Axis Network Technology Selected as Finalist for Best of WiMAX World EMEA 2008 Awards'...

Axis Network Technology Selected as Finalist for Best of WiMAX World EMEA 2008 Awards' Industry Choice

MUNICH, Germany--(Business Wire)--
xchange magazine has announced that Axis Network Technology has
been selected as a finalist to receive the Best of WiMAX World EMEA
2008 Industry Choice Award for its Integrated Remote Radio Heads (RRH)
for 2.5GHz and 3.5GHz WiMAX. The awards recognize leaders in the
development and deployment of WiMAX technologies. Nominations were
open to exhibitors, sponsors and presenters of the WiMAX World EMEA
Conference, May 19-21, in Munich, Germany. A select judging panel of
experts from the WiMAX community chose 22 Industry Choice finalists
among the nominees, including Axis Integrated RRH. It is now up to
their peers to determine the winner.

Conference delegates will vote for the Industry Choice Award at
the WiMAX World EMEA Conference. The winner will be announced May 20
during the Best of WiMAX World EMEA Awards presentation hosted by
Eliot Weinman, conference co-chair and president of Trendsmedia, the
events and publishing division of Yankee Group that produces WiMAX
World Conferences & Expos, and Mike Saxby, group publisher of xchange.
Awards also will be given to outstanding WiMAX technology innovators
in five additional categories. All winners will be featured in the
July issue of xchange as well as on the WiMAX World and xchange Web
sites.

"xchange congratulates the finalists in this contest," said Mike
Saxby, group publisher of xchange. "The Industry Choice nominees are
among the best and brightest in the field, showcasing the rapid
advancement of WiMAX technology."

Eliot Weinman, conference co-chair added, "We're excited about
this prestigious and objective awards program and the innovation
represented by its nominees."

"We are very pleased that the judges have shortlisted us for this
prestigious award," said Simon Mellor, CEO of Axis Network Technology.
"We have a unique formula based on in-house expertise in both digital
and RF design, combined with an excellent logistics chain and key
semiconductor partnerships, which enable us to provide exactly the
products our customers need to roll out their WiMAX networks rapidly
and efficiently."

The Axis remote radio heads come in versions for both 2.5GHz and
3.5GHz WiMAX applications, with 2 transmit and 2 receive channels for
MIMO capability, at either 10W or 4W output power. They have been
designed to operate with OBSAI and CPRI open standards, and feature
programmable Tx/Rx signal bandwidths up to 20MHz. The RRH, and the
innovative software that drives them, are already enabling WiMAX
services to be delivered in the USA, Asia and Europe, with
state-of-the-art power efficiency performance that helps network
operators to minimise CAPEX and OPEX.

Finalists were selected by an independent judging panel, including
Craig Mathias, principal, Farpoint Group; Will Strauss, principal
analyst, Forward Concepts; Adlane Fellah, CEO and founder, Maravedis
Inc.; Caroline Gabriel, lead research analyst, Rethink Research;
Philip Marshall, vice president of enabling technologies, Yankee
Group; and representatives from xchange and Trendsmedia.

For more information on the Best of WiMAX World EMEA Awards, visit
www.xchangemag.com/wimaxaward2008

For more information about xchange www.xchangemag.com

For more information about Trendsmedia www.trendsmedia.com

About WiMAX World Conference & Expo www.wimaxworld.com

Axis Network Technology Ltd
Michel Vieuxmaire
Tel: +44 (0) 1296 433087 (ext: 218)
E-mail: Michel.Vieuxmaire@axisnt.com
Web: www.axisnt.com
or
Media contact:
Publitek Limited for Axis Network Technology Ltd
Helen Duncan
Tel: +44 (0) 1225 470000
E-mail: helen.duncan@publitek.com
Web: www.publitek.com

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