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EADS TELECOM Partners with ArrayComm for Mobile Broadband Wireless Technology

Posted on: Wednesday, 8 October 2003, 06:00 CDT

PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 8, 2003--

Global Secure Communications Leader Lays Foundation for Application

of iBurst(TM) Personal Broadband in Military, Civil, and

Public Service Markets Worldwide

EADS TELECOM, provider of turnkey telecommunications networks based on civil technology for the Defence, Public Safety and Civil markets, today announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with ArrayComm, Inc., the world leader in mobile broadband wireless and smart antenna technologies, for the development of EADS TELECOM's next-generation private broadband mobile radio product. By providing EADS TELECOM access to ArrayComm's iBurst Personal Broadband technology, the agreement will enable EADS TELECOM to meet its demanding customers' emerging needs for high-speed mobile wireless IP connectivity.

EADS TELECOM's 20 years of leadership in defence, first-responder, public safety, and civil telecommunications markets, founded on its Connexity product line based upon the TETRAPOL standard, offers a clear view of the evolving needs of these customers. IT and Network Technology will play a more and more important role in modern Public Safety and Defence operations. Network Centric Operations will affect Public Safety and Defence Operations the same way Network Centric Computing has affected commercial business. The increasing complexity, criticality, and pace of battlespace and public safety information flows dictate telecommunication systems with ever greater speed, flexibility, and capacity, while at the same time demanding high dependability and security. ArrayComm's iBurst technology, developed specifically to provide secure and robust high-capacity wireless communication, is an excellent fit with these requirements, offering a flexible palette of performance advantages for private applications, including jamming resistance and hardware-based authentication. ArrayComm's partnership with EADS TELECOM will strengthen the leadership of EADS TELECOM in wireless secure turnkey solutions by complementing its TETRAPOL offer with broadband capabilities. It will accelerate the development and distribution by EADS and its partners of vertical offers based on iBurst and tailored for defence, public safety, and civil applications in all of EADS TELECOM's current markets, covering more than 30 countries.

"Access and sharing of information are at the heart of the efficiency of security operations. Imagine the value of getting real time video from inside crime or disaster scenes or instant access to photographs of wanted persons for the field forces as they make their approach," said Michel Fouques, EADS TELECOM's COO. "Secure wireless mobile high speed networks, by bringing information on the spot, enable field forces to make better and safer decisions. The iBurst system is a unique opportunity for EADS TELECOM in its strategy toward Network Centric Operation."

"We see tremendous value in this partnership with EADS TELECOM," said Sam Endy, ArrayComm's President and CEO, "since EADS' market focus is a perfect complement to our existing commercial-market licensees of iBurst technology. We are looking forward to capitalizing on our joint development work for EADS' mission-critical communication applications to further enhance the iBurst platform."

About EADS TELECOM

EADS TELECOM is the global Centre of Excellence for telecommunications of the EADS Group, the leading Aeronautics, Space and Defence Company in Europe and second world-wide. EADS TELECOM is a supplier of turnkey telecommunications networks based on civil technologies for the Defence, Public Safety and civil markets, with a complete range of solutions -- Connexity -- whose common denominator is security. EADS TELECOM has expertise in the fixed and wireless digital telecommunication fields in IP environments, using proven, operational civil technologies, as well as in information system security. Thanks to the TETRAPOL technology, EADS TELECOM is the world leader in the field of secure digital radio networks, with 81 networks in 34 countries, including 15 networks with national coverage. With its Succession/6500 solutions, EADS TELECOM is European leader in IP Telephony. With a local presence in 13 countries, EADS TELECOM has 3,500 employees in Europe, the United States and Mexico. For more information, please visit www.eads-telecom.com.

About ArrayComm

ArrayComm, Inc., founded in 1992, is the world leader in mobile broadband wireless and smart antenna technology. ArrayComm's innovative iBurst(TM) Personal Broadband System is the only wireless Internet access system that offers the freedom of mobility with the high speed of DSL at viable consumer pricing. Personal Broadband Australia's iBurst network in Sydney is currently the world's most extensive mobile broadband wireless deployment, covering more than 100 square km and 1 million people. ArrayComm's patented IntelliCell(TM) technology -- based on fully adaptive smart antenna processing -- can deliver order-of-magnitude gains in the coverage and capacity of any personal communications system (current applications include PHS, GSM, WLL, and WCDMA). More than 190,000 IntelliCell-equipped base stations have been deployed worldwide, serving more than 15 million subscribers. The company has more than 300 patents issued or pending worldwide, and its technology licensees include Kyocera, LG Electronics, Marconi, and AirNet. For more information, please visit www.arraycomm.com.

ArrayComm is a registered trademark, and iBurst and IntelliCell are trademarks of ArrayComm, Inc. Other names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders.

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