Navini Surfs to the Second Mobile WiMAX(TM) PlugFest

Navini Surfs to the Second Mobile WiMAX(TM) PlugFest

February 14, 2007

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:

    The WiMAX Forum is an industry-led, non-profit
corporation formed to help promote and certify the
compatibility and interoperability of broadband wireless
products using the IEEE 802.16 and ETSI HiperMAN wireless
MAN specifications.  The forum's goal is to accelerate the
introduction of these devices into the marketplace.  WiMAX
Forum Certified products will be fully interoperable and
support Metropolitan Broadband Fixed, Portable and Mobile
Applications.  For more information about the WiMAX Forum
and its activities, please visit http://www.wimaxforum.org
.

    "WiMAX Forum" is a registered trademark of
the WiMAX Forum. "WiMAX," the WiMAX Forum logo,
"WiMAX Forum Certified," and the WiMAX Forum
Certified logo are trademarks of the WiMAX Forum.  All
other trademarks are the properties of their respective
owners.

    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


    For more information, please contact:

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


SOURCE  Navini Networks, Inc.