Solectek Corp. and ECC Bring Wireless Network to New Mexico Pueblo; Isleta Pueblo Will Now Have Communications Network and Internet Access.

ISLETA PUEBLO, N.M.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 1999--The Native American community of Isleta extends across 211,000 acres and has a population in excess of 3,000.

Before the installation of a Solectek wireless network, the tribal government did not have a data communications network to reach across its expanse. Accounting information was collected manually and e-mail and Internet access was not available.

Life is changing in this pueblo south of Albuquerque. Excel Communications Corp. (ECC), after discovering that typical telephone landlines would be too expensive to link the 15 business offices across the pueblo, suggested to the tribal leaders that they consider a wireless solution. "The Solectek wireless network has literally saved us from going over the river and through the woods, not to mention crossing the railroad tracks and several highways," said Terry Honeycutt, MIS Coordinator for the Isleta Pueblo.

Two 100-foot towers are now rising above the community to link the services throughout the area. Eleven Solectek MP 200s and six Solectek MP 550s will link business offices. Some of the services that will be linked on the wireless network include the police, emergency medical services, the recreation center, the hospital, the casino, the golf course and the country store. Accounting information will flow to the centralized treasurer's office to better manage the pueblo's business activities. Internet access and e-mail will link the pueblo members with one another and the outside world.

About Solectek

Solectek, with headquarters in San Diego, designs, manufactures and markets a full line of wireless interconnectivity products. Through technical innovation and steady revenue growth, Solectek has become a recognized leader in the wireless LAN/WAN connectivity market, and has more than 4,000 installations worldwide. The Solectek product line of wireless bridges and routers is the most flexible, reliable and secure in the industry. Solectek's web address is http://www.solectek.com.

About ECC

Excel Communications Corp. (ECC) specializes in the systems integration of voice, data, wireless, and video communications, and is a full service, 8A-certified telecommunications provider. ECC sells and installs computers, computer-related peripherals, telephone systems, wireless networks and network cabling systems. ECC offers services and product support in wireless systems, cabling systems and telephone systems. ECC was founded in 1993. ECC's web address is http://www.eccnm.com.