At Wireless Symposium Conference: Spike Technologies Co-Founder Ed Champy to Discuss Broadband Wireless Access Solutions.

Business/Technology Editors

NASHUA, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 2000

Ed Champy, Co-Founder and Executive Vice President of Spike Technologies, Inc., a leading developer of broadband, fixed wireless access solutions, will present on Broadband Wireless Local Loop at the Wireless Symposium Conference on February 22 in San Jose, CA.

Broadband wireless access is quickly becoming a leading technology in the deployment of the new high-speed information infrastructure. Champy will be discussing Broadband Wireless Access solutions in the U.S. Multi-channel Multi-point Distribution System (MMDS) band as well as the emerging international 3.5 GHz markets along with EVP of Adaptive Broadband Corporation, Daniel Scharre. The focus will be on critical issues such as efficient spectral management and the need for standards based solutions.

The Wireless Symposium is the premier trade event for electronics engineers and designers. For almost a decade, Wireless has been the most comprehensive industry forum for those involved in wireless or portable design, engineering, testing, quality control and management, offering the latest technical education available.

About Spike

Spike, a leading supplier of broadband wireless local &uot;last mile&uot; access solutions, enables telecommunications service providers to deliver high-speed Internet access services through its innovative wireless technology. Spike's HighPoint(TM) solution can be deployed at a fraction of the cost and time needed to deploy traditional wireline infrastructures. Spike's Wireless Concentrator, using patent-pending spectral reuse technology, can provide an 11 times performance advantage over competitive offerings.

Spike's technology enables such digital services as voice over IP, high speed Internet access, high-speed data transmission, video streaming, video on demand, data warehousing and remote WAN/LAN management. Founded in 1995, the company currently has installations in the United States, Europe, Africa and Latin America.

About HighPoint(TM)

HighPoint Broadband Delivery System (BDS) is a high capacity, point-to-multipoint, multi-sector wireless solution for high-speed data connectivity. HighPoint BDS features a single central base station, called the Wireless Concentrator using the patent-pending S2RTM, an unrivaled spectral reuse technology which allows serving up to 11 times more customers with a given amount of spectrum than any competing wireless infrastructure. HighPoint is available in four different configurations designed to address the particular demographic, geographical, and capital needs of the operator: SuperCell, MultiCell, FocalCell and RuralPoP. Spike's technology seamlessly integrates into an IP platform to provide a variety of digital services including VoIP, High Speed Internet Access, High Speed Data Transmission, Video Streaming, Video on Demand, Data Warehousing as well as Remote LAN and WAN management.

Spike's web site is located at http://www.spiketechnolgies.com.