GTL and Navini Sign Partnership for Deploying WiMAX Networks

GTL and Navini Sign Partnership for Deploying WiMAX Networks

August 14, 2007

Partnership to cover Asia Pac, India & Middle East


    BANGALORE, India and RICHARDSON, Tex., Aug. 14
/Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Navini Networks, a leading provider
of Mobile WiMAX(TM) solutions, today announced it has
signed a Value Added Services (VAS) agreement with GTL
Limited, India's largest Network Services provider to the
world, to provide services and solutions to Telecom
operators deploying Navini's Mobile WiMAX solutions.

    "Our focus is providing a full suite of Network
Services like planning and design, deployment, operations
and maintenance, professional services, application and
infrastructure management in all the markets where we
operate. By partnering with a leading WiMAX solution
provider like Navini, we have an opportunity to provide
reliable, competitive and quality network services to
customers in this domain." said Mr. Charudatta Naik,
Chief Operating Officer, GTL Limited. 

    He added "GTL's main expertise comes from
undertaking project management responsibility on behalf of
our customers, enabling them to achieve scale and
efficiency quickly and ensuring faster time to market. We
also have the capability to provide full infrastructure
solutions including towers, shelters, and associated
equipment for wireless and/or wireline networks. This way,
we believe we can add value to Navini's WiMAX
offerings."

    "We're very excited about this partnership with
GTL.  They bring very important offerings to our customers
in a large and rapidly growing portion of our markets (Asia
Pacific, India and Middle East). For India specifically,
Navini's Mobile WiMAX solution with Beamforming and MIMO is
well suited and with GTL on our team, operators can look
forward to a very rapid and smooth deployment," said
Sai Subramanian, Navini's VP of Product Management and
Strategic Marketing. "We have the right technology
& expertise available to support operator's business
plans and in the timeframe required to acquire subscribers
quickly."

    Navini has an R&D center in Bangalore and offices
in Bangalore and New Delhi. "We've had a strong
presence in India for years with over 100 employees,"
added Subramanian. "We contribute to the Indian
economy and we are dedicated to the Indian market." 

    About GTL Limited

    GTL is a leading Network Services company, offering
services and solutions to address the Network Life Cycle
requirements of Telecom Carriers and Technology providers
(OEMs). 

    GTL's consolidated Income for FY 2006-07 (trailing
twelve months) ending March 31, 2007 stood at Rs. 11562.8
million (USD 258 million). Today GTL executes projects in
over 25 countries, has built over 35 cellular networks,
installed and commissioned over 20000 cell sites,
connecting over 20 million subscribers, has set up over 500
corporate networks, and built over 51000 BPO seats.

    For more than a decade, leading wireless carriers,
equipment manufacturers, service providers and enterprises
have trusted and talented and trained engineering
professionals to plan, design, deploy, optimize, manage,
and maintain their networks and applications. Our trained
and skilled manpower of over 3,390 associates offer assured
quality to customers through integrated end-to-end services.
    http://www.gtllimited.com

    About Navini Networks:

    With the largest commercial deployments in the world,
over 70 commercial networks in 6 continents and strategic
partnerships with industry leaders, Navini Networks is the
leader in providing portable, plug-n-play broadband
wireless access solutions worldwide.  

    Navini is the only company that offers commercial
Mobile WiMAX products and has commercialized patented smart
beamforming technology, enabling personal broadband for the
mass market. Only Navini has the WiMAX solution that
enhances Mobile WiMAX with Smart Beamforming, and
beamformed MIMO, providing operators with the power to
deliver on the promise of personal broadband, both indoors
and outdoors.

    Navini's Ripwave(R) MX solution offers a portable,
zero-install, non-line-of-sight (NLOS) product line
consists of customer modems, base stations, and element
management systems (EMS) that run in the full range of
spectrums.  

    Navini Networks is a principal member of the WiMAX
Forum and the IEEE 802.16e committee and is headquartered
in Richardson, Texas. 
    http://www.navini.com


    For more information, please contact:

    Navini Networks
     Maryvonne Tubb
     Director of Marketing  
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]

    GTL Limited
     Vikas Arora
     Sr. VP-Corporate Affairs
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]

     Pranav Thakkar
     AVP - Corporate Communications
     Tel: [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]