Cambia Networks Secures Top Sales and Product Development Executives and Names New Board Member.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 2001

Company attracts former Ericsson and Motorola senior executives to

lead sales and product development organizations;

Manire of Flextronics added to Cambia Board of Directors

Cambia Networks, provider of high-end wireless data networking equipment for mobile network service providers, announced the expansion of its management team today, naming Thomas P. Reynolds as senior vice president of sales and Chris Rittler as senior vice president of product development. Both Reynolds and Rittler will report to Cambia's CEO Andrew Bezaitis. Cambia also announced the addition of Ross Manire to its board of directors. Manire is president of Flextronics Enclosure Systems. He will join Andrew Bezaitis, CEO of Cambia Networks, and Alex Balkanski, general partner of Benchmark Capital, who are currently seated on Cambia Network's board of directors.

"We have hired the best talent in the telecommunications and wireless industry," said Andrew Bezaitis, CEO of Cambia. "Cambia has built tremendous momentum in the past six months delivering the first open wireless data networking solution and attracting three top industry leaders who can expand upon our success in the wireless carrier market. Tom Reynolds' impressive track record at Ericsson demonstrates his ability to significantly capture and quickly grow revenues worldwide. His vast experience will help Cambia to expand into predominantly GSM markets such as Europe and Asia. Chris Rittler's depth of global end-to-end wireless experience at Motorola will be a huge boost to our product development efforts. Chris brings years of experience in developing the most innovative and successful wireless technologies in a fast moving, competitive international market."

Bezaitis continued, "Adding Ross Manire to our board is also a monumental accomplishment for Cambia Networks. Ross's wealth of experience and leadership will help tremendously with our strategic direction and market approach. This addition to our board will give us a competitive advantage and be a boon to our organization."

Thomas P. Reynolds, Senior Vice President of Sales.

Before joining Cambia Networks, Reynolds was vice president, worldwide sales, of the Data, Backbone, and Optical Division (DBO) at Ericsson. Under Reynolds' leadership, the division was reorganized and optimized, resulting in a greater than 400% increase of orders over the three years from his start in 1999. At that time, Reynolds helped to establish Ericsson as the largest reseller of high-end IP infrastructure equipment to several major international markets, including China. In 1996, he moved to California to join PairGain Technologies as senior vice president of sales, service, and marketing; growing the HDSL communications business by 50% in under two years. PairGain was then sold to ADC in 2000. During his career with Motorola from 1990 to 1996, Reynolds held a number of executive-level positions including vice president of commercial and government channels with nearly $300 million in annual sales. Reynolds received his B.S. in design from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Chris Rittler, Senior Vice President of Product Development.

Rittler joins Cambia with over 13 years of cellular systems product development at Motorola. Most recently, Rittler was the executive responsible for Motorola's CDMA radio network control products and data products. Prior to that, he led the CDMA product management team. Throughout his career, Rittler has created and led organizations responsible for all next generation technologies of Motorola's CDMA and PDC (Japan Digital Cellular) products. Through these roles, Rittler has a gained a wealth of domestic and international market experience. He has been a leader in wireless data over cellular including the wide-scale commercial deployments of circuit data and 64 kbps packet data. Rittler is also recognized for leading the adaptation of common computing platforms to wireless telecommunications applications. Rittler holds an MSEE from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.

Ross Manire, Cambia Networks Board of Directors.

Manire is the president of Flextronics Enclosures, a division of Flextronics International. Manire has been with Flextronics since the acquisition of Chatham Technologies, Inc. in March 1999, where he was the president and chief executive officer. Prior to joining Chatham, Manire was senior vice president and GM of Carrier Systems at 3COM, a position he had held since 1997. He has also served in various executive positions with US Robotics, including chief financial officer. Manire received his B.A. in economics from Davidson College and his MBA from the University of Chicago.

Alex Balkanski, Cambia Networks Board of Directors.

Alex Balkanski also serves on Cambia's board of directors. Balkanski is general partner with Benchmark Capital. Prior to joining Benchmark, Balkanski founded and served as the CEO of C-Cube, the digital video pioneer and market leader. He grew C-Cube to over $400 million of annual revenue and over 1,200 employees worldwide. Recently named one of the most influential DVD executives, Balkanski brings a deep understanding of technology markets and more than 14 years of corporate leadership and operational experience to Benchmark. Balkanski received his B.A. from Harvard College and his masters and Ph.D. from Harvard University.

"Cambia is well-positioned to be a major player in the wireless data networking infrastructure market and I am honored to be a member of its board," said Ross Manire, president of Flextronics Enclosures. "With the caliber of their open systems solution technology and their industry-experienced management team, including Alex Balkanski from Benchmark, Cambia is perfectly positioned to be a leader of the wireless infrastructure market."

About Cambia Networks

Cambia Networks, Inc. provides high-end, next generation wireless data-networking equipment for wireless carriers and network service providers. Cambia's products will provide customers with superior data access gateway solutions focused on high bandwidth services that support the leading current and next generation CDMA and GSM based wireless networks. The company recently secured $11 million in its first round of funding from Benchmark Capital, Skymoon Ventures, and Craig McCaw-backed Eagle Technology Ventures. Cambia Networks, Inc. is privately held.

For more information on Cambia Networks Inc., visit its web site at www.cambianetworks.com.