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Axxcelera Broadband Wireless Announces Certification of ExcelMax 3.5 GHz Base Station

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., March 23, 2006. Axxcelera Broadband Wireless, a Moseley Wireless Solutions Group Company and recognized global leader providing broadband wireless communications products and technologies, announced that it has received the WiMAX Forum Certified™ seal for Axxcelera's 3.5 GHz ExcelMax Base Station. This unit is certified for compliance with the WiMAX-defined FDD system profile and for interoperability with similar WiMAX Forum Certified equipment from other vendors. "We are pleased to be among the first to be certified for the 3.5 GHz FDD profiles,” said Jamal Hamdani, President and CEO of Axxcelera Broadband Wireless. “We are pursuing certification of the balance of our broad portfolio of TDD and FDD Base Stations, Access Points and Subscriber products for the 3.5 GHz band. Axxcelera plans to achieve certification of its 5 GHz AB Max platform during the next wave of certification when WiMAX Forum-defined system profiles for 5 GHz equipment commence testing. The certification of the ExcelMax Base Station represents a significant milestone for Axxcelera and is the result of hard work by the whole team," added Mr. Hamdani. "The major benefit is to our customers, and we are proud to be participating in the growth of the WiMAX industry." The 3.5 GHz ExcelMax platform operates in the 3.3-3.8 GHz licensed spectrum. It comprises three different base station architectures: a Carrier-Class base station chassis, a Stackable Ultralite base station and a completely integrated outdoor Access Point. Three different CPE types complement the range of base station products: an outdoor full duplex FDD CPE for VoIP and Triple Play business customers, an outdoor half duplex FDD/TDD CPE for high speed internet and VoIP customers and a low cost self-install indoor CPE for residential customers. Broadband users on the ExcelMax system can be centrally provisioned and managed using a scalable carrier grade ExcelMax provisioning and management platform. The ExcelMax platform supports FDD and TDD operation, allowing the use of ExcelMax solutions in different regions of the world where either FDD or TDD spectrum has been allocated. Existing Axxcelera Excel Air customers will be able to upgrade their base stations for Wi-MAX operation. Future 802.16e operation will be supported in the Carrier-Class base stations. About Axxcelera Axxcelera Broadband Wireless is a data networking company that develops technology for the deployment of broadband wireless communications. Axxcelera's fixed wireless broadband platforms bridge the last mile, replacing the local loop for residential, corporate branch office and small business subscribers. Headquartered in Santa Barbara, Calif., Axxcelera is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Moseley Wireless Solutions Group Company. The Moseley group, which includes Microwave Data Systems, Moseley Broadcast, Axxcelera and CarrierComm, offers wireless solutions from 9.6 kbps to 311 Mbps covering the 250 MHz to 38 GHz spectrum for both point-to-point and point-to-multipoint applications for the broadcast, industrial, broadband, and carrier marketplaces. There are more than 700,000 Moseley-supplied radio links in operation in over 120 countries. Contact: Jerry Kollmann jkollmann@axxcelera.com 480-820-9270