Spectrum Selected by LiveTV to Bring Email and Other Services to the Skies

BURNABY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Jan 12 (MARKET WIRE) --
Spectrum Signal Processing by Vecima (TSX: VCM) ("Spectrum"), an advanced
custom radio provider, announced today a partnership with LiveTV LLC, a
world leader in in-flight entertainment and connectivity systems for
commercial aircraft, to supply next generation radios for LiveTV's
connectivity system. The radios will allow passengers to send and receive
email with people on the ground, while they are still in-flight.

Called Kiteline, LiveTV's connectivity system uses a network of
air-ground base stations to transmit data from an aircraft cabin to the
ground. With Spectrum's software defined radios (SDRs), LiveTV will now
be able to support current voice communications for the general aviation
market as well as data services, such as email and instant messaging, for
the commercial and general aviation market.

"This contract with LiveTV is a significant milestone for Spectrum and
Vecima because it validates our strategy to expand Spectrum's SDR
technology into broader commercial applications," said Douglas Fast,
President of Spectrum. "Working with an industry leader like LiveTV will
allow us to leverage our extensive experience supplying software
reconfigurable solutions for military and defense systems into this new
commercial application. We also fully expect our software reconfigurable
radios to ultimately lower LiveTV's total cost of ownership for the
airborne radios used in this application."

"Spectrum provides the complete radio solution that LiveTV was looking
for at a competitive price," said Mike Lynch, VP of Connectivity
Engineering, at LiveTV. "The SDR technology provides LiveTV's airline and
general aviation customers with a flexible range of upgradeable services
that enable airlines to differentiate themselves from their competitors.
SDR technology is especially well suited to maintaining and upgrading
services in a fleet environment."

Spectrum will base this new radio on a variant of its flexComm(TM)
SDR-4800 family of embedded radio modules. Airline passengers will be
able to use an on-board Wi-Fi network to connect to the in-flight system,
which will in turn route the traffic over the Spectrum supplied airborne
radio to LiveTV's ground network. The radio will utilize System-On-Chip
(SoC) and embedded RF technologies to produce a compact, fully ruggedized
solution. The radio is software reprogrammable, enabling LiveTV to roll
out additional features and update the system in the future via software
alone. For more information on SDR-4800 family, please visit
www.spectrumsignal.com/products.

ABOUT LIVETV LLC

LiveTV is the world's leading provider of live in-flight entertainment
and connectivity systems for commercial airlines, and a wholly-owned
subsidiary of JetBlue. LiveTV is the provider of JetBlue's in-flight
entertainment service -- which was recently recognized by the World
Airline Entertainment Association as the Best Overall in-flight
entertainment experience in the Americas for the second year in a row. In
December 2007, LiveTV launched the first free email and messaging service
in the U.S. on a JetBlue aircraft called BetaBlue. LiveTV's customers
include JetBlue, Continental, Frontier, WestJet, Virgin Blue and AirTran.
Headquartered in Florida, LiveTV has installation and maintenance
locations around the world to support more than 500 aircraft equipped
with its products. For a full listing of products, services and partners,
or for more information, please visit www.livetv.net.

ABOUT SPECTRUM SIGNAL PROCESSING BY VECIMA

Spectrum Signal Processing is part of Vecima Networks Inc. Within the
Vecima umbrella, Spectrum's primary focus is to deliver leading edge
software defined radios and radio products to both commercial and
military customers. Spectrum's products and services are optimized for
satellite communications applications, as well as military
communications, signals intelligence, surveillance, and electronic
warfare. Key customers include commercial satellite communications
providers as well as the US Government, its allies and its prime
contractors. For more information on Spectrum and its flexComm product
line, please visit www.spectrumsignal.com.

Vecima (TSX: VCM) is a leading designer and manufacturer of products that
enable broadband access to cable, wireless and telephony networks.
Vecima's products and solutions allow service providers to rapidly and
cost-effectively bridge the network segment that connects the system core
network directly to end users by overcoming the bottleneck resulting from
insufficient carrying capacity in legacy infrastructures. Vecima is
focused on providing leading edge technology to a number of markets,
including SDR technology in commercial applications, DOCISIS 3.0 modules
and systems like HyperQAM to existing and new customers, deep digital
decoding through products such as CableVista to support the ongoing shift
towards All Digital Cable Networks, and WiMax products to provide
connectivity to end users in underserved markets worldwide. For more
information on Vecima, please visit www.vecima.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING SAFE HARBOUR STATEMENT

Certain statements in this news release may constitute forward-looking
statements which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements
of the Company, or industry results, to be materially different from any
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terminology. These statements reflect Vecima's current expectations
regarding future events and operating performance and speak only as of
the date of this news release. Forward-looking statements involve
significant risks and uncertainties, should not be read as guarantees of
future performance or results, and will not necessarily be accurate
indications of whether or not such results will be achieved. A number of
factors including, but not limited to, the factors discussed under "Risk
Factors" in the Company's Annual Report dated September 25, 2008
available on SEDAR (www.sedar.com), could cause actual results to differ
materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements.
Although the forward-looking statements contained in this news release
are based upon what management of the Company believes are reasonable
assumptions, the Company cannot assure investors that actual results will
be consistent with these forward-looking statements. These
forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this news release,
and the Company assumes no obligation to update or revise them to reflect
new events or circumstances.

flexComm is a trademark of Vecima Networks Inc. Other product and company
names mentioned may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their
respective holders.

Contacts:
Spectrum Signal Processing by Vecima
Mark Briggs
Vice President Marketing
(604) 676-6743
Email: mark_briggs@spectrumsignal.com
Website: www.spectrumsignal.com

Vecima Networks Inc.
Alan Brick
Investor Relations Officer
(250) 881-1982
Email: invest@vecima.com
Website: www.vecima.com

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