Alpha Networks of Taiwan Selects Odyssey 9010 for Deployment Soon in Leading 4G Networks

San Mateo, CA – March 22, 2010 – Wavesat Inc., a leading supplier of Broadband Wireless semiconductor solutions, today announced that Alpha Networks of Hsinchu, ROC has sampled the Odyssey 9010, the first in Wavesat’s “9000” series of LTE chipsets, and has selected it for inclusion in a forthcoming line of USB dongles, CPEs (consumer premises equipment), and other consumer broadband devices.

Wavesat’s award winning multi-protocol architecture allows the Odyssey 9010 to support multiple 4G technologies, including LTE and WiMAX, on the same silicon. One of the first LTE chipsets to feature CAT-3 performance (100 Mb/s downlink, 50 Mb/s uplink) for mobile devices including USB dongles, data cards, mobile handsets and MIDs, the Odyssey 9010 is a highly integrated SOC with industry leading performance and low power consumption that also features a highly flexible and programmable architecture capable of easy adaptation to LTE’s evolving requirements.

The Odyssey 9010 presents an innovative approach to 4G solutions and has been sampling since 4Q 2009. This exciting new chipset supports both FDD and TDD duplex schemes and comes complete with an LTE protocol stack including MAC, RLC, PDCP, RRC and NAS layers, as well as reference design kits for manufacturing dongles and CPE.

“We are very excited by the latest milestone in the market penetration of the Odyssey 9010, the next generation of multi-protocol baseband processors,” said Raj Singh, President and CEO of Wavesat. “We have had exceptional take-up from OEMs as well as carriers for this product and are seeing significant demand for both trials and deployment."

“Commercial availability of LTE services is quickly approaching and this announcement is further evidence that service providers and ODMs such as Alpha are moving quickly to make sure consumers will have the 4G devices necessary to access those networks,” said Daryl Schoolar, Principal Analyst – Mobile Access, Current Analysis. “This endorsement of Wavesat’s Odyssey architecture gives Wavesat increased market credibility for its LTE solutions and helps better position the company to take advantage of the growing LTE opportunity.”

Alpha Networks (Stock Code: 3380.tw), a global leader in the networking ODM/OEM industry, today announced further investment in wireless broadband, followed by continued product development and cultivation. In anticipation of partner requirements and customer demand, Alpha leverages its experience in IP-based networks (such as IMS and VoIP) in the mobile networking industry to offer reliable and varied terminal devices.

The Odyssey 9000 family of chipsets incorporates a unique hybrid architecture with a combination of highly efficient DSPs and hardware acceleration blocks, easily scaling to support CAT-4 (150 Mb/s downlink) devices. The ongoing development of the Odyssey 9010 – and the next Odyssey chipset, the 9050, signals Wavesat’s commitment to creating a new level of integrated 4G infrastructure.

Wavesat executives will be available during the International CTIA Wireless 2010 event in Las Vegas, March 23 – 25, to discuss the Odyssey line of 4G chipsets. Please contact LouVan Communications (see below) for details.

About Wavesat

Wavesat is a global leader in mobile broadband and provides advanced semiconductor solutions to the world’s leading 4G carriers and mobile device manufacturers so that they may deploy “future-proof” broadband services and products. With award winning “multi-protocol” technology, Wavesat delivers silicon that enables customers to deploy multiple broadband wireless technologies such as LTE, WiMAX and XGP. Wavesat currently is engaged with infrastructure vendors to provide end-to-end LTE solutions and actively cooperating with network operators in LTE trials. Wavesat was recognized as one of Canada’s Top Ten Technology companies for 2009. For more information, please visit www.wavesat.com.

About Alpha Networks

Alpha Networks, Inc. is a distinctive leader in the Networking ODM/OEM industry, offering innovative and professional engineering, manufacturing, and service to brand-name networking companies, integrators, telecommunications firms, and service providers around the world. For many years, Alpha Networks' design and manufacturing engineers have focused exclusively on developing high-quality, cost-effective networking products that fully reflect the needs of the customer at the present and in the future. Alpha's strength is in combining the potential of LAN/MAN, Wireless, Broadband/VoIP, and Digital Home technologies to produce the ideal product strategy and solution that customers are looking for.

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