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With Nationwide WiMAX Rollouts, Increased Access to Broadband Services Brings
Advantages for Consumers and Broader Economy

PORTLAND, Ore., June 30, 2010 - The WiMAX Forum applauds the Indian
government for its recent auction of BWA spectrum, a strong step towards
providing broadband access and all its benefits to India?s 1.2 billion citizens.

"WiMAX is ready for Indian operators to deploy now," said Ron Resnick, president
and chairman of the WiMAX Forum.  "Only 9 million citizens throughout India
have access to broadband, but within six months WiMAX networks and services
could be deployed and commercially available ? helping the Indian government to
pursue an accelerated path to achieve and exceed their goal of connecting more
than 100 million broadband users by 2014."

WiMAX operators with 2.3 GHz spectrum holdings are among the fastest growing
sector in the WiMAX ecosystem.  Globally, the WiMAX Forum has tracked more
than 50 commercial deployments in this spectrum band and 593 total WiMAX
deployments in 149 countries as of June 30, 2010.  Additionally, 2.5 GHz
remains a critically important band among WiMAX operators.  The large and
ever-increasing deployments in 2.3 GHz and 2.5 GHz will serve Indian operators
and consumers well as they tap into the volume pricing benefits and rich
ecosystem of devices. 

Earlier this month, the WiMAX Forum announced that the first 2.3 GHz products
gained WiMAX Forum Certified? status.  The availability of certified
products today in both the predominant India frequency allocations of 2.3 and
2.5 GHz ensures a faster time-to-market and enables advantages such as global
roaming capabilities.  2.3 and 2.5 GHz base stations and end-user products
are all commercially available today and are already deployed in markets across
the globe. 

"We?ve enjoyed considerable success with 2.3 GHz WiMAX," said Michael Lai, Chief
Executive Officer of Packet One Networks, a subsidiary of Green Packet and a
member of the WiMAX Forum Board of Directors.  "In fact we?re the leading
WIMAX operator in Malaysia.  With over 170,000 subscribers in the span of
less than two years and the country?s fastest growing wireless network, P1 is a
showcase of how WiMAX is the perfect broadband enabler for India and the region. 
P1 WiMAX now covers over 40% of the West Malaysia population.  We are the
second largest 2.3 GHz network in the world and are on track to deliver our
promise of ?Broadband for All? to Malaysians.  WiMAX also is supported by a
mature ecosystem.  It is quite simple, this 4G WiMAX technology today is
ready to meet the needs of a nation that is thirsty for broadband, a nation like
India."

The WiMAX ecosystem is supported by the world?s leading technology and
telecommunications companies spanning the entire Internet value chain from
silicon to content.  The WiMAX Forum urges Indian operators to take
advantage of this mature, tested technology and powerful ecosystem to bring the
benefits of broadband to India through WiMAX as soon as possible. 

According to Caroline Gabriel, Research Director at Rethink Technology Research,
"The [Indian government?s broadband] plan is badly needed ? to give India a
communications infrastructure that matches her vast economic potential, and to
stimulate social change.  The World Bank has identified a strong
correlation between broadband adoption rate and GDP, with a 10% rise in the
former resulting in a 1.4% rise in the latter, on average, in developing
economies.  This impact is higher than for non-broadband mobile services. 
Conversely, for every percentage point of broadband coverage ? at prices that
spur real adoption ? that does not materialize in 2010 to 2012, India?s growth
could be held back, with implications for its social structure and its global
position."

For more information about WiMAX technology, visit
www.wimaxforum.org.
 
About the WiMAX Forum®

The WiMAX Forum® is an industry-led, not-for-profit organization formed to
certify and promote the compatibility and interoperability of broadband wireless
products based upon the harmonized IEEE 802.16e/ETSI HiperMAN standard.  A
WiMAX Forum goal is to accelerate the introduction of these systems into the
marketplace.  WiMAX Forum Certified products are interoperable and support
broadband fixed, nomadic, portable and mobile services.  Along these lines,
the WiMAX Forum works closely with service providers and regulators to ensure
that WiMAX Forum Certified systems meet customer and government requirements. 
Through the WiMAX Forum Congress Events Series of global trade shows and events,
the WiMAX Forum is committed to furthering education, training and collaboration
to expand the reach of the WiMAX ecosystem.  For more information, visit
the trade show link at www.wimaxforum.org. 

 

Interoperability between device management and AAA solutions key to
successful WiMAX provisioning and activation

EDISON, New Jersey, USA and Ahmadabad, India - June 22, 2010 - Mformation®
Technologies Inc., leading provider of advanced mobile device management (MDM)
solutions, and Elitecore Technologies Ltd, leading provider of telecom software
(OSS/BSS solutions), today announced the successful completion of
interoperability testing (IOT) of Elitecore’s EliteAAA with Mformation’s OMA
DM-based advanced device management server.  Testing of Mformation’s device
management server and Elitecore products was based on the WiMAX Forum’s NWG
(Network Working Group) specification.

