CAMBRIDGE, England, February 16 /PRNewswire/ --

- North African Operator Extends Point-to-Multipoint Network to Backhaul
new Mobile Broadband Service

CAMBRIDGE, England, February 16 /PRNewswire/ --

Cambridge Broadband Networks announced today that its newly
launched VectaStar Next Generation backhaul solution has been selected by
Wana in Morocco to increase the performance of its backhaul network and
support the introduction of mobile broadband services. VectaStar Next
Generation is the highest performance point-to-multipoint (PMP) microwave
backhaul solution available and provides operators with investment protection
by enabling them to build the most cost-effective backhaul networks today
with the capacity for their next generation networks tomorrow.

Wana is one of Cambridge Broadband Networks' longest standing
customers. It built its first VectaStar network in 2006 which was
subsequently extended in 2008 using 10.5GHz equipment. The new VectaStar
equipment purchased operates at 26GHz exceeding the performance and
flexibility levels Wana needs to build a cost-effective mobile broadband
backhaul network for the future.

Karim ZAZ, CEO Wana explains: "VectaStar has served Wana well
as a backhaul and access product. The improved performance of VectaStar Next
Generation, along with its unique simultaneous IP and TDM support, makes it
the ideal technology to backhaul our mixed service mobile broadband network.
Its architecture also shortens network deployment time, helping us speed
network upgrades to our customers. We see it as an essential element to
ensure the continued profitability of Wana."

Next generation mobile broadband networks (NGNs) will bring
about a paradigm shift in mobile broadband network performance. NGNs pose a
particular problem for backhaul networks by increasing the level of
complexity against a backdrop of requirements for higher throughput, improved
quality of service, lower latency and lower expenditure. VectaStar Next
Generation meets this challenge by combining a unique combination of the
highest throughput PMP architecture, advanced hitless adaptive coding
modulation (ACM) capability and intelligent data optimisation to make it the
most cost-effective way to build a mobile broadband backhaul network.

Olof Lindberg, VP Sales, Cambridge Broadband Networks,
commented, "It's great to see one of our oldest and most established
customers have chosen to install our new VectaStar Next Generation product.
Wana is a very forward-looking organisation so it is no wonder that they have
selected a platform that will meet their requirements today and for the next
generation networks they will build in the future."

Notes
    
    1) A photograph of Cambridge Broadband Networks' VectaStar Next
       Generation product is available upon request.
    2) Cambridge Broadband Networks will be showcasing VectaStar Next
       Generation in Hospitality Suite 4.3HS30 at the Mobile World Congress 
       in Barcelona, from 16 - 19 February 2009.
    3) Wana recently won the Informa Africacom 2008 Best Enterprise
       Innovation Award for its WanaOne corporate access service based on
       VectaStar. Read more about the award here:
       http://www.wanacorp.ma/EN/communique_details.php?co=44



About Cambridge Broadband Networks

Cambridge Broadband Networks (http://www.cbnl.com), a member of the Next
Generation Mobile Network (NGMN), provides telecommunications operators with
carrier-class wireless point-to-multipoint transmission equipment. The
company's unique approach to backhaul means that its technology provides
operators with a highly compelling business case, reducing backhaul costs by
up to 60%. To date, Cambridge Broadband Networks products have been
commercially deployed and technically proven in more than 30 countries, and
the company continues to expand into new geographical markets as wireless
networks become more widespread throughout the world. Privately-held,
Cambridge Broadband Networks has headquarters in Cambridge, UK, with offices
in Malaysia and South Africa and manufacturing facilities in China.

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