Airbiquity Releases aqLink 5 in-Band Modem

Proven Technology Offers Market's Most Reliable, Trusted Data
Transport Solution
SEATTLE--(Business Wire)--
Airbiquity (www.airbiquity.com), a global leader in wireless
communication solutions, today announced the worldwide availability of
aqLink 5, the latest version of its patented in-band modem.

Years of telematics and wireless industry experience led to the
development of aqLink 5. The new modem features enhanced speeds up to
four times faster than previous versions to optimize the end-user
experience. The modem also features instantaneous switching between
voice and data during the same call.

The aqLink 5 modem supports a number of protocols used in
telematics applications, including full duplex, half duplex and
simplex modes. The ability to change the configuration for the type of
call is a distinguishing characteristic for the aqLink 5 modem; for
example, in simplex data transmission mode, the modem sends data in
one direction while speech is transmitted in the opposite. New
technology enhancements enable fully symmetrical modem connections,
quickly and efficiently transmitting bi-directional data between the
client and server.

Airbiquity's aqLink in-band modem technology is a breakthrough in
data communications for mobile devices. Using the voice channel of any
wireless network (UMTS, GSM, CDMA), the modem technology rapidly and
reliably transports high-value and mission-critical data during the
course of a wireless voice conversation. The modem works through many
of the standard vocoders implemented in cellular networks (AMR,
GSM-FR, GSM-HR, GSM-EFR, EVRC, EVRC-B) and on a wide variety of
chipsets. Airbiquity's field-proven technology is already deployed in
ten million vehicles today, is easily integrated into an OEM's
telematics business model and is being considered as part of Europe's
eCall initiative.

In conjunction with Airbiquity's latest version of aqServer IP, a
commercial off-the-shelf server that uses Airbiquity's technology to
process data received over the voice channel, aqLink 5 is the
technological glue enabling a multitude of telematics services,
emergency and safety response services, infotainment and concierge
services for automobiles or mobile devices. Airbiquity's
platform-independent and portable software architecture enables fast
and seamless integration into various products, greatly reducing cost
and time-to-market requirements.

The new aqLink 5 modem offers an ideal solution for Europe's eCall
initiative, which proposes the universal use of an in-band modem in
cars to contact emergency services automatically in the event of an
accident. Critical crash data will be sent via the aqLink 5 modem to
local emergency call centers quickly, reliably and without
modifications to any of the existing mobile networks.

"Our new aqLink 5 in-band modem includes remarkable advancements
in speed and reliability of data transfer," said Airbiquity CTO, Leon
Hong. "Customers wanting to employ the wide reach of wireless networks
to deploy services regionally, or internationally, can use aqLink 5
and aqServer IP for a complete and substantiated end-to-end solution."

For a demonstration of Airbiquity's aqLink in-band modem
technology at Telematics Update Munich, November 6-7, 2008, please
request a showing by email at contact@airbiquity.com.

About Airbiquity

Airbiquity provides wireless communications solutions that enable
product suppliers and service providers in the telematics, portable
navigation device (PND) and machine-to-machine (M2M) industries to
deliver wireless data reliably and ubiquitously. Used by some of the
largest automotive manufacturers in their telematics service
offerings, Airbiquity's patented aqLink technology provides data
communications over digital wireless voice networks. VIAaq,
Airbiquity's turnkey managed data service, provides seamless
connectivity between service providers and a vehicle or PND for a
relatively low cost of entry. To learn more about Airbiquity, please
visit their web site at http://www.airbiquity.com/.

Airbiquity, aqLink and VIAaq are trademarks of Airbiquity Inc.

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