EndWave to Supply Advanced Broadband Wireless Products to Allgone

AllegrA Transceivers and Gemfire Antennas To Enable High-Volume Production of Broadband Wireless Radios for 3G Cellular Backhaul Systems

Sunnyvale, CA. EndWave Corporation, the leading global provider of last-mile broadband wireless access engines for powering e-business, today announced it is supplying its millimeterwave AllegrA(TM) transceivers and Gemfire(TM) antennas to Allgon Microwave AB. Allgon, a leading provider of radio-based solutions for wireless telephony and data communications, is incorporating EndWave s products in its microwave radios for deployment in Point-to-Point (PTP) Third-Generation (3G) cellular backhaul systems throughout Europe, Asia, South America and the United States.

"By partnering with EndWave, we are able to develop one of the smallest radios in the market with a unique feature set, due to EndWave s standard-architecture, mass-producible products," said Stefan Wellenstam, president of Allgon Microwave. "By keeping ahead of a fast-moving market with advanced RF technologies such as AllegrA and Gemfire, we are able to strengthen our position as a leading global provider of microwave radio systems to the global market."

AllegrA, the industry s first family of standard-architecture transceivers which features EndWave s patented Flip-Chip(TM) technology, forms a core component of Allgon s uniquely compact, high-performance microwave radios. When combined with Gemfire, EndWave s lightweight, rugged millimeterwave antenna which provides superior sidelobe reduction and eliminates the conventional, bulky antenna shroud, these cost-effective systems enable high-volume production of broadband wireless radios by greatly reducing system costs and lengthy design cycles.

Allgon s PTP wireless radios offer high-performance in a compact design for last-mile transmission of voice, data and video in 23, 26, 28, 38 and 39 GHz frequency bands. Allgon s systems can be set up and monitored remotely over a LAN, or via the Internet utilizing a web-based interface and e-mail agent. Each microwave radio has its own IP address and built-in web server, making it easy to monitor and optimize all radio traffic remotely by using a browser. The Allgon microwave radio links allow data transmission using Ethernet TCP/IP-protocol without any expensive converters.

"This agreement increases our reach as a leading global supplier of broadband wireless access products," said Ed Keible, chief executive officer, EndWave. "Our advanced products enable leading broadband wireless radio manufacturers like Allgon to quickly and easily meet service providers increasing demand for broadband wireless access systems, enabling the proliferation of these systems in the explosive 3G cellular backhaul market."

3G systems represent the next wave of cellular technology worldwide. They incorporate an IP network in a cellular system for access to the Internet via advanced GSM phones. The added bandwidth required to support both voice and data traffic over the cellular network places an additional burden on the backhaul systems that connect the central switching offices with the cellular antenna farms. The combination of EndWave s patented Flip-Chip technology and efficient antenna designs make it possible to support these backhaul systems by offering unprecedented bandwidth and reliability at far less cost than competing systems.

About EndWave

EndWave Corporation (www.endwave.com), formed by the recent merger of Endgate and TRW Milliwave, enables e-business with last-mile broadband wireless access products. EndWave is the only vertically integrated supplier of products for wirelessly linking businesses with customers, carriers, and ISPs. These products include full-function broadband transceivers, integrated circuit modules, high-performance OutDoor Units (ODUs) and specialized gateway antennas. EndWave has more than 25 patents covering its revolutionary antenna designs and its Flip-Chip GaAs MCIC technology.

EndWave s Flip-Chip GaAs MCIC technology forms the core of its highly miniaturized millimeter wave transceivers, and the company has an exclusive agreement with TRW for the supply of GaAs products. EndWave Corporation is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, and is privately held.

About Allgon

Allgon s business concept is to develop, manufacture and market radio-based solutions and other products for wireless telephony and data communication. Allgon (www.allgon.com) was founded in 1946. Allgon s sales amounted to 2.138 MSEK during 1999. Allgon sells to over 60 countries worldwide and has offices in eight countries. Allgon s product range consists of microwave radio equipment, antenna systems, filters, combiners, repeater networks, mobile telephone antennas, wireless local networks and bluetooth products.

Contact:
EndWave Corporation
Jim Bybokas, 408/737-7300
jbybokas@endgate.com
or
Walt & Company Communications
Reena Spektor, 408/496-0900
rspektor@walt.com
or
Allgon Microwave
Stefan Wellenstam, +46 31 771 79 00
stefan.wellenstam@allgon.se