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IPWireless Launches Quality of Service Platform Enabling Voice and 'Push

SAN BRUNO, Calif., Apr 1, 2003 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- IPWireless, Inc., the world leader in commercial mobile broadband deployments, today announced the commercial availability of a quality of service platform for its industry-leading UMTS mobile broadband network solution. The IPWireless(TM) Quality of Service (QOS) platform allows operators to offer any service that requires QOS -- such as voice, "push to talk," and streaming applications -- over their mobile broadband network. The latest IPWireless software release also delivers the most critical performance enhancement required for these applications -- network latencies that are 5 to 10 times lower than those of other commercial wireless data solutions. The high capacity, low latency, full mobility, and low cost of the IPWireless mobile broadband solution allows global operators to profitably offer traditional wireless services such as voice and text messaging at far lower cost than traditional networks. In addition, operators can offer broadband services for laptop, PDA, desktop, and LAN users on the same network -- permitting very high-speed Internet access anywhere there is coverage availability.

"One of the most exciting aspects of the IPWireless platform is that it allows us to offer so many types of services over our network," said Bob Smith, CEO of Walker Wireless. "In addition to offering broadband data services to consumers and businesses, we plan to offer a range of voice services on the network almost immediately to compete with traditional fixed-line options. In the future, we expect to see a whole range of exciting new devices and services that leverage the high capacity, QOS, and low latencies of the IPWireless network."

Additional Services Drive New Revenue Streams for Operators

The IPWireless QOS platform gives operators a spectrally efficient way to offer a host of new services over an IPWireless network. In addition to offering unmatched broadband network access services, operators can add new layers of service revenues from voice, push to talk, or streaming video. IPWireless supports Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) using standards-based soft switches and customer premise gateways for residences and small offices, and enables a whole new generation of mobile VOIP platforms. Together with a number of strategic partners, IPWireless is working to develop and integrate additional applications and devices to work on the network using these QOS services. IPWireless and its partners are currently performing interoperability testing with a set of industry-leading VOIP solutions.

Next-Generation Wireless Network Enables Mobile Computing Everywhere

The IPWireless end-to-end network solution is the first on the market that complies with the internationally recognized UMTS TD-CDMA (TDD) standard. With a number of leading 3G Project Partnership (3GPP) global vendors having already announced plans for products based on the TDD standard, operators can accelerate their time to benefit from the economies of scale and multi-vendor innovation that comes with an established standard. Available today for operation in several licensed bands, the IPWireless product line includes a complete network infrastructure solution, pocket-sized wireless desktop modems, and PC cards (PCMCIA) for laptops and PDAs. The low-cost IPWireless broadband modem and card provide residential and business customers with instantaneous, "plug-and-play" Internet access. Additionally, the IPWireless network solution gives users the complete portability, mobility and freedom of a wireless Internet connection at higher speeds than alternative broadband offerings.

About IPWireless

IPWireless offers mobile broadband, an extremely disruptive technology that is on track to change the way people around the world communicate, access the Internet, and use a host of new applications at home, at the office, or on the road. IPWireless has quickly established itself as a leader in the market, with commercial deployments around the world and trials with 10 of the top 20 global wireless operators.

IPWireless has announced strategic partnerships and relationships with some of the largest players in the industry, including Alcatel and Solectron. Founded in April 1999, IPWireless is led by a world-class management team of seasoned entrepreneurs and technology and marketing executives from leading mobile and communication companies including Cisco, Lucent, Motorola, and Qualcomm. The company, backed by over $150 million in funding from leading venture capital firms, is headquartered in San Bruno, California, with R&D and sales facilities based in the U.K. For more information about IPWireless, visit the company's Web site at www.ipwireless.com.

NOTE: IPWireless, the IPWireless logo, and IPW are trademarks of IPWireless, Inc. All other brands, products, or service names are or may be trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.

SOURCE IPWireless, Inc.


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