"Mobile device management and AAA platforms are critical enablers of a seamless
subscriber experience in an increasingly complex mobile environment," commented
Rakesh Kushwaha CTO and Co-Founder, Mformation Technologies.  "The
combination of Mformation’s market-leading device management capabilities with
Elitecore’s AAA solution is critical to successfully activating, provisioning
and managing the wide array of devices that will be connected to WiMAX
networks."

"With a growing number of devices requiring authentication in the mobile WiMAX
ecosystem, the Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) function
plays a central role in the WiMAX network for device authentication & subscriber
management." said Dhaval Vora, AVP Telecom Solutions Group, Elitecore
Technologies.  "Ensuring interoperability between our AAA solution and
Mformation’s advanced device management platform is an important step toward
delivering greater flexibility to WiMAX operators in an open WiMAX ecosystem."

Interoperability testing between EliteAAA and Mformation’s device management
server included the successful execution of a wide range of test cases,
including online/offline device activation, multiple devices under one
subscription, change of subscription information, replacement of device,
addition to blacklist, batch provisioning via UI and firmware update. 
Testing was successfully performed using new users and devices as well as
existing users. 

Mformation’s OMA DM-based advanced device management server enables mobile
operators and service providers to remotely activate, configure, diagnose,
update, secure and manage WiMAX-capable devices through all phases of their
lifecycle, ensuring a seamless service experience for WiMAX customers.

The EliteAAA WiMAX solution is compliant with the WiMAX Forum Network Working
Group standard and provides extensive mobile WiMAX support such as device
authentication and mobile IP.  It features support for RADIUS and Diameter,
as well as broad set of authentication protocols.  EliteAAA supports the
intelligence and performance to manage mobility and roaming in WiMAX networks. 
EliteAAA enhances service provider’s competitive strength, sitting at the core
of service enablement.

About Elitecore Technologies Limited

Elitecore Technologies Limited is an IT product company with a focus on fast
growing telecommunication, networks and security markets.  Headquartered in
India with a vision to create a global IT platform company, Elitecore is a
dynamic player with expertise in IP-based technologies, having a sales and
distribution channel in over 78 countries to provide business critical
solutions.  Elitecore’s divisions include CRESTEL Billing & Revenue
Management Solution that meets the OSS/BSS requirements.  EliteAAA - Core
Network & Session Control Software, 24 online offering a billing and bandwidth
management solution to hotels, hotspots and Internet Service Providers, Cyberoam,
the leading innovator of Identity-based Security solutions; For more
information, please visit www.elitecore.com. 

About Mformation

Mformation Technologies Inc.  is the pioneer and leading global provider of
mobile device management (MDM) technology, used by 70% of the largest tier one
mobile operators worldwide.  Mformation offers a complete lifecycle
management solution that enables operators to rapidly accelerate their data
revenues and reduce support costs.  Mformation’s award-winning MFORMATION
SERVICE MANAGER? suite provides solutions for OMA DM-based provisioning and
configuration, firmware upgrades, smartphone application management,
diagnostics, security management lock and wipe and customer experience
management for both operators and enterprises.

Visit Mformation at www.mformation.com.
 

Broader Assortment of Embedded 4G WiMAX Laptops and Netbooks Available
Starting this Summer for Back to School

KIRKLAND, Wash., Jun 21, 2010 - All Laptops Based on Intel(R) Core(TM)
Processors to Have 4G WiMAX Built-in Across All Best Buy Stores Nationwide by
Holiday. 

Clearwire Corporation, a leading provider of wireless broadband services, today
announced the nationwide expansion of embedded 4G mobile broadband laptops in
all Best Buy locations and at www.bestbuy.com. 
Starting today, consumers will have access to expanded choices and discounted
equipment offers on Intel-based, embedded WiMAX laptops with access to CLEAR(R)
4G super fast mobile Internet service. 

Just in time for summer, consumers across the country can future-proof their
laptops based on Intel(R) Core(TM) processor-based from Best Buy with built-in
4G capability, enabling the devices to easily connect to CLEAR’s super fast
mobile Internet service.  Whether streaming videos at the beach or
downloading vacation footage from the backseat of a minivan, users can
experience true mobile broadband connectivity in CLEAR coverage areas. 
Customers can choose between several devices, including the Dell Inspiron 14,
Dell Inspiron 15, Dell Mini 10, and Toshiba Satellite M645.  Availability
will vary by location. 

CLEAR offers unlimited usage, unlike service plans from traditional wireless
carriers which cap the amount of data a customer can use.  CLEAR’s mobile
Internet plans start at $40 per month.  Bundled service options for home
access can offer additional savings.  Qualifying embedded 4G mobile
broadband devices from Best Buy are eligible for a $100 discount when customers
sign up for CLEAR service with a two-year service agreement. 

CLEAR service is currently available in dozens of cities, in areas of the United
States where 51 million people live.  A detailed map of service
availability can be found at www.clear.com/coverage . 

"Embedding 4G technology into laptops and netbooks makes it easy for consumers
to experience CLEAR’s super fast mobile Internet service on the latest devices,"
said Mike Sievert, chief commercial officer for Clearwire.  "The discounted
summer and holiday pricing on CLEAR-ready laptops from Intel and available
through Best Buy is another way Clearwire is working to meet the rapidly growing
demand for true mobile broadband services in the U.S."

