BelAir Networks Illustrates Ongoing Commitment to Standards and Interoperability by Joining Wi-Fi Alliance.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

ISPCON Spring 2004

BOOTH #315

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 15, 2004

BelAir Networks, the leading supplier of cellular LAN infrastructure solutions, today announced its membership in the Wi-Fi Alliance. The Wi-Fi Alliance is a nonprofit international association formed in 1999 to certify interoperability of wireless local area network (WLAN) products based on IEEE 802.11 specification.

"Joining the Wi-Fi Alliance demonstrates our ongoing commitment to current and future Wi-Fi standards," said Phil Belanger, Vice-President of Marketing, BelAir Networks. "Our wireless infrastructure products are designed to enhance Wi-Fi for large enterprise and metro scale deployments. Participating in the Wi-Fi Alliance gives us the opportunity to work with other member companies to expand the applications for Wi-Fi."

"We are pleased to have BelAir Networks, one of the wireless communications industry leaders, join the Wi-Fi Alliance," said Frank Hanzlik, Wi-Fi Alliance Managing Director. "As a strong supporter of interoperability and the 802.11 technology, we are confident that BelAir will help our organization in achieving our goal of enhancing the user experience through product interoperability."

The BelAir Networks cellular LAN solution combines the best of WLAN and cellular technologies. It uniquely integrates Wi-Fi access and a patented, multiple point-to-point mesh wireless backhaul in a single system.

BelAir Networks currently provides two Wi-Fi products. The BelAir200 is a modular platform available in multiple configurations that can be used to build Wi-Fi(R) networks for a single private building or scale up to carrier grade, city-wide networks. The BelAir100 is a two-radio cellular LAN platform that accepts the same radio modules as the BelAir200. It is more compact, simpler and lower cost than the BelAir200 and it can be deployed in BelAir systems to terminate the mesh or as a mesh edge node where the full functionality of the four-radio BelAir200 is not required. Both systems are designed for outdoor use and can be mounted directly on light poles in parking lots or city streets.

About the Wi-Fi Alliance

The Wi-Fi Alliance (formerly WECA) is the global Wi-Fi organization that created the Wi-Fi brand. A nonprofit organization, the Alliance was formed in 1999 to certify interoperability of IEEE 802.11 products and to promote them as the global, wireless LAN standard across all market segments. The Wi-Fi Alliance has instituted a test suite that defines how member products are tested to certify that they are interoperable with other Wi-Fi CERTIFIED products. These tests are conducted at an independent laboratory. Membership in the Wi-Fi Alliance is open to all companies that support the IEEE 802.11 family of standards. The Wi-Fi Alliance now comprises over 200 members from the world's leading companies. These companies offer over 1,000 Wi-Fi CERTIFIED products. For more information, please visit www.wi-fi.org, and for information on Wi-Fi ZONE public access locations go to www.wi-fizone.org.

About BelAir Networks

BelAir Networks is a wireless infrastructure supplier that provides advanced, multi-service, wireless internetworking solutions. Combining the best of WLAN and cellular approaches, the BelAir Networks system goes beyond basic Wi-Fi to enable carrier grade wireless LAN solutions. BelAir Networks patented Cellular LAN architecture uses multiple point-to-point links in a wireless mesh to create a high capacity wireless backbone. BelAir products combine this secure wireless backbone with wireless access solutions such as Wi-Fi to deliver practical deployment of wireless networks in city centers and larger venues. www.belairnetworks.com.