BeamReach Executives To Speak at Wireless Communications Association Convention and International Engineering ComForum.

Business/High Tech Editors

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 2001

Presentations To Discuss Advancements in Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS)

Capabilities for Broadband Wireless Access Systems

BeamReach Networks, the leading developer of broadband wireless access systems based on adaptive beamforming technology, announced today that executives Bernard Aboussouan and Randall Schwartz will be speaking at the Wireless Communications Association annual convention (WCA) and the co-located International Engineering ComForum (IEC) at the World Trade Center in Boston, Mass., June 26.

Randall Schwartz, director of business development, will participate in the panel entitled, "Examining New Non-LOS Technologies" on Tuesday, June 26 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the WCA convention. Schwartz will be discussing how new technologies, such as adaptive beamforming, have enabled significant advancement in NLOS capability. The panel includes executives from Sprint, Malibu Networks, WaveRider Communications and NextNet Wireless. Schwartz is an active participant in IEEE 802.16 standards discussions and is vice chairman of the TDD Coalition, a new industry consortium organized to support and promote TDD (time division duplexing) in broadband wireless access networks.

At the same time, 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 26, Bernard Aboussouan, vice president of marketing, will speak at the co-located IEC ComForum on a panel entitled, "Cellular Networks." Aboussouan will discuss new technologies to improve spectral efficiency and capacity in cellular networks in light of operator needs to balance coverage and capacity requirements. The panel, which includes executives from NTC and Sprint Broadband Wireless Group, will discuss technologies and cellular network architectures for fixed, portable, and mobile

applications. Aboussouan has many years experience in broadband wireless access and held management positions at Harris Corporation and Nortel Networks prior to joining BeamReach.

About BeamReach

BeamReach, the leading developer of broadband wireless access systems based on adaptive beamforming technology, was founded in March of 2000. BeamReach's award-winning technology offers service providers tremendous improvements in coverage, capacity, and spectral efficiency for cost-effective operation. BeamReach is in the final phase of testing and integration of its system prior to commercial introduction. BeamReach systems will be available first for carriers operating in the MMDS, WCS and 3.5 GHz bands and later for other frequencies. For more information, visit www.beamreachnetworks.com.