Paragon Wireless Introduces First Dual-Mode SIP Phone in China.

RICHARDSON, Texas -- Paragon Wireless, a fast-growing, venture-funded company providing IP-based wireless broadband solutions, today announced it has introduced the first voice-optimized, commercial SIP-based, dual-mode (Wi-Fi/cellular) phone in China.

"We're proud to ship the first commercially available dual-mode phone in the large, sophisticated China market, and we're happy that the response is so strong," said Ilkka Pouttu, Paragon's vice president of sales and marketing. "China is certainly ready for this phone, as is the rest of the world."

Company's Power Management Technology Optimal for Dual-Mode Phones

Paragon has created a technology that enables system-wide optimization of power management for dual-mode phones. In fact, the company's power management technology provides 72-hour stand-by time and 4-hour talk time, even when both radio interfaces are active. "Our power management capabilities are superior to any other dual-mode phone in the market" said Pouttu.

Integrated GSM/WiFI Technology is Appealing to Operators and Infrastructure Vendors

Paragon focuses on a growing area in telephony that merges wireless networks with Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), in which phone calls are routed over the Internet. Paragon has performed Interoperability Tests (IOT) with over 30 operators and infrastructure vendors. The GSM/WiFi dual-mode phone allows the user to make phone calls through their regular GSM network or when in WiFI 'hot spots" the user can make regular VoIP through the WIFi interface on the same phone.

Voice over Wireless Local Area Networks - The Next Big Thing in Telephony

The technology is called VoWLAN, for Voice over Wireless Local Area Networks. It has been identified by analysts as one of the next big steps in telephony, since it combines the best of cell phone technology with the price and bandwidth advantages that come with routing calls over the Internet. The benefits of VoWLAN technology include reduced costs, use of broadband networks, media-rich features such as e-mail, Web surfing, MP3 playback and high-quality photo and video streaming.

The Paragon Wireless dual-mode smart phone offers all the functionality of a world-class cellular phone with additional advantages including:

--Simultaneously active tri-band GSM/GPRS and WLAN radio interfaces.

--Inter-access point roaming - less than 50 milliseconds.

--A unified user interface: same phonebook, email, applications, etc.

To learn more about Paragon Wireless and the company's dual-mode technology contact Ilkka Pouttu at 972-523-2220 or [e-mail].

About Paragon Wireless

Paragon is a fast-growing, IP-based broadband wireless equipment innovator founded in Silicon Valley in October 2004. Now based in Richardson, Texas, Paragon designs and develops standards-compliant VoWLAN equipment, including handsets and access points. The company has manufacturing partners, and a research and development group, in Beijing, China. It recently received more than $7 million in Series B venture capital funding from Austin Ventures and CID Group. For more information about Paragon Wireless, visit www.parawireless.com or call 972-523-2220.