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Novatel Wireless Completes 18Mbps WiMAX Call With MiFi Intelligent Mobile Hotspot

Novatel Wireless Completes 18Mbps WiMAX Call With MiFi Intelligent Mobile Hotspot

New Platform Addressing 4G Market for Intelligent Mobile Hotspots

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 25, 2010 ­ Novatel Wireless (NASDAQ: NVTL), a leading provider of wireless broadband solutions, today announced that it has successfully completed over the air testing of its new MiFi Intelligent Mobile Hotspot prototype based on 4G-WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access). Novatel¹s WiMAX implementation immediately achieved throughput of 18Mbps in over-the-air testing and can support theoretical peak throughput speeds exceeding 30Mbps downlink and 10Mbps uplink in a 10 MHz channel.

³Novatel Wireless is pleased to support the growing 4G ecosystem and the evolution of next-generation communications with this milestone WiMAX call,² said Rob Hadley, CMO, Novatel Wireless. ³The combination of our intelligent software platform on MiFi with 4G speeds from Beceem¹s high-performance 4G-WiMAX chips will open up new opportunities for the growing number of initiatives involving 4G mobile broadband applications and services.²

³We are delighted to work with industry leaders such as Novatel Wireless to provide cutting edge solutions that keep customers connected while on the go,² said Babu Mandava, CEO, Beceem Communications. ³We believe combining the power of our 4G-WiMAX chips with the intelligence and innovation of the MiFi product line will allow Novatel to deliver enhanced functionality, performance and an unrivaled user experience.²

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