Callino Selects BreezeCOM BreezeACCESS Equipment.Business and High-Tech Editors TEL AVIV Tel Aviv (tĕl əvēv`), city (1994 pop. 355,200), W central Israel, on the Mediterranean Sea. Oficially named Tel Aviv–Jaffa, it is Israel's commercial, financial, communications, and cultural center and the core of its largest , Israel & CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 31, 2000 BreezeCOM (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : BRZE), a leader in the design and manufacture of high-speed wireless access solutions, announced that Callino GmbH, a competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC (Competitive Local Exchange Carrier) An organization offering local telephone service that is not one of the traditional telephone companies. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 allowed competition to the incumbent telcos (ILECs), enabling new companies (CLECs) ) providing high-speed Internet and data services in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Czech Republic, have signed an agreement for the purchase of BreezeCOM's BreezeACCESS(TM) equipment. BreezeCOM will develop a BreezeACCESS system for the 2.6 GHz band for Callino's Broadband Wireless Access (BWA (Broadband Wireless Access) High-speed wireless access. Typically refers to wireless last mile access to the Internet. See WiMAX and broadband. ) infrastructure covering the greater part of Germany. Alcatel SEL (SELect) A toggle switch on a printer that takes the printer alternately between online and offline. 1. SEL - Self-Extensible Language. 2. SEL - Subset-Equational Language. AG, Callino's service and sales partner in the 26 GHz band, will install and maintain the system. The new product, BreezeACCESS 2.6, joins the existing BreezeACCESS product line, which includes products in the 3.5 GHz and MMDS (Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service or Microwave Multipoint Distribution Service) A digital wireless transmission system that works in the 2.2-2.4 GHz range. licensed bands. BreezeACCESS equipment has been deployed extensively throughout the world by both ISPs and CLECs. BreezeACCESS 2.6 will be the first BWA product designed for the 2.6 GHz licensed band, Callino being the first company to offer services in this band, which is becoming widespread in Europe. Callino estimates the 2.6 GHz market in Europe at more than $1 billion and anticipates that they will acquire a wide segment of this market, while targeting the high-growth small and medium size enterprises. Callino GmbH is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Formus Communications Inc. of Denver. Formus recognizes the opportunities presented by the European telecommunications markets and plans to invest heavily in Germany and the surrounding European countries. "The prospect of becoming an independent wireless access infrastructure provider has opened up entirely new horizons for us," said Matthias Weber, President of Callino. "Our strategy is centered on the provision of broadband wireless access links, which we believe will ensure us a lasting competitive edge. We chose BreezeCOM's BreezeACCESS equipment because it is an IP-based, excellent performing and cost-effective system that will allow us to focus on our target market and achieve our business goals. BreezeACCESS offers us the flexibility, speed and quality to realize our customers' broadband access needs." Benny Glazer, Vice President Corporate Sales for BreezeCOM stated, "It is a great honor for us to be selected by Callino. We are proud to be part of such a professional team and look forward to assisting Callino in providing broadband wireless access in Germany and surrounding European countries." About Callino Callino GmbH is a wholly owned subsidiary of Formus Communications Inc. of Denver, Colorado. Formus holds licenses in Poland, Belgium, France, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Norway and Spain. Callino is a multi-regional telecommunication service provider who intend providing broadband wireless access coverage in Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic and Switzerland. Callino targets small and medium size enterprise customers, providing broadband Internet access Broadband Internet access, often shortened to just "broadband", is high speed Internet access—typically contrasted with dial-up access over modem. Dial-up modems are generally only capable of a maximum bitrate of 56 kbit/s (kilobits per second) and require the full use of a , a wide range of Internet solutions, as well as standard telecommunication services such as voice, data and fax. With headquarters in Munich and branch offices in Berlin, Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Duesseldorf, Callino currently employs 240 employees. About BreezeCOM BreezeCOM is a leading developer and manufacturer of broadband wireless access products and wireless LANs, targeted to public operators, ISPs and private enterprises. BreezeCOM products employ broadband, narrowband and spread spectrum radios, digital signal processing See DSP. Digital Signal Processing - (DSP) Computer manipulation of analog signals (commonly sound or image) which have been converted to digital form (sampled). (DSP (1) (Digital Signal Processor) A special-purpose CPU used for digital signal processing applications (see definition #2 below). It provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive ) modems and point-to-multipoint wireless packet switching technologies optimized for high-speed Internet access. For more information on BreezeCOM, visit www.breezecom.com. This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, general business conditions in the industry, changes in demand for products, the timing and cancellation of orders and other risks detailed from time to time in BreezeCOM's filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including BreezeCOM's Form F-1. 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