BridgeWave Sets the Bar for Scalable Mobile 3G/4G Backhaul Solutions

New FlexPort Product Offers Unrivaled Capacity, Flexibility and Scalability for
Mobile Backhaul; Provides Mobile Operators the Tools to Deliver Profitable,
High-Speed Data Offerings
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
BridgeWave Communications, the leading supplier of gigabit wireless solutions
for mobile networks, today announced the launch of the FlexPort family of
high-capacity 80 GHz radios for mobile backhaul. Purpose-built for mobile
operators and service providers, FlexPort offers maximum flexibility for
cost-effective backhaul by supporting both today`s legacy traffic along with the
expanded requirements of future 4G traffic, enabling carriers to migrate to next
generation networks on their own timeline.

With mobile traffic more than doubling each year due to rapid adoption of
wireless broadband, development of powerful new devices, such as the iPhone,
Fuze, and Storm and increased use of data intensive applications, operators are
compelled to build out more robust broadband networks to keep pace. Studies show
that backhaul accounts for approximately 50 percent of mobile network
operational costs. As a result, operators are demanding backhaul not only be
robust and scalable to accommodate future application and capacity needs, but
also highly cost effective.

"As carriers migrate to 4G networks, they will need to develop cost-effective
backhaul strategies that do not forsake their legacy TDM investments while
accounting for the stress that bandwidth hungry IP-based 4G applications will
place on networks," said Earl Lum, president of EJL Wireless Research. "Mobile
operators must take this "future-proofing" into account to address future
bandwidth needs and network traffic flexibility to minimize network build-out
costs and investments, resulting in more profitable mobile data services."

With the launch of FlexPort, BridgeWave, the proven leader in 80 GHz solutions
with greater than 70 percent market share, offers the first carrier-class
backhaul platform for 4G migration. Operating in the 80 GHz frequency band,
where multi-gigahertz allocations yield multi-gigabit transmission rates,
FlexPort is a single Outdoor Unit (ODU) platform that connects today`s TDM-based
mobile base stations, while simultaneously supporting full-rate gigabit IP
transport for tomorrow`s 4G networks. FlexPort`s innovation in the
high-frequency 80 GHz spectrum provides up to 1.5 Gbps of capacity with planned
product rollouts in the coming months for rates up to 2.6 Gbps - five to ten
times the capacity of single-channel, lower licensed frequency products at
significantly lower per megabit cost.

"Carriers are facing a perfect storm in 2009 with growing mobile traffic, the
need to support native TDM and IP, public pressures and costs of 4G, and an
economy that has yet to rebound," said Idan Bar Sade, Senior Vice President of
Engineering and Product Management at BridgeWave Communications. "This backdrop
means carriers need a flexible product strategy that addresses the scalability
and capacity issues for their networks today, while ultimately making their 4G
initiatives competitive and profitable with a low total cost of ownership."

FlexPort includes several key capabilities critical for the successful
implementation of robust backhaul networks:

* Scalable, Future-proof Backhaul - FlexPort provides simultaneous transmission
of up to four native SONET/SDH payloads and gigabit Ethernet streams over a
single RF carrier.
* Ease of Network Planning - FlexPort provides frequency agility not seen in any
other 80 GHz product. As cell density increases, the ability to tune anywhere in
the 80 GHz band greatly simplifies network planning.
* Efficient Spectrum Use - FlexPort utilizes QPSK modulation, providing improved
spectral use compared to other 80 GHz solutions. This translates to lower
licensing costs as well as better frequency reuse/conservation of the 80 GHz
resource.
* Carrier Ethernet Management - Unlike any other 80 GHz solution on the market,
FlexPort`s advanced Carrier Ethernet Network Management (Ethernet OAM & CFM)
enables end-to-end management and monitoring required by carrier-class
next-generation networks.

Availability:

The FlexPort family of carrier-class gigabit wireless systems will be available
in the second quarter. More information on FlexPort products can be found here:
www.bridgewave.com/products.

About BridgeWave Communications

Founded in 1999, BridgeWave Communications is the leading supplier of outdoor
Gigabit wireless connectivity solutions for mobile backhaul and enterprise
deployments. The company`s exclusive AdaptRate and AdaptPath technologies
combined with its advanced Forward Error Correction capability deliver the
highest availability at the longest distances for full-rate gigabit links.
BridgeWave`s point-to-point wireless solutions are widely deployed in mainstream
enterprise and service provider network applications, and are poised to play a
key role in the migration to 4G mobile network backhaul. With the largest
installed base of GigE radios worldwide, BridgeWave delivers the highest levels
of product quality and reliability. For more information, visit
www.bridgewave.com.

BridgeWave Communications
Joe Schraml, 408-567-6927
joe.schraml@bridgewave.com
or
SHIFT Communications
Melissa Roxas, 415-591-8406
mroxas@shiftcomm.com

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