ALPHA DEBUTS RF BROADBAND SOLUTIONS FOR LAN SYSTEMS.

Alpha Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:AHAA) has debuted its gallium arsenide (GaAs) MMICs and RF semiconductors for broadband Internet access under a new global sourcing alliance with the world's leading end-to-end networking solutions provider.

Under the agreement, Alpha is supplying a family of RF and broadband products, including GaAs MMIC switches, attenuators, passive products and millimeterwave devices for the customer's broadband fixed wireless access and Local Area Networking systems.

"Alpha is strategically focused on the broadband access platforms that this dominant industry leader is using to expand and accelerate broadband access to the Internet," said president and CEO David Aldrich. "This agreement leverages our strength in high-speed broadband semiconductor technology and extends our customer base to include a company that is the recognized leader in networking solutions for the Internet. It also represents an important milestone for Alpha as we increase our market-leading wireless and broadband products into the customer's 2.4GHz, Local Multipoint Distribution Service (LMDS), Multi-channel, Multipoint Distribution Service (MMDS) and Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure (UNII) access technologies."

The available market opportunity for broadband fixed wireless solutions is expected to grow from $1.7 billion in 1999 to $16 billion in 2005, according to Burlington, Massachusetts-based research firm Ovum, Inc.

"We are pleased that Alpha's technology has evolved to support all of the customer's fixed wireless access methods and WLAN systems," said Vice President of Technology Lj Ristic. "With the development of new OC-192 and OC-768 components based on our high-speed GaAs HBT and PHEMT processes, Alpha is poised to support next-generation fiber-optic systems, high-speed enterprise networks and last-mile access technologies."

About Alpha

Alpha Industries is a provider of RF integrated circuit-based solutions, including semiconductors and ceramic components, for the broadband and wireless communications markets. Alpha's GaAs and silicon switches, power amplifiers and discrete semiconductors are used by the world's leading broadband, infrastructure and wireless communications companies to enhance the speed, quality and performance of voice, data and video. The company's recently announced Alpha Integration Platform (aiIP) is a breakthrough manufacturing, packaging and design technique that reduces design complexity and improves the OEM's overall time to market for new products.

Alpha can be found on the World Wide Web at www.alphaind.com.

For more information, call 781/935-5150 Ext. 4438.