ZAMNET Takes the Broadband Market in Zambia by Storm With Navini

ZAMNET Takes the Broadband Market in Zambia by Storm With Navini

May 17, 2007

    RICHARDSON, Texas and LUSAKA, Zambia, May 17
/Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- ZAMNET Communication Systems, the
pioneering Internet Service Provider in Zambia, is staying
at the cutting edge of technology with its recently
introduced wireless broadband service supplied by Navini
Networks, the global leader in providing plug-n-play
personal broadband wireless access solutions.  

    The freedom of wireless coupled with high-speed access,
is really changing the way customers are using the Internet.
Customers now have flexibility as to where and when they
connect to the Internet, no longer needing to worry about
having a fixed telephone line before they can get an
Internet account.

    Currently, ZAMNET's unwired broadband service is
available in most parts of Lusaka, except for the far side
of Makeni and Chilanga. The service is also available in
Kitwe and parts of Kalulushi.

    ZAMNET plans to cover most of Lusaka and Kitwe by the
second half of 2007. Plans are underway to introduce the
service in other towns on the Copperbelt.

    "This is the first truly mobile Wireless Broadband
internet solution on the Zambian market," said ZAMNET'S
Managing Director, Ms. Chishala Kateka.  "This means
that the towns that have this solution have become
'hotspots' for users within ZAMNET'S coverage areas.  Users
will be able to have access to their high speed broadband
wherever and whenever they want."

    "Navini's pre-mobile WiMAX solution is perfect for
ZAMNET," said Roger Dorf, Navini's president and CEO. 
"This is yet another operator in Africa that is
embracing the concept of personal broadband with 802.16e
WiMAX."

    ZAMNET's 'unwired Broadband(R)' solution is
non-line-of-sight, zero-install, portable and mobile.  It
has never been easier.  This means that a customer can buy
the 'Rabbit' (the modem) at the store, take it home and
simply activate it, like a cell phone.  

    Service plans are affordable, starting at $75 and
cheaper than waiting for a DSL line.

    About ZAMNET:

    ZAMNET Communication Systems was established in 1994 as
Zambia's first Internet Service company and one of the first
in the sub-Saharan region. Owned by the University of
Zambia, ZAMNET provides Internet services through different
technologies including wireless, dial-up, V-Sat and DSL.
Other value-added services being provided include Virtual
Private Networks (VPN's), Domain Name services, web design
and hosting, LAN's and WAN's, training and software
support. ZAMNET has Points of Presence (PoPs) in Lusaka,
Kitwe, Livingstone, Ndola, Mazabuka, Solwezi and Luanshya.


    ZAMNET is constantly exploring ways of staying at the
cutting edge of technology in order to service the growing
demand for broadband services. ZAMNET's team of highly
skilled and innovative professionals helps to achieve the
company's vision of being the leader in the provision of
quality Internet, Information and Communication Solutions
(ICT's).

    http://www.zamnet.zm 

    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 & beamformed 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 


    For more information, please contact: 

     Maryvonne Tubb 
     Navini Networks, Inc.
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]