Fujitsu Network Communications Inc.

Fujitsu, 3G Technology Leader, Leverages Global Wireless Expertise to Offer New Broadband Wireless Options

WiMAX and Wi-Fi Mesh Solutions from Native Product Development and Best-of-Breed Partners Backed by Network Life Cycle Services

Las Vegas, NV, April 05, 2006 — Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leading supplier of IT and wireline networking solutions, is leveraging their global expertise and experience in wireless solutions to deliver a complete portfolio of broadband wireless access products for service providers. Fujitsu holds technology leadership in 3G networking, and will offer a native mobile WiMAX solution based on the IEEE 802.16 2005 standard. Fujitsu is also offering a series of Wi-Fi mesh products that allow telecom carriers, cable/MSO operators, utilities and municipalities to offer turnkey wireless services that integrate seamlessly within current infrastructure and operations. Live demonstrations of the products will be a highlight of this week’s Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA) conference and exhibition in Las Vegas within the Fujitsu booth (No. 763).

To date, wireless access has been confined to proprietary solutions that fit highly specific applications. With the ratification of the IEEE 802.16 standard, technology unifies the underlying economics to transform the business case for broadband wireless access. WiMAX makes the broadband experience available both indoors and outdoors, enabled by hot zones that can be up to twenty times the size of traditional hot spots, and allows high-quality, multi-megabit services to be delivered wirelessly to end users at much higher speeds than is possible with voice-centric 3G networks. WiMAX will also bring broadband services to customers in rural or less densely populated areas where impairments with existing networks hamper DSL and cable modem deployment.

Fujitsu offers a full breadth of flexible wireless solutions, including WiMAX System on Chip (SoC) and reference designs for WiMAX-certifiable systems. New WiMAX Forum Certified™ base stations and end-user devices are optimized for the delivery of scalable wireless bandwidth and Voice-over-IP (VoIP) services to residential and enterprise users. Initial Fujitsu WiMAX products will operate at 3.5 GHz, 4.9 GHz and 5.8 GHz, with plans to support 700 MHz, 2.3 GHz, 2.5 GHz and 3.65 GHz in the future. Advanced RF technology allows these products to feature a two to five mile service radius in urban/suburban environments, and services up to tens of miles away in line-of-site applications.

The WiMAX products integrate Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) gateway messaging to enable call control and capacity reservation for voice traffic. Voice capacity is not reserved until requested, and can be dynamically adjusted while maintaining Quality of Service (QoS), thus enabling the optimal use of radio link capacity. Outdoor WiMAX products can be wall-, rooftop- or tower-mounted.

The Wi-Fi mesh products are based on IEEE 802.11a/b/g, and the backhaul radios within them operate within the 5.0 GHz to 5.8 GHz unlicensed band for Wi-Fi. They can provide service within 500 yards in IEEE 802.11g mode, and can be wall-, rooftop-, tower-, pole- or strand-mounted for maximum flexibility.

Fujitsu Network Life Cycle Services are available to assist carriers with end-to-end, turnkey solutions that simplify the deployment, upgrade, expansion, and migration of wireless networks. Extensive experience in providing leading-edge solutions within multi-vendor and multi-technology networks allows Fujitsu to offer a seamless systems integration experience. In this role, one partner can control all aspects of technology delivery from leading-edge systems development to optimal network deployment and maintenance.

"With Wi-Fi, WiMAX and service solutions that leverage our global experience in fixed and mobile wireless technology, Fujitsu will continue to be the preferred business partner carriers turn to for innovative communications solutions," said Bill Erickson, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Fujitsu Network Communications. "Our blended portfolio of native and best-in-class partner products enables us to best support the entire wireless application space. These products provide a unique combination of features, economics and service propositions that bring inexpensive and ubiquitous broadband wireless access to residential and enterprise users. When carriers outsource their network services to us, they can concentrate on core business activities while we help them accelerate the introduction of wireless services to their customers."

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About Fujitsu Network Communications Inc.

Fujitsu Network Communications Inc. creates and delivers robust wireline and wireless solutions that power next-generation telecommunication networks. With an unequalled portfolio of IT and telecom products and the support of Fujitsu Limited, a $44.5B company with over 150,000 professionals in more than 100 countries, Fujitsu helps its customers fuse information and networking technology with commercial value. Over 320,000 Fujitsu network elements have been deployed by all major carriers across North America. As the metro market leader in both SONET and ROADM technology, the fundamental building blocks of next-generation networks, Fujitsu is helping customers take networking beyond convergence.
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