Mauritius Gets Moving With Wireless Broadband Access From Navini Networks; Entire Island Goes From Dial-Up to Broadband Wireless in 60 Days

Mauritius Gets Moving With Wireless Broadband Access From Navini Networks; Entire Island Goes From Dial-Up to Broadband Wireless in 60 Days

MAURITIUS and RICHARDSON, Texas, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Navini Networks, Inc., the leading provider of non-line-of-sight, zero-install(TM) wide-area wireless broadband technology, today announced that it will supply the first complete nationwide deployment of broadband wireless access for the island of Mauritius for ADB Networks, a major independent service and support provider, headquartered in Mauritius.

Mauritius is an island situated in the South West Indian Ocean, with a central plateau that rises to over 35 miles, and impressive mountains.

"Navini Networks provided us with a very compelling value proposition for our market," said Rizwan Rahim, chief executive officer of ADB Networks. "With portable service for subscribers throughout the island, competitive pricing and plug and play as soon as the customer receives the modem, usually the same day that they order service."

"We looked at other high speed broadband options and in our scenario, DSL and cable modem were not viable options," Said Rahim. "The rugged terrain of Mauritius requires a solution with no line of sight and cost effective deployment. Navini's nomadic broadband wireless access was clearly the best choice. We can deliver broadband where it didn't exist, virtually overnight."

"With Navini's portable wireless broadband access, the entire island of Mauritius will now be completely unwired," said Roger Dorf, president and chief executive officer, Navini Networks. "In addition, they will be superbly positioned to take advantage of next generation mobile broadband wireless access, 802.16e-based WiMAX."

"This is the first step in bringing true portable mobile broadband wireless access to Mauritius," said Rahim. "Navini's network provides instant high speed access to 1.2 million potential users and delivers unprecedented contiguous coverage of more than 100 square miles to meet residential, business and recreational needs of the entire island."

Navini Networks offers a unique wireless broadband technology solution that will unwire Mauritius and will benefit businesses, residences and tourists immediately. The Navini wide-area wireless broadband system is a Non Line of Sight (NLOS) WWAN solution powered by smart antennas. The technology provides a very wide range of coverage -- miles from the base station. And because it is a zero-install solution within its NLOS coverage area, it takes little effort for the subscriber to get up and running.

"Plug and play broadband access is the perfect solution since traditional solutions like DSL couldn't deliver a business case given the rugged terrain of Mauritius," said Dorf. "Navini Networks offers complete and instant portability to keep subscribers connected at home, at work, at school or on the beach. Anywhere."

This network joins the many successful deployments by Navini Networks including the largest commercial portable, plug-n-play network in the world, for Unwired (http://www.unwired.com.au/ ) in Sydney.

About Navini Networks

With the largest commercial deployment in the world, over 30 commercial networks in 6 continents and strategic partnerships with industry leaders, Navini Networks is a leader in providing portable, plug-n-play broadband wireless access solutions. Navini delivers on the vision of mobile WiMAX today with patented phased array smart antennas delivering a price/performance combination that is superior to other broadband offerings in the marketplace. Navini's Ripwave(TM) portable, zero-install, non-line-of-sight (NLOS) product line of customer modems, base stations, and element management systems (EMS) run in the full range of spectrums.

Navini Networks is a principal member of the WiMAX Forum and the IEEE 802.16e committee. Headquartered in Richardson, Texas, the heart of the Telecom Corridor. For more information on Navini, please visit http://www.navini.com/ .

For general information on Navini or to speak to a sales representative, please email sales@navini.com .

About ADB Networks, ADB Networks (ADBN) is the Internet Service Provider (ISP) and Wireless technology division of ADB. Headquartered in Mauritius, ADBN's mission is to increase the reach and speed of 'last mile connectivity' across Africa and the Middle East. To achieve this, ADBN offers turnkey solutions that include innovative Internet connectivity and content services delivered through existing wireline and wireless WAN infrastructures.

ADBN currently runs a high-tech ISP on the 'CyberIsland' of Mauritius and enjoys a significant marketshare among retail and corporate customers. ADBN is involved in the deployment of a Wireless infrastructure across Africa and the Middle East to provide high-speed Internet access through mobile devices including cell phones and handheld computers. For more information, please visit http://www.adbtek.com/


Source: Navini Networks, Inc.

CONTACT: Maryvonne Tubb, Director of Marketing of Navini Networks,
+1-972-852-4247, or mtubb@navini.com ; or Rizwan Rahim, CEO of ADB Networks,
+230-251-1099, or rizwan@adbtek.com . Please do not publish these numbers in
online periodicals.

Web site: http://www.navini.com/
http://www.unwired.com.au/
http://www.adbtek.com/


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