Broadstorm Announces First Sale and First Commercial Deployment of Mobile Broadband Wireless Technology.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

BELLEVUE, Wash. & DELTA, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 23, 2002

Global Wireless Satellite Networks, Inc. using Broadstorm equipment

to deliver broadband wireless services in Churchill, Manitoba

Broadstorm Telecommunications, the leading developer of fixed, portable and fully mobile broadband wireless access technology, announced today the first sale and first commercial deployment of its Broad@ir(TM) system by Global Wireless Satellite Networks, Inc. of British Columbia.

The deployment in Churchill, Manitoba is the first commercial deployment of a next generation wireless technology that provides users with high-speed connections, non-line-of-sight (NLOS) self-install customer units, and fully mobile access to the Internet. Global Wireless, which is using the Churchill deployment as a model to demonstrate the potential of wireless as a last mile solution for all its markets, is able to deploy the Broad@ir(TM) system cost-effectively, even in remote and sparsely-populated Churchill.

"Broadstorm has provided us with last mile technology that allows us to fulfill our mission of delivering broadband wireless services across Canada cost-effectively," said John Schnurr, spokesperson for Global Wireless. "We are able to deliver high speed services, such as Internet access, streaming media, and voice over IP, at a per-user cost that allows us to build a viable business case. The Broad@ir system can serve thousands, and on top of that, our users, which include banks, hotels, as well as individual residential users, were able to easily install the customer units themselves, eliminating the cost of dispatching technicians. Best of all, the Broadstorm solution allows us to install a single cost-effective and flexible infrastructure enabling us to offer complete fixed, portable and fully mobile wireless services. If we can be successful delivering broadband wireless in Churchill, we can be successful anywhere."

The Churchill deployment represents a totally wireless solution in that Global Wireless' satellite technology is complemented by Broadstorm's wireless last mile solution. The Churchill project was made possible through the cooperation of Global Wireless, Broadstorm, and Bell Nexxia.

The Churchill project was deployed through a local cooperative ISP funded with interest bearing loans from both federal and provincial government agencies. An outstanding example of government, business, and communities working together to achieve an objective without grants or handouts.

"We are very pleased that our first commercial deployment is in partnership with a visionary service provider such as Global Wireless," said Vern Stevenson, Broadstorm CEO. "Together, we are delivering on the promise of broadband wireless. Using our technology, Global Wireless is able to deliver high-speed wireless data and flexible service offerings to their customers, with a scalable solution that is economical to deploy for virtually any market. We look forward to working with Global Wireless to connect more cities and more users -- the potential is very exciting."

The Broad@ir system comprises both wireless base stations and compact customer terminals utilizing Broadstorm's patented, OFDMA (orthogonal frequency division multiple access) airlink technology called CelerFlex(TM). The system architecture is all-IP and is aligned with the 802.16a standard. Broad@ir incorporates OFDMA and TDD (time division duplexing) technologies and can provide fixed, portable, or fully mobile solutions to large numbers of customers -- up to 3,000 per base station. With delivered rates up to 8 Mbps per user and total throughput of 48 Mbps per base station, Broad@ir is the most powerful broadband wireless access system in service today.

About Broadstorm Telecommunications

Broadstorm is the world's leading provider of fixed, portable, and fully mobile wireless broadband access technology. Broadstorm's Broad@ir wireless base stations and customer terminals dramatically improve the services and profitability of network operators by satisfying the increasing demand by their customers for high speed, always on, anytime, anywhere access to the Internet and corporate applications. The first Broadstorm system utilizing Broadstorm's powerful and flexible non-line-of-sight (NLOS) technology became operational in 2001 and the first commercial system was deployed in June of 2002. Broadstorm is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington and backed by two leading venture firms, VantagePoint Venture Partners and Vulcan Ventures.