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BridgeWave and RBWI Announce Gigabit Wireless Manufacturing Accord

Santa Clara, CA – August 13, 2008 – BridgeWave Communications, the leading supplier of gigabit wireless solutions, and REMEC Broadband Wireless International, Inc. (RBWI), a leading manufacturer of wireless modules and systems, today announced that RBWI will takeon turn‐key volume production of BridgeWave’s 60 GHz and 80 GHz product lines. This agreement will enable BridgeWave to meet the growing demands of its current customer base as well as position the company to address emerging mobile operator requirements for gigabit backhaul solutions, as 4G mobile technology rollouts commence in 2009.

BridgeWave, with a 72 percent share of the fast‐growing gigabit wireless link segment, according to EJL Wireless Research’s 2007 market report, has successfully deployed thousands of gigabit radios worldwide into enterprise, government and fixed operator applications. With expected sales growth into the tens of thousands of radios within the next several years, BridgeWave has turned to RBWI to ensure that production volumes will track mobile operator demand for ultra high capacity 4G wireless backhaul solutions.

“RBWI offers BridgeWave an ideal combination of high frequency technical capabilities coupled with an established track record of delivering high‐volume products into the mobile wireless space,” said Elad Peleg, vice president of operations at BridgeWave. “RBWI has already proven their ability to meet demanding quality targets manufacturing our millimeter‐wave radio transceiver modules, and we plan to transition full turn‐key system manufacturing responsibilities to them by fourth quarter of 2008.”

BridgeWave’s 60‐90 GHz links are the first gigabit link products to make the transition to highvolume contract manufacturing, enabled by the products’ advanced level of design and manufacturing process maturity.

“We are proud to be selected as the manufacturing partner for BridgeWave in this exciting and growing market space” said Tim Gantik, vice president of operations at RBWI. “BridgeWave’s up‐front investments in design for manufacturability, automated test and ISO9001‐compliant process specifications have resulted in a seamless manufacturing transition from their facilities to ours.”

About BridgeWave Communications
Founded in 1999, BridgeWave Communications is the leading supplier of outdoor Gigabit wireless connectivity solutions. The company’s exclusive AdaptRate™ and AdaptPath™ technologies combined with its advanced Forward Error Correction capability deliver the highest availability at the longest distances for full-rate gigabit links. BridgeWave’s point-to-point, wireless solutions are widely deployed in mainstream enterprise and service provider network applications and are poised to play a key role in the migration to 4G mobile network backhaul. With the largest installed base of GigE radios worldwide, BridgeWave delivers the highest levels of product quality and reliability. For more information, visit www.bridgewave.com.

About Remec Broadband Wireless International, Inc.
REMEC Broadband Wireless International is a leading ISO9001 certified provider of RF, Microwave, and Millimeter wave products for the telecom industry, with facilities located in Laguna, Philippines.