"The program from Best Buy to expand the availability of fully embedded,
seamlessly integrated WiMAX on laptops based on Intel(R) Core(TM) processors
will make it even easier for consumers across the country to enjoy the enhanced
performance of Clear’s 4G mobile broadband network," said Erik Reid, director,
Mobile Product Group at Intel.  "During the back to school and holiday
shopping seasons, Intel, along with Best Buy and Clearwire will continue to make
an unprecedented number of embedded WiMAX laptops and netbooks available from
all major PC OEMs."

For more information about CLEAR, visit www.clear.com or The CLEAR Blog
www.theclearblog.com .  You can also follow CLEAR on Twitter at @Clear_Events. 
Detailed company information about Clearwire is available at
http://www.clearwire.com .

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About Clearwire

Clearwire Corporation, through its operating subsidiaries, is a leading provider
of mobile broadband services.  Our 4G network is currently available in
areas of the United States where approximately 51 million people live and the
company plans to continue to expand its 4G coverage.  Clearwire’s open
all-IP network, combined with significant spectrum holdings, provides an
unprecedented combination of speed and mobility to deliver next generation
broadband access.  The company markets its service through its own brand
called CLEAR(R) as well as through its wholesale relationships with Sprint,
Comcast and Time Warner Cable.  Strategic investors include Intel Capital,
Comcast, Sprint, Google, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House Networks. 
Clearwire is headquartered in Kirkland, Wash.  Additional information is
available at www.clearwire.com . 

AMSTERDAM, June 17 - WIMAX FORUM GLOBAL CONGRESS — The Networks business
of Motorola, Inc.  (NYSE: MOT) today announced it has teamed with Imagine
Communication Group, Ireland’s major supplier of WiMAX services to consumers and
businesses, to offer its USBw 200 mobile WiMAX USB adaptor as part of a new
service from Imagine targeting home office and small businesses.  The USBw
200 will be available in Ireland in August 2010.

Offering true plug & play operation, Motorola’s USBw 200 provides super-fast
mobile broadband over WiMAX with improved uplink and downlink performance. 
Key features such as transmit switched diversity for better uploading
performance and a network entry power boost for fast network entry at longer
range make the USBw 200 ideal for the small office/home office (SoHo) and small
to medium enterprise (SME) markets as well as consumers who prefer mobile WiMAX
over other wireless services. 

"With the USBw 200, we can target a new segment of SoHo and SME customers as
well as consumers who prefer to use a WiMAX device in covered public areas,"
said Sean Bolger, CEO of Imagine Communication Group.  "This is great news
for both Irish consumers and businesses that have a real choice in terms of
provisioning mobile broadband technologies, as well as for Ireland, which is
among the leaders in embracing mobile WiMAX technologies."

Since an initial agreement for Motorola to provide mobile WiMAX technology for
Imagine’s customers in October 2009 WiMAX services have now been deployed across
Ireland’s capital Dublin and a number of regional towns and rural areas with up
to 30 new locations now going live each month.  WiMAX is proving to be the
leading alternative access network in Ireland.  This demonstrates both the
evolution of the relationship and further strengthening of the business case for
mobile WiMAX as a standalone technology and a complimentary service to 4G.

"This is a significant announcement for Motorola," says Ali Amer, vice president
and general manager, Motorola Networks EMEA.  "It demonstrates the breadth
of our mobile WiMAX capabilities and underlines the important role that mobile
WiMAX will play in the roll-out of next generation mobile broadband
technologies.  Operators such as Imagine are demonstrating real innovation
when it comes to offering high-speed, affordable mobile broadband services, and
we are delighted to be able to support them with our technology and products."

Motorola’s WiMAX USBw 200 is part of Motorola’s portfolio of broadband wireless
access technologies, a comprehensive platform of wireless broadband solutions
and services.  Designed to complement and complete operator networks,
Motorola’s solutions address a broad range of applications across operator
segments from basic connections in regions with no service to high-speed, mobile
access in dense metro markets.  Motorola’s solutions help people access
information and share content wherever they might be.

Key features of the USBw 200:

Best-in-class radio performance
Increased range
Best-in-class throughput
Indoor and outdoor coverage
Enhanced RF performance
Fully compatible with Windows PC
Driver for Windows 7 / XP/ Vista included
True plug & play convenience

For more information about Motorola WiMAX solutions, please visit:
http://www.motorola.com/wimax
 
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About Imagine

Imagine Communications Group is a pan-European communications provider. 
The Group has substantial business operations in Europe with overall network
reach extending to Ireland, the UK, the Netherlands, Austria, Norway and the
USA.  In Ireland Imagine provides fixed voice, broadband, IP and ISP
services.  Imagine is the No.  2 business telecoms company in Ireland
and provides services to 17,000 businesses.  Imagine also provides
residential customers across the country with the Imagine, Gaelic Telecom,
Access and Cinergi brands and serves 10% of the Irish population with broadband. 
Imagine is led by its founder, Sean Bolger, an Irish Telecoms Entrepreneur who
has founded and operated businesses in fixed, mobile and data telecommunications
services for nearly 20 years.

