Adaptive Broadband Appoints Philip T. Rushton General Manager of Its European Headquarters Operation in U.K.

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 1999--

Adaptive Broadband Corporation (Nasdaq/NMS:ADAP), has appointed Philip T. Rushton general manager of its European headquarters operation in the U.K., site of Adaptive Broadband Limited, which the company acquired in 1998.

Broad Telecom Technical, Operations Experience

Rushton brings to Adaptive Broadband 16 years experience in the telecommunications industry, most recently with Telspec plc, an international supplier of access network and switching equipment to major telecommunications' providers around the world. During his 13-year career at Telspec, he served in several senior management capacities, including group access product director, technical director, chief engineering and ASIC design manager. Prior to joining Telspec, Rushton spent several years in senior engineering positions at another telecommunications equipment provider, Mitel Telecom, Ltd.

U.K. Operation Home to AB-Access(TM) Wireless Broadband Internet Access Product

Adaptive Broadband's U.K. operation, and European Headquarters, is home to AB-Access, the family of products at the core of the company's broadband strategy. AB-Access is a key component of the company's strategic plan that focuses company resources on delivering end-to-end wireless broadband solutions for telecommunications and service providers worldwide.

The patent-pending design of the AB-Access MAC layer uniquely provides service companies with an instant provisioning capability and customers with portability for Internet and other data needs. As data traffic over takes voice traffic, providers are moving away from dedicated circuit-based, to packet-based network infrastructures. Packet-based networks offer providers an efficient method to supply Internet, data, video, and multimedia applications over the same infrastructure.

The "packet-on-demand" aspect of the AB-Access system fits well within this infrastructure shift and offers higher data rates (up to 25 Mbps) and superior bandwidth management than competitive alternatives, such as xDSL and cable modems.

"We have superior technology and products at the right time for a market that is evolving at Internet speed. With the appointment of a highly skilled individual in the person of Philip Rushton, we also have the right talent to execute against an aggressive plan to be the market leader in high-speed, wireless broadband solutions. While our AB-Access platform is highly visible and a key element of our growth strategy, we are simultaneously addressing new applications for our core product offerings, on which I can spend more of my time," commented Dr. Daniel L. Scharre, Adaptive Broadband's chief technology officer, who was also serving as general manager of the U.K. operation prior to the appointment of Philip Rushton.

Adaptive Broadband (http://www.adaptivebroadband.com) is a leading supplier of terrestrial wireless and satellite-based systems to support ultra-high speed Internet access, broadcast digital TV transport and worldwide Internet backbones. The company also provides industry-leading solutions for satellite-based data communications and terrestrial wireless telemetry networks.