Arcwave Recognized by Broadband Gear Report's Diamond Technology Awards; Wireless Solution Enabling Cable Operators to Reach Elusive Small-to-Medium-Sized Business Market Receives Honors from Panel of Cable Industry Judges.

CAMPBELL, Calif. -- Arcwave, Inc., a provider of wireless solutions for the cable industry, today announced that the company's ARCXtend wireless plant extension solution has been recognized by Broadband Gear Report's Diamond Technology Awards, receiving a "three diamond" rating from a panel of cable industry judges. The awards, which recognize companies in six categories, will be featured in a special issue of Broadband Gear Report in June as well as an issue at the upcoming SCTE Cable-Tec EXPO.

The ARCXtend solution was awarded this distinction in the "outside plant" category in a crowded field of product submissions. The awards also recognized companies in the following five categories: VoIP solutions, on-demand and high-definition video, the digital home, network management and OSS, and advanced networking solutions.

Arcwave's ARCXtend product line has been certified by nine of the top 13 cable operators and is now deployed in more than 100 distinct regions. It is the first wireless plant extension solution that enables cable operators to leverage their extensive hybrid fiber coaxial (HFC) networks and advanced IP service capability to target a large portion of the small-to-medium-sized business voice and high-speed data market that has been previously unreachable due to cost, regulatory or deployment delay considerations. ARCXtend seamlessly integrates into a cable operator's network and operating infrastructure creating a wireless bridge for the transmission of the cable industry's DOCSIS standard signals between the wired network and one or more customer sites at speeds significantly faster than DSL.

"The analysis of the Diamond Technology Award judging panel is another validation of Arcwave's leadership position in delivering innovative wireless services to the cable industry," said Chris Martin, vice president of marketing for Arcwave. "As we continue to experience a rapid increase in deployments with the top cable operators in the U.S., ARCXtend is proving its value in enabling MSOs to cost-effectively extend their plant infrastructure to reach new commercial customers."

"ARCXtend has received an extremely solid score," said Tim Hermes, publisher of Broadband Gear Report. "Our review panel pulled no punches with their product evaluation, and the ARCXtend product has certainly captured the respect of these industry leaders."

"Inaugural awards programs will always have very high standards," said Laura Hamilton, editor of Broadband Gear Report and a 15-year cable industry technical journalist. "ARCXtend not only 'made the grade,' but received high marks."

About Broadband Gear Report

Broadband Gear Report is a Hermes Media & Research publication. BGR is a bi-weekly product alert service written with the goal of helping the broadband engineering manager learn about the hardware, software, and services available to help them improve the performance and profitability of their local, regional or nationwide systems. Launched in June 2004, BGR has grown to over 6,000 active subscribers internationally, with over 40 supporting vendors. You can see and learn more by visiting www.broadbandgear.net.

About Hermes Media & Research

Tim Hermes is an 11-year cable industry publishing veteran. As Publisher of Communications Technology magazine from 1998-2004, he launched over a dozen publications, awards and events in the broadband communications sector, including: The Broadband Leaders Retreat, CT's PIPELINE, CT's Readers Choice Awards, CT's Operator of the Year, CT's WebEvents, and created a custom internal newsletter for a leading MSO.

About Arcwave

Arcwave is the leading developer and provider of wireless plant extension solutions for the cable industry. Arcwave's products enable domestic and international multiple system operators (MSOs) to leverage the latest wireless technologies to extend the reach of their existing services and to increase service offerings within their current plant and operating infrastructure. The company has patented technology and experience in the wireless industry combined with a unique understanding of the MSO business model. Arcwave's solutions are designed for "plug and play" deployment and leverage existing and future technologies, such as Wireless DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification), 802.11, 802.16d and 802.16e. Arcwave's ARCXtend product is certified by nine of the top 13 cable system operators, with systems deployed in more than 100 regions of the country. The company is funded by Vulcan Capital, Venrock Associates, SBV Venture Partners, Comcast Interactive Capital and Mayfield.

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