About Motorola

Motorola is known around the world for innovation in communications and is
focused on advancing the way the world connects.  From broadband
communications infrastructure, enterprise mobility and public safety solutions
to high-definition video and mobile devices, Motorola is leading the next wave
of innovations that enable people, enterprises and governments to be more
connected and more mobile.  Motorola (NYSE: MOT) had sales of US $22
billion in 2009.  For more information, please visit
www.motorola.com

India 16th June, 2010 - Elitecore Technologies the leading provider of
Telecom Software (OSS/BSS solutions) announced 10 successful wins for WiMAX 16e
& 16d in SEA, APAC & Eastern Europe regions.  Elitecore has experience in
serving Tier1 -Tier 3 Service providers in deployment of WiMAX 16e &16d CSN
platform.  Elitecore WiMAX CSN platform is interoperable with leading ASN
gateway, DPI, OMA-DM sever supporting a truly open WiMAX ecosystem. 

"WiMAX is a key enabler to drive broadband penetration in the emerging and
developing markets.  With 10 successful deployments we are among the
leading OSS BSS vendors from India to offer a pre-integrated platform with
proven case studies".  says Vaibhav Mehta VP New Business Development
Elitecore Technologies. 

Elitecore offers an advantage to WiMAX service providers by offering a
Pre-integrated WiMAX CSN Platform, AAA, Policy Manager (PCRF), BSS, Customer
care, Rating & Charging (OCS) enabling faster roll out and flexibility to select
the complete solution or just components.  Offering Affordable WiMAX
service is crucial for success roll out, Elitecore offers a cost advantage to
services providers by offering a Pre-Integrated WiMAX Solution. 

Elitecore WiMAX Pre-Integrated CSN solution is future ready to support Next
generation services such as high-speed internet, IPTV, VoIP, and other services
on the same platform.  Elitecore WiMAX CSN supports Retail WiMAX Services
such as Wireless Broadband, On Demand Services, VoIP, Content Services VAS
Services as well as Wholesale Multi site WiMAX Deployments. 

Elitecore offers CRESTEL -BRM , EliteAAA software & NetVertex (PCRF) to Telco’s
across the globe.  Elitecore was recently awarded by the leading analysts
firm Frost & Sullivan in category Price performance value leadership OSS BSS
software- Billing & Charging.
Visit us at Global WiMAX Congress Amsterdam 16-17th June to know more on our
Pre-Integrated WiMAX Platform.  Join us for an exclusive seminar on NGN OSS/BSS
at Amsterdam 17th of June. 

About Elitecore Technologies Limited

Elitecore is a Carlyle investee IT Product Company having presence across 78
countries with focus Telecom- (CRESTEL, ELiteAAA, NetVertex), Networks-
(24Online) and Security- (Cyberoam).  Elitecore offers NGN OSS/BSS and
allied professional services.  Elitecore has presence with Tier 1 -Tier 3
operators for WiMAX 16e & 16d deployments, IMS/ PacketCore Deployment, VoIP roll
outs, Converged Data networks roll outs, Convergent Prepaid Postpaid roll out,
Turnkey deployment.  For more information, please visit
www.elitecore.com

New Standard Will Allow Vendors to Start Creating Compatible Equipment for
Certification in Early 2011

AMSTERDAM, WiMAX Forum Global Congress 2010 - June 17, 2010 - The WiMAX
Forum and the Femto Forum today announced the publication of the first WiMAX
femtocell standard allowing vendors to start developing standardized femtocells
and associated network equipment based on the IEEE 802.16e radio interface and
profiles.  The WiMAX Forum aims to start certifying compatible products in
early 2011 to guarantee efficient and effective interoperability between
different vendors? access points and core network equipment. 

WiMAX femtocells cost-effectively enhance coverage and capacity inside buildings
and in small outdoor areas as well as supporting advanced new services. 
The WiMAX Forum has been working with the Femto Forum since June 2009 to ensure
that the entire femtocell and WiMAX ecosystems cooperate to enable the most
effective possible standard and release the full potential of both technologies. 

The specifications incorporate a security framework that allows WiMAX networks
to support a large number of access points via standard commercial IPSec based
security gateways.  This phase of specifications also contains simple Self
Organizing Network (SON) capabilities to allow automatic configuration of large
numbers of femtocells.  Future revisions will further enhance the SON
capabilities to standardize automatic interference management between femtocells
and macro base stations. 

The standard also incorporates support for three usage models to support
different deployment scenarios such as residential, enterprise and outdoor
environments.  The ?Open Model? allows the femtocell to operate like a
normal WiMAX base station by allowing anyone to use the service; ?Closed
Subscriber Group (CSG) Closed? allows a limited number of pre-allocated
subscribers to use the femtocell.  The ?Closed Subscriber Group (CSG) Open?
extends the previous model to allow the subscriber to add users themselves. 

?Standards are central to the success of new mobile technologies so this
represents a major milestone for WiMAX femtocells.  Femtocells add a
powerful tool to the WiMAX arsenal by allowing operators to cost-effectively
improve coverage indoors and in rural areas while also adding capacity in urban
locations,? said Ron Resnick, president and chairman of the WiMAX Forum. 
?This standard represents the culmination of a major WiMAX Forum effort and we
look forward to moving on to the next phase in early 2011 when certification of
compatible equipment can begin.?

