I hope you are doing well. I wanted you to be amongst the first to know
that WaveRider has released a NEW Generation of 900 MHz broadband
product called the LMS8000 Series. Product enhancements are attached
with the press release. Detailed specifications are available on the
Vecima website (_www.vecima.com_ <http://www.vecima.com>). We are very
excited about the new product as it promises to be the market leader in
features, functions and performance. Please contact me directly with
any questions or ordering information you may require.
At Your Service;
**
*Bryan Taylor*
Regional Sales Manager
Vecima Networks Inc.
150 Cardinal Place
Saskatoon, SK., Canada
S7L 6H7
Phone: (704) 291-7530
Fax: (877) 252-4533
[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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*Vecima Networks Launches New 900 MHz OFDM Broadband Wireless System*
*The WaveRider LMS8000 Features Market-Leading Throughput Performance
and System Capacity at 900 MHz.*
*VICTORIA* -- (Dec. 4, 2007) -- Vecima Networks Inc. (TSX:VCM), a
leading supplier of broadband wireless solutions and principal member of
the WiMAX Forum, today announced the introduction of the Next Generation
WaveRider 900 MHz broadband access system, the LMS8000 Series.
Featuring OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) technology
and incorporating the superior WaveRider Dynamic Polling MAC, the
LMS8000 Series is specifically designed to enable network operators to
fully exploit the non-line of-sight advantages of the 900 MHz band.
The new WaveRider LMS8000 900 MHz Series provides industry leading
throughput and subscriber capacity. Based on price and performance, the
LMS8000 allows Wireless Internet Service Providers to offer the most
competitive 900 MHz broadband services in their markets.
"Since our acquisition of the WaveRider product line about a year ago,
Vecima has committed extensive research and development resources to
enhance this product which raises the bar in the 900 MHz arena," said
