NextWave Wireless to Keynote at WCA 2008

Jim Madsen, EVP & Chief Business Development Officer To Deliver
Keynote Presentation on Building a 4G Ecosystem Around its 'No
Compromise' WiMAX Chipsets
SAN DIEGO--(Business Wire)--
Executives from NextWave Wireless Inc. (NASDAQ: WAVE), a global
provider of mobile multimedia and wireless broadband technologies,
will present at the upcoming Wireless Communications Association
International's WCA 2008 event. Delivering a keynote address and two
additional presentations, NextWave presenters will address key issues
and best practices that enable the delivery of true mobile multimedia
and next-generation mobile broadband public safety infrastructure.

NextWave's Jim Madsen, EVP & Chief Business Development Officer,
will deliver a keynote presentation - "NextWave's 4G Ecosystem of
Semiconductor Partners" on Monday, April 21, from 2:30 - 3:15. This
keynote will highlight how NextWave has strategically built a diverse
partner ecosystem to drive WiMAX market innovation. Through close
collaboration on the development of a handset reference design,
NextWave and its partners are enabling the creation of innovative
products; ensuring device manufacturers have ready-access to proven
technologies that seamlessly integrate with NextWave's 4G, "No
Compromise" chipsets. This approach accelerates time-to-market and
enables richer, more innovative products to proliferate.

Other featured NextWave Wireless Speakers include:

Jim O'Conner, senior director, Technical Marketing for NextWave
Wireless will be participating on the panel "Enabling Flexible Use
Bands to Work as Intended" on Wednesday, April 23, from 2:30 - 3:15
pm.

Andy Smith, vice president, Public Safety, NextWave Wireless
Network Products, will be participating on the panel "Preparing for
America's New Broadband Public Safety Network" on Thursday April 24
from 3:15 - 4:15.

NextWave will be showcasing a wide range of mobile multimedia
broadcast and mobile broadband technologies at the WCA at Booth #15.

About NextWave Wireless

NextWave Wireless Inc. (Nasdaq: WAVE) is engineering the future of
mobility by providing next-generation mobile multimedia and wireless
broadband technologies to the world's leading mobile operators,
handset manufacturers, consumer electronics manufacturers and wireless
service providers. From mobile television and mobile broadband systems
to semiconductors and device-embedded mobile multimedia software that
can be found in more than 200 million handsets around the globe,
NextWave is evolving the way consumers experience mobile multimedia
content. NextWave Wireless is headquartered in San Diego, California,
U.S.A., and has offices in over a dozen countries. For more
information visit NextWave Wireless at www.nextwave.com.

Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" for
purposes of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that
involve risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurances that
forward-looking statements will be achieved, and actual events or
results could differ materially from the events or results predicted
by such statements. Important factors that could cause actual events
or results to differ materially are discussed in greater detail in the
filings of NextWave with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All
such documents are available through the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
NextWave makes no commitment to update any forward-looking statements
in order to reflect subsequent changes in events or circumstances
except as may be required pursuant to applicable law.

NextWave Wireless Media Relations:
Ruder Finn
Chris Fallon, +1-917-974-1667
fallonc@ruderfinn.com

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