?Femtocells deliver the best possible WiMAX experience - they provide
exceptional indoor coverage and the optimum data experience.  This standard
is the key to enabling cost effective large scale deployments of WiMAX
femtocells,? said Simon Saunders, Chairman of the Femto Forum.  ?We look
forward to continuing our work with the WiMAX Forum in the future to ensure that
both the technologies can evolve together.?

The standard will impact all elements of the WiMAX femtocell network including:
the MS (Mobile Station), WFAP (WiMAX Femtocell Access Point), Security Gateway,
Femto Gateway, SON Server, AAA Server, WFAP Management Server and other Core
Service Network (CSN) functions. 

About the WiMAX Forum®

The WiMAX Forum® is an industry-led, not-for-profit organization formed to
certify and promote the compatibility and interoperability of broadband wireless
products based upon the harmonized IEEE 802.16e/ETSI HiperMAN standard.  A
WiMAX Forum goal is to accelerate the introduction of these systems into the
marketplace.  WiMAX Forum Certified products are interoperable and support
broadband fixed, nomadic, portable and mobile services.  Along these lines,
the WiMAX Forum works closely with service providers and regulators to ensure
that WiMAX Forum Certified systems meet customer and government requirements. 
Through the WiMAX Forum Congress Events Series of global trade shows and events,
the WiMAX Forum is committed to furthering education, training and collaboration
to expand the reach of the WiMAX ecosystem.  For more information, visit
the trade show link at www.wimaxforum.org. 

Aptilo Supports Evolution of Network to New Radio Vendor Samsung

WiMAX FORUM GLOBAL CONGRESS — Amsterdam - June 16, 2010 - WIND Telecom
S.A., a broadband Internet and subscription television service provider in the
Dominican Republic, and Aptilo Networks, the global leader in integrated
solutions for control of billing, user services and access in wireless networks
including WiMAX and Wi-Fi, jointly announced today that WIND Telecom has
selected the Aptilo WiMAX CSN System? to support their migration of WiMAX
services to radio equipment from Samsung Electronics.

Aptilo’s WiMAX CSN System has successfully enabled WIND Telecom’s existing WiMAX
16e network, which uses Nortel equipment, since 2007. 

WIND Telecom is now using WiMAX 16e devices, base stations and ASN Gateways from
Samsung Electronics for their expansion in the capital city of Santo Domingo and
in Santiago, the second largest city in the country.  WIND Telecom plans to
expand coverage to other cities gradually.  Onset of facilities and network
deployment began in the second quarter of 2010.

The new Samsung-enabled network will use Aptilo’s WiMAX AAA+, Policy Control,
Prepaid and Hotlining functionalities based on the latest WiMAX Forum NWG
standard.  The Aptilo WiMAX CSN System works hand-in-hand with the Samsung
ASN Gateway to provide state-of-the-art prepaid and policy control and is
integrated with a system from AvaBill for post-paid billing.

For this new network, WIND Telecom will integrate the Aptilo platform with a
portal solution developed in-house and is currently looking to use an OTA/OMA-DM
system for provisioning and lifecycle management of devices, enabled by Aptilo’s
native support for third-party systems. 

Wi-Fi for Additional Revenue

WIND Telecom is also utilizing the Wi-Fi hotspot capabilities in the Aptilo
WiMAX CSN System by offering Wi-Fi services to hotels in the Dominican Republic.

"With the flexibility to integrate with literally any ASN vendor of choice,
Aptilo Networks has helped us aggressively expand our WiMAX service," said
Manuel E.  Bonilla, CEO, WIND Telecom.  "Also, Aptilo’s solutions help
us stay one-step ahead by enabling us to leverage Wi-Fi as an additional
revenue-generating business model."

Aptilo’s vendor-independent solution with proven interoperability with the
majority of WiMAX ASN vendors (see http://www.aptilo.com/solutions_interop.htm)
facilitates deployments with multiple radio vendors while keeping one common
WiMAX AAA and service control back-end.

"WIND Telecom is a perfect example that Aptilo?s value proposition works,
starting with our pre-integrated solution for fast-track deployments while
keeping the flexibility to integrate with 3rd party systems and other access
technologies when required," said Torbjorn Ward, CEO, Aptilo Networks. 
"It’s gratifying to see that we are able to enable and support our customers
through their continuous business and technology evolution, including a
large-scale transition to a new radio vendor such as what’s happening with WIND
Telecom."

About WIND Telecom

WIND Telecom is a full service telecommunications provider in the Dominican
Republic, currently serving internet and VoIP services to the corporate and
government market segments through fiber optic and microwave links, and
subscription TV services to both residential and corporate customers in the
cities of Santo Domingo and Santiago.  WIND Telecom also provides
international traffic termination and connectivity services between the
Dominican Republic and the rest of the world.  It is the only operator with
MMDS services which coupled with the proposed mobile WiMAX will offer high
quality full wireless Triple Play Services to its customers.  For more
information, visit www.wind.com.do.

