PR Newswire Europe via COMTEX) -- Montreal, Canada, February 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Radical Horizon has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Mitsubishi Electric ITE-TCL to jointly work on the design of 3G test solutions that integrate software defined radio (SDR) technology for the emulation of 3G networks. These solutions will be designed for commercial 3G networks (UMTS - WCDMA) that require integrated testing and simulation of 3G mobile terminals, 3G Node B equipment and 3G RNC equipment, thereby emulating the network environment. Wireless operators and OEMs will benefit from enhanced flexibility through software-based, multi-function equipment and real-time, simultaneous testing of multiple network features with easy upgrade capability. Radical Horizon's CEO and President, Mike Cegelski states, "We have been working closely with Mitsubishi Electric ITE- TCL for a good part of 2002 to integrate their highly advanced test solutions onto our powerful SDR-based flexCELL(TM) platform. Our unique digital processing solution combined with our RF signal processing capability brings, to Mitsubishi, the processing power required to enable 3G network testing for wireless operators and OEMs."

Radical Horizon's flexCELL(TM) platform gives equipment manufacturers a solution for reducing risk and preparing for future standards with the ability to handle multiple protocols and frequencies through software modifications utilising standard hardware equipment. Through this strategic MOU, Mitsubishi Electric ITE-TCL and Radical Horizon will combine their technical strengths to jointly develop a 3G test solution to meet market demands. Jean-Pierre Coudreuse, Managing Director of Mitsubishi Electric ITE-TCL, states, "Our innovative Virtual Field Test(TM) solution requires a breakthrough in software radio technology to support real and complex signal generation. We found with Radical Horizon's flexCELL(TM) architecture an outstanding answer to our technology challenge."

As operators work to reduce costs, accommodate data services, expand market penetration and increase Quality of Service, they must also support multiple standards. There is a clear demand for integrated solutions that specifically address the needs of the wireless industry. This partnership brings together a new technology (SDR) in an established industry (test & measurement) that combine to create improved efficiencies for all parties in the wireless value chain. "Visit Radical Horizon at 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France at the Mitsubishi Electric ITE-TCL booth in Hall 2 - Stand G64. The exhibit hall is open from the 18th - 21st of February 2003".

About Radical Horizon

Radical Horizon designs and markets software defined radio (SDR) solutions, taking radio computing to a new level. Radical Horizon's SDR- based flexcell(TM) platform provides unique design flexibility with an open and modular architecture that unifies wireless radio communications on a single platform. Radical Horizon offers real world radio experience for developing customised, scalable radio solutions for the Commercial Wireless, Aerospace and Defense industries. Based in Montreal, Radical Horizon is a member of the SDR Forum, OBSAI, CWTA, IWPC, PICMG, and Inter logiQ. http://www.radicalhorizon.com/

About Mitsubishi Electric ITE-TCL

Established in Rennes, France, in 1995, Mitsubishi Electric ITE-TCL, a fully owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation of Japan, is a telecommunication R&D centre designing future communication technologies for wireless and broadband communications, from advanced research on protocols and digital communication to the development and implementation of complete solutions and support tools to be used in front line telecommunication equipment. For more information about Mitsubishi Electric ITE, visit http://www.mitsubishi-electric-itce.fr/
CONTACT: Josee-Michelle Simard, Simard Hamel Communications, [phone], ext. 13,
[e-mail]; Pamela Rasey, Director of Marketing, Radical
Horizon, [phone] ext. 203, [e-mail]; François de
Ryck, Development Strategy, Mitsubishi Electric ITE (Rennes, France), +33 (0)22
345 5858, [e-mail]
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