Surf's Up! Navini Introduces New Line of 802.16e Modems

Surf's Up! Navini Introduces New Line of 802.16e Modems

September 18, 2007

Mobile WiMAX(TM) Portfolio of Devices Speeds Conversion for
WiMAX Operators


    RICHARDSON, Texas, Sept. 18 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- As
the WiMAX industry gets closer to Mobile WiMAX
certification, Navini Networks is announcing its Mobile
WiMAX device portfolio, named "Surfer".  Navini's
Surfer line up will consist of Surfer 1000, 2000 and 3000
initially. 

    The Surfer 1000 will operate on Navini's Mobile WiMAX
networks using OFDMA (802.16e) technology.  It offers a
cost effective option for Navini's customers as they
migrate their networks to 802.16e in advance of WiMAX Wave
1 and Wave 2 certification. Surfer 1000 modems are
available for commercial shipment in 4Q 2007 in the
following spectrum bands: 2.3GHz, 2.5GHz, 2.6GHz, 3.4GHz,
and 3.5GHZ.

    The Navini Surfer 1000 will be available with a variety
of colored "skins" that provide increased personal
choice and allow a subscriber to match their room decor.

    As previously announced(1), Navini Networks is also
working with original design manufacturers (ODM) to develop
a portfolio of  WiMAX Forum certified  modems.  The Surfer
2000 devices will be Wave 1 certified and the Surfer 3000
devices will be Wave 2 certified with support for
Beamforming and MIMO.

    The Navini Surfer 2000 and 3000 Mobile WiMAX device
portfolio, planned for availability in the first half of
2008, will include the following types:

    --  A desktop modem with Ethernet port connectivity
that may be used to 
        directly connect a single host computer, or a
routed network with 
        multiple host computers.

    --  A USB mobile device for laptops that will provide
mobile users with 
        broadband speeds from Navini's beamforming enabled
WiMAX network.

    --  A voice enabled modem which includes VoIP client
and RJ-11 twisted 
        pair connection to a standard telephone set, as
well as a standard 
        Ethernet port for computer or LAN connections.


    "Most of Navini's customers plan to upgrade their
networks to 802.16e over the next 12 months, largely
through the use of over-the-air software upgrades,"
said Sai Subramanian, VP.  "With the Surfer 1000,
Navini's customers can immediately start converting their
networks and experience significant cost and performance
benefits. They can then introduce Surfer 2000 and Surfer
3000 devices as Wave 1 and Wave 2 certifications are
completed all the while enjoying the benefits of Navini's
patented Smart Beamforming technology."

    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 commercial broadband wireless access
solutions worldwide.  

    Navini is the first and 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 

    (1)  With ODM partner Asus International 


    For more information, please contact:

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