About Aptilo Networks

Aptilo Networks is the global leader in integrated management solutions for
control of billing, user services and access in WiMAX? and Wi-Fi networks. 
Aptilo has become the provider of choice for service providers, enterprises and
municipalities in need of a rapidly deployable, scalable multi-service solution
to easily manage data and voice services over these networks.  From smaller
installations to large carrier networks, Aptilo’s solutions have been deployed
in more than 45 countries.  For more information, please visit
www.aptilo.com.

Fully Compliant with the Latest WiMAX Forum NWG Standard

WiMAX FORUM GLOBAL CONGRESS — Amsterdam - June 16, 2010 - Burco
Electronic Systems Ltd, a leading ISP and IT solutions provider in Malawi, and
Aptilo Networks, the global leader in integrated solutions for control of
billing, user services and access in wireless networks including WiMAX and Wi-Fi,
jointly announced today that Burco has selected the Aptilo WiMAX CSN System? for
their eWiMAX service, the first WiMAX 16e-based broadband Internet service in
Malawi.

The eWIMAX service is now available for residential and enterprise customers in
the cities of Blantyre and Lilongwe with mobile Internet browsing at speeds that
surpass any current technology available in Malawi. 

The deployment is one of the first in the world taking full advantage of the
latest WiMAX Forum NWG standard, which allows Burco to utilize a multi-vendor
approach to building their network with the most cost-effective components. 
Currently the network uses radio equipment from RuggedCom (formerly WiNetworks),
ASN Gateways from WiChorus and a diverse range of wireless network equipment
from a constellation of different device manufacturers.  The use of
low-cost devices has enabled Burco to expand their business to the residential
market and increase their bottom line by better utilizing the costly satellite
backhaul links during off-business hours.

"We decided from the start that going for a vendor-independent full WiMAX Forum
NWG- compliant network design was the only way for us, in order to minimize
risks and ensure a healthy competition among vendors," said Dave Varndell,
Managing Director, Burco.  "The natural choice of WiMAX AAA vendor was
clearly Aptilo as they are delivering a more complete CSN solution which also
works seamlessly with the majority of vendors."

Policy Control for the Right Bandwidth Allocation

Aptilo’s Policy Control functionality is of vital importance for Burco, because
of the high cost of international connectivity to landlocked Malawi.  Burco
is also utilizing a differentiated charging structure to control bandwidth use
between residential customers — who can enjoy lower prices after office hours
– and businesses that have an exceptional bandwidth allocation during the day.

Aptilo’s voucher management functionality is integrated with ATM machines thanks
to Aptilo’s provisioning of unique voucher codes for the different banks’
systems.  End-users can refill their prepaid accounts via the ATM system,
which is a common way consumers in Malawi pay bills.

"We are impressed to see how a local operator like Burco is one of the first in
the world to deploy a truly vendor-independent network architecture according to
the latest standards," said Torbjorn Ward, CEO, Aptilo Networks.  "Africa
is a strong region for WiMAX in general and for us in particular as many
operators appreciate our pre-integrated approach where the benefits of
implementing a complete solution, rather than taking a piecemeal approach, are
significant."

About Burco Electronic Systems Ltd

Burco has steadily become a provider that Malawi trusts for its internet,
computer & IT needs. 
We offer hardware, software and internet solutions for businesses and home users
including a range of software products, desktop computers, laptops, wireless
routers, money counting machines and CCTV cameras.  Our broadband Internet
service has the largest coverage in Malawi, with a wireless network currently
extending from Chitipa in the north, to Nchalo in the South.

About Aptilo Networks

Aptilo Networks is the global leader in integrated management solutions for
control of billing, user services and access in WiMAX and Wi-Fi networks. 
Aptilo has become the provider of choice for service providers, enterprises and
municipalities in need of a rapidly deployable, scalable multi-service solution
to easily manage data and voice services over these networks.  From smaller
installations to large carrier networks, Aptilo’s solutions have been deployed
in more than 45 countries.  For more information, please visit
www.aptilo.com.

AMSTERDAM, Jun 16, 2010 - The WiMAX Forum announced that a group of
leading 4G WiMAX equipment manufacturers, service providers and chip companies
have reached a major milestone in advancing the speed of data and the efficiency
of broadband wireless networks based on the 802.16e Mobile WiMAX standard at the
WiMAX Forum Global Congress in Amsterdam this week. 

Technical experts from Alvarion, Beceem, Clearwire, Fujitsu, GCT Semiconductor,
Hitachi, Huawei, Intel, Motorola, NEC, Samsung, Sequans, UQ and ZTE have created
a proposal on enhancements to the IEEE 802.16e mobile WiMAX standard for
submission into the next WiMAX Forum certification release.  This proposal
documents how the performance enhancements are to be implemented in future WiMAX
products in a way that further ensures their interoperability and broad
commercial availability. 

"On average, our mobile 4G customers are consuming more than seven gigabytes of
data every month," said Ron Marquardt, vice president of technology for
Clearwire.  "We’re committed to constant innovation and these enhancements
to the 802.16e standard will increase our ability to meet the incredible demand
for super fast mobile Internet both in the home and on the go."

