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Axcera Becomes Founding Member of the Global UMTS TDD Alliance

New Alliance Promotes Worldwide BWA Standard

LAWRENCE, Pa., U.S.A. February 26, 2004 – Axcera, a leading manufacturer and integrator of best of breed technology for the broadband wireless access and television broadcast industries, today announced that it has joined the Global UMTS TDD Alliance as a founding member.

The Global UMTS TDD Alliance (GUSTA) was formed to promote the success and adoption of the UMTS TDD standard around the world. GUSTA is comprised of operators, equipment makers and solution providers, like Axcera, all of which are actively using, producing or considering solutions, products or services using UMTS TDD for broadband wireless access and other new services.

"Axcera is very excited to be a founding member of the Global UMTS TDD Alliance,” said David Neff, president and CEO of Axcera. “We believe that the TDD version of the UMTS standard represents the most powerful and flexible architecture for the emerging wireless wide area IP networks. The Alliance is an important resource that will promote advancement, awareness and industry collaboration to ensure that maximum benefit is derived from this superior technology."

Axcera’s Axity3G Broadband Wireless Access solution, powered by IPWireless technology, allows users to provide wide area wireless Internet access using the UMTS TDD standard. Systems are in operation and currently being deployed in the United States and around the world. More information is available at www.axcera.com.

About Axcera
Axcera (www.axcera.com) is a premier provider of RF transmission equipment and systems for the television broadcast and broadband wireless/MMDS industries. Carrying on the tradition of offering the best RF products for over 20 years, the company has earned its reputation as a high quality manufacturer, focused on meeting customers’ needs. Today Axcera provides the most complete line of television transmitter systems available as well as end-to-end broadband wireless solutions, including complete network design and integration services, while never losing the focus on quality and customer needs.

Contact:

Axcera
Rich Schwartz,
Director of Marketing
(724) 873-8100 ext. 263
rschwartz@axcera.com