Mountain View, CA, September 9, 2009 ― PureWave Networks, the developer of high performance, compact outdoor Mobile WiMAX 802.16e base stations has announced today its formal launch into the 4G industry.  Unlike other companies which strive for incremental product improvements, PureWave Networks designs its Mobile WiMAX base stations to fundamentally change the economics of carrier operations.

PureWave Networks’ management team has a solid grasp of the problems and opportunities inherent in the mobile broadband marketplace.  Leading the company as CEO and Chairman is Gideon Ben-Efraim.  Previously, Gideon was chief executive officer and founder of Go Networks. Gideon also served as Netro’s founder, chief executive officer and chairman for 9 years and led the IPO of the company in 1999. Prior to Netro, Gideon was a founder and executive vice president of engineering and business development at P-Com Inc. (IPO 1995). 

PureWave Networks is comprised of former executives from companies including Alvarion, Netro, Nokia and P-Com, and has a seasoned board of directors of telecom veterans from companies including Ericsson, Motorola and Bridge Communication.  

“I saw an opportunity in the market to assemble a team that would be able to solve the current economic issues of mobile broadband that have yet to be addressed, and this team has developed a solution that combines the lowest total cost of ownership with the highest performance in the industry,” said Gideon Ben-Efraim, chief executive officer and chairman of PureWave Networks. “Our technology costs and advances are a significant improvement over current offerings from our competitors, and will help drive the growth of mobile broadband within markets that have not previously been supported.”

To date PureWave Networks has raised over $26 million from leading Silicon Valley venture capital firms.

“PureWave Networks clearly has some compelling offerings that can help advance broadband growth in areas where it is needed most,” said Berge Ayvazian, Senior Advisor and 4G-industry analyst with Yankee Group. “Their unique approach truly shines in high-density urban scenarios, and PureWave Networks essentially gives their customers a choice in building out their broadband networks in low density rural deployments.”

The PureWave Networks Solution
The PureWave Quantum family of outdoor Mobile WiMAX base stations is currently shipping.  Highlights of the PureWave Quantum product family include:

• The cost/size/performance combination makes the base stations attractive to any type of operator, from large mobile cellular service providers to small WISPs.
• A patent pending, fully integrated, single box design that can be deployed completely outdoors, with no need for shelter or air-conditioning
• Fully open architecture, allows customers to assemble a “best of breed” solution and to select other components from the broad WiMAX ecosystem
• The PureMax™ Smart Antenna technology significantly increases base station range and capacity
• The high performance base stations require as little as 65 Watts in power consumption, significantly lowering operating costs and overall carbon footprint

About PureWave Networks
PureWave Networks develops high performance, compact outdoor 4G base stations. PureWave Networks is the only company that utilizes advanced beamforming technology to achieve the coverage and capacity of a macro base station in a small form factor that can be deployed anywhere. 
  
PureWave Networks’ Quantum family of base stations offers an open end-to-end solution that also allows customers to select components from the broad WiMAX ecosystem in building their networks. Our solutions are designed for any type of operator, from small WISPs to large mobile service providers.

PureWave Networks provides customers with the lowest total cost of ownership in the industry through superior performance, ease of installation, dramatically lower equipment and operational cost, and minimal power consumption.  PureWave Networks is headquartered in Mountain View, California. www.purewavenetworks.com

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Contacts:
Ronen Vengosh
PureWave Networks
VP of Business Development
pr@pwnets.com
+1 650.528.5238

Sandra Gharib
Citigate Cunningham for PureWave Networks
Public Relations Associate
sgharib@citigatecunningham.com
+ 1 415.442.4021