The specific enhancements to the 802.16e Mobile WiMAX standard include:

- Increased data uplink and downlink budgets that improve the performance of
WiMAX devices operating at the outer edges of a WiMAX cell or enable the service
provider to increase the coverage of a given cell;

- Up to 70 percent improved spectral efficiency and an associated potential
doubling of peak data rates;

- New technologies for reducing signal interference both within cells and among
cell sites;

- Improved frequency Reuse 1 deployment schemes

These enhancements will be achieved via software-only upgrades for WiMAX enabled
client devices.  There also are optional provisions to increase performance
by way of hardware additions as in the case of adding antennas to base stations. 

The WiMAX Forum is targeting validation of equipment that incorporates these new
enhancements before the end of this year, which would lead to certified products
from multiple vendors starting in 2011. 

"Despite the great progress the WiMAX industry has made over the past couple of
years with an explosion of new networks and devices, we are not resting on our
laurels," said Dr.  Fumio Watanabe, CTO of UQ Communications Inc.  "UQ
has already upgraded almost all devices in its network to be capable of more
than 20 Mbps downlink speeds.  We are pleased to see the industry banding
together to further accelerate the performance and efficiency of today’s WiMAX
technology networks even as we continue to make plans for the next generation of
WiMAX technology - 802.16m."

For more information on the WiMAX Forum 802.16e enhancement standards, please
visit

http://www.wimaxforum.org/resources/documents/marketing/whitepapers

Additional Quotes from Contributing Companies

Eran Gorev, president and CEO, Alvarion

"The WiMAX industry has moved swiftly to develop this specification in response
to the growing market demand for broadband services worldwide.  Today,
WiMAX is enabling new business models based on high bandwidth data consumption. 
Alvarion is confident these new 16e enhancements will further improve the
business case of operators looking to deploy high-capacity wireless networks for
broadband services."

Lars Johnsson, Vice President Marketing and Business Development, Beceem


"After more than 5 years of commercial 4G network experience the WiMAX leaders
are coming together to formalize the many innovations that result from operating
and tuning commercial networks that carry multiple Gigabytes of user traffic per
month.  These easy to implement, mostly SW based features should give WiMAX
service providers a lasting performance lead in comparison to the LTE networks
that are just now being trialed."

Brian Chen, Head of Global WiMAX Marketing, Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited


"Fujitsu considers the new 802.16 Enhanced as an optimal performance-cost
trade-off for the actual mobile WiMAX networks, along the logical path that
drives the WiMAX industry to the next generation of 802.16m based networks."

Dr.  KH Lee, President and CEO, GCT Semiconductor

"With our extensive WiMAX deployment experience, GCT Semiconductor is pleased to
be a member of this initiative to enhance the 802.16e mobile WiMAX standard and
offer WiMAX service providers the tools to advance the data speed and efficiency
of growing WiMAX networks."

Xinhong Tang, President, WiMAX product line, Huawei

"Huawei has been dedicated to the development of WiMAX for years and we have
made great achievements on such as uplink technologies, FFR reuse 1 networking
and 4T4R MIMO Beamforming to ensure the enhancement of WiMAX 802.16e.  In
May 2010, Huawei and vividwireless launched world’s first MIMO Beamforming WiMAX
network in Australia and the network capability improved 30% with the launch of
this advanced solution.  We are very encouraged by this real world case and
also fully support this WiMAX 16e enhancement initiative."

Pouya Taaghol, CTO, Intel’s WiMAX group

"We’re appreciative of the ongoing development by these wireless industry
leaders to quickly proliferate these near-term, significant performance
advancements to WiMAX networks.  Intel will continue to work closely with
this group to ensure these enhancements are widely available and easy for
operators to deploy."

Fred Gabbard, Vice President of Product Management, Motorola Networks

"WiMAX and OFDM technology are well suited to address a diverse set of
application demands.  Beamforming, interference cancellation and other
advanced performance enhancements allow operators to increase the number of
users, data volume and peak rate supported by a given amount of radio spectrum. 
With these improvements, operators can add more users and provide a better
experience, making a compelling business case even more attractive, especially
as operators shift their network focus from initial deployments and coverage to
optimization and capacity.  Overall, there is an increased need for
spectral efficiency and that’s what 802.16e Enhanced delivers."

K.  Jay Miyahara, Corporate Chief Engineer, NEC Corporation

"NEC is delighted to see WiMAX 16e proving true broadband data services to end
users in the real commercial networks.  The results from these commercial
rollouts have been fed back into our R&D activities to continuously enhance the
performance of WiMAX Network.  NEC is fully supporting this WiMAX 16e
enhancement effort to elevate the quality of user experience to higher standards
and also taking the careful method protecting and assuring the investment that
WiMAX 16e operators have made."

Dr.  Hung Song, Vice President of Global Marketing Group,
Telecommunication Systems Business, Samsung

"Mobile WiMAX is opening up a true mobile broadband era and changing people’s
lifestyle by enabling them to access internet service anywhere and anytime at a
reasonable price.  Based on a strong cooperation with distinguished
partners in the WiMAX industry, Samsung continues to provide more advanced and
cost-effective solutions beyond expectation at the right time."

