Xanadoo Surpasses 12,000 Subscribers in the U.S. with Navini


LUBBOCK, Texas, September 24 /PRNewswire/ --

- Rapid growth fueled by wireless convenience, innovative service plans
and strong local presence

Xanadoo Wireless High-Speed Internet is pleased to announce that it
recently surpassed 12,000 subscribers, a key milestone within its four
initial market launches. This rapid growth places Xanadoo as one of the
largest 2.5 GHz wireless operators in the country and continues to
demonstrate the strong demand among consumers and small businesses for
wireless high-speed internet and related broadband services. Xanadoo offers
service in three Texas cities, Lubbock, Wichita Falls and Abilene, and
recently expanded into Lawton, Oklahoma using Navini's pre-Mobile WiMAX
solution.

"We are thrilled with our progress in these initial markets," said Rory
Lindgren, COO of Xanadoo. "Our solid growth, along with continual positive
feedback from our local retail partners and customers, reinforces that our
wireless network, value proposition and service delivery are being very well
received, particularly given the fact that these markets offer a full
complement of broadband services including DSL, cable and alternative
wireless providers. This certainly lays a solid foundation for our planned
expansion in other markets later this year and beyond."

Lindgren continued, "We selected Navini Networks as our network
infrastructure provider given their leading global position in Mobile WiMAX
network solutions. With advanced and proven technologies such as Smart
Beamforming, Navini has enabled us to quickly build and deploy a wireless
broadband network to compete head-to-head with cable and DSL and provide
features that wireline services can't."

Xanadoo is also one of the first operators to have started to migrate to
Mobile WiMAX technology. Navini's commercial Mobile WiMAX solution is an easy
upgrade for existing customers allowing them to seamlessly convert.

"Navini is proud to be the infrastructure provider for Xanadoo", said
Roger Dorf, CEO of Navini. "They have a keen sense of the business and proven
sales and distribution capabilities that enables them to quickly ramp up
network deployments and customer acquisition efforts. Their service plan
offerings have been very innovative and allow subscribers to truly begin to
experience personal broadband."

Xanadoo currently offers five desktop modem service plans and a PCMCIA
laptop card plan, everyday low pricing starting at just US$14.95, wireless
mobility and convenience, instant plug-n-play set-up, no phone or cable
service requirements and no annual service plan options.

About Xanadoo:

Xanadoo Company, LLC provides wireless broadband services to residential
and enterprise customers in Texas and Oklahoma under the brand name Xanadoo
Wireless High-Speed Internet. Xanadoo is commercializing WiMAX wireless
broadband technology over 2.5 GHz licensed frequencies. WiMAX, also known as
802.16e, is a "fourth generation" (4G) wireless technology standard that
offers users speeds comparable to wireline technologies, like cable and DSL,
with the mobility of traditional cellular voice services. Xanadoo has rights
to 2.5 GHz licenses covering approximately 8 million people in Texas,
Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and West
Virginia. Xanadoo is also a licensee of 700 MHz spectrum covering almost 156
million people in major markets, such as New York, Boston, Philadelphia,
Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago, Miami, Tampa, San Francisco,
Sacramento, Portland and Seattle. Xanadoo expects that 4G wireless
technologies will also be deployed in the 700 MHz frequency band.

www.Xanadoo.com

About Navini Networks:

With the largest commercial deployments in the world, over 70 commercial
networks in 6 continents and strategic partnerships with industry leaders,
Navini Networks is the leader in providing portable, plug-n-play broadband
wireless access solutions worldwide.

Navini is the only company that offers commercial Mobile WiMAX(TM)
products and has commercialized patented smart beamforming technology,
enabling personal broadband for the mass market. Only Navini has the WiMAX
solution that enhances Mobile WiMAX with Smart Beamforming and beamformed
MIMO, providing operators with the power to deliver on the promise of
personal broadband, both indoors and outdoors.

Navini's Ripwave(R) MX solution offers a portable, zero-install,
non-line-of-sight (NLOS) product line consisting of customer modems, base
stations and element management systems (EMS) that run in the full range of
spectrums.

Navini Networks is a principal member of the WiMAX Forum and the IEEE
802.16e committee and is headquartered in Richardson, Texas.

http://www.navini.com

Web sites: http://www.navini.com
               http://www.Xanadoo.com

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