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NTELOS to Deploy Navini Networks' Wireless Broadband Solution in Virginia

Posted on: Thursday, 12 February 2004, 06:00 CST

RICHARDSON, Texas, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Navini Networks, a leading Non- Line-of-Sight wireless broadband provider today announced its newest contract with NTELOS Inc., an integrated telecommunications and Internet service provider in Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and North Carolina. NTELOS has commercially deployed Navini's 2.6 GHz MMDS technology for its "Portable Broadband" high speed Internet access to go offering.

The NTELOS deployment, which is the first of its kind in Virginia and one of the first in the mid-Atlantic US, currently covers approximately 50,000 households in Charlottesville, Stuarts Draft and Waynesboro, Virginia and will soon expand to other markets including Lynchburg, VA.

With download speeds up to 1.5 Mbps, and upload speeds up to 550 Kbps, NTELOS can offer their customers high speed Internet access that is comparable to T-1, DSL or cable modem service. The technology is plug-and-play, requiring no external antenna, and is portable throughout the coverage area.

"Navini's technology has surpassed the traditional limits of wireless broadband with its unique combination of range, speed, price, and ease of end- user deployment capabilities. Additionally, NTELOS selected Navini's system because it offers the best ratio of coverage area to deployment costs," said Dave Maccarelli, President of the wireline division for NTELOS. "By providing a combination of dedicated Internet, DSL, and now portable broadband, we will be able to provide broadband data services not only to urban users, but also to much more of our rural and suburban customer base."

"NTELOS is leading the way to provide its customers with the best service available, using Navini equipment to further their broadband coverage," said Alastair Westgarth, chief executive officer, Navini Networks. "NTELOS obviously has the foresight to be deploying the latest technology to its customers, ensuring more ubiquitous broadband throughout the Virginias."

About Navini Networks

Headquartered in Richardson, Texas, Navini Networks offers patented wide- area wireless broadband technology delivering multi-megabit speeds to customers up to 8 miles from the base station. Navini provides nomadic, zero- install(TM), non-line-of-sight infrastructure to allow for anytime, anywhere Web access. Navini Networks' Ripwave(TM) products consist of a desktop modem or PCMCIA card, base station, and element management system (EMS) and operate in various licensed and unlicensed frequencies. Navini's solution results in a price/performance combination that is superior to other broadband offerings -- wired or wireless -- in the marketplace. Navini's investors include Austin Ventures, Granite Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Sternhill Partners, as well as Alcatel, Intel and Sanmina. For more information, please visit http://www.navini.com/ .

For general information on Navini or to speak to a sales representative, please email sales@navini.com .

To speak with a sales representative for NTELOS Portable Broadband, please call 1-800-262-2200 or visit http://www.ntelos.net/ .

Navini Networks

CONTACT: Cherie Gary, Public Relations, +1-214-902-1999, CST or -6 hoursGMT, or cgary@navini.com , for Navini Networks; or Mike Minnis, Manager,Public Relations of NTELOS Inc., +1-540-946-7290, EST or -5 hours GMT, orminnism@ntelos.com . Please do not publish these numbers in onlineperiodicals.

Web site: http://www.navini.com/http://www.ntelos.net/

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