Georges Karam, CEO, Sequans

"Sequans is pleased to contribute to this important industry effort to increase
the efficiency of Mobile WiMAX networks.  Sequans has pioneered dual
transmit uplink technology, one of the key 802.16e enhancements, and we are
pleased to see service providers benefiting from increased cell coverage, and
users benefiting from the improved performance that underscores the value of
Mobile WiMAX as a key broadband wireless technology."
 
Sean Cai, VP of TDD Product Line, ZTE USA

"The performance enhancements committed by ZTE, together with other leading
WiMAX ecosystem partners, will be applauded by operators today to meet their
ever increasing demands for high network speed, efficiency, and reliability. 
The upgrade process to existing networks should be low-cost and simple, and
simplicity is the key.  For WiMAX enabled devices, these enhancements can
be achievable via software-only upgrades"

About the WiMAX Forum(R)

The WiMAX Forum(R) is an industry-led, not-for-profit organization formed to
certify and promote the compatibility and interoperability of broadband wireless
products based upon the harmonized IEEE 802.16e/ETSI HiperMAN standard.  A
WiMAX Forum goal is to accelerate the introduction of these systems into the
marketplace.  WiMAX Forum Certified products are interoperable and support
broadband fixed, nomadic, portable and mobile services.  Along these lines,
the WiMAX Forum works closely with service providers and regulators to ensure
that WiMAX Forum Certified systems meet customer and government requirements. 
Through the WiMAX Forum Congress Events Series of global trade shows and events,
the WiMAX Forum is committed to furthering education, training and collaboration
to expand the reach of the WiMAX ecosystem.  For more information, visit
the trade show link at www.wimaxforum.org.

Motorola CPEi 800 meets data-only needs of broadband users; CPEi 885 provides
a fully integrated data, voice and WiFi b/g/n solution in one compact unit

AMSTERDAM, June 15 - WIMAX FORUM GLOBAL CONGRESS — The Networks business
of Motorola, Inc.  (NYSE: MOT) has announced the expansion of its
award-winning portfolio of WiMAX devices and customer premises equipment (CPE)
with the addition of the CPEi 800 and the CPEi 885.  These new
fourth-generation plug-and-play CPEs revolutionize the economics for the
delivery of WiMAX data, voice and WiFi services. 

Both devices are designed to help operators reduce cost, increase market
penetration and reduce customer churn.  The CPEi 800 meets the diverse
needs of operators and their subscribers for a high-performance, data-only modem
while the CPEi 885 provides power-packed capability and functionality to support
the increased demand for home-networking needs, including digital entertainment
and high-speed broadband access.

"Motorola continues to deliver greater innovation and diversity in our product
lines to meet today’s demands for advanced home-networking solutions," said Fred
Gabbard, vice president of product management, Motorola Networks.  "These
additions to our portfolio demonstrate our commitment to WiMAX, ensuring our
operator customers have the right products, at the right time, to advance their
businesses."

Motorola’s CPEi 800, offered in all bands, is a basic, low-cost data-only
wireless modem for fast market entry into low teledensity markets or markets
where operators are otherwise challenged to deliver high-speed Internet access. 
The user-friendly compact CPEi 800 requires no installation and connects the
subscriber to high-speed access in seconds.  Its fully internal antennas
are optimized for high orientation gain, with easy-to-read signal strength
indicators.  Availability of the CPEi 800 is planned for August 2010. 

The CPEi 885 is a step forward from the widely deployed CPEi 775 and is built on
the fourth-generation common platform used throughout Motorola’s CPE portfolio. 
It is Motorola’s first fully-integrated CPE that supports WiMAX and WiFi b/g/n. 

The CPEi 885, initially offered in the 3.5GHz band, is a multiple port data,
voice over IP (VoIP) and high-end WiFi (b/g/n and 2×2n) device that incorporates
a 2.4GHz WiFi 2×2n router.  This model also supports WiFi protected setup
(WPS) which today is only available on high-end WiFi routers.  It features
one data and two ATA ports, making it possible for subscribers to enjoy an
integrated 4G service experience.  Factors such as energy efficiency,
increased effective antenna gain and efficient ventilation further improve the
operational lifespan of this advanced CPE. 

The launch of the CPEi 800 (data only) and CPEi 885 (data, voice and WiFi) ?
together with the earlier launch of the CPEi 825 (data and VoIP) ? complete
Motorola’s new 800 Series family of WiMAX CPE products.  Motorola’s
fourth-generation portfolio of CPEs is available for deployment worldwide on
Motorola and non-Motorola networks.  The CPEi 885 is scheduled for
availability in Q4 2010. 

About Motorola

Motorola is known around the world for innovation in communications and is
focused on advancing the way the world connects.  From broadband
communications infrastructure, enterprise mobility and public safety solutions
to high-definition video and mobile devices, Motorola is leading the next wave
of innovations that enable people, enterprises and governments to be more
connected and more mobile.  Motorola (NYSE: MOT) had sales of US $22
billion in 2009.  For more information, please visit
www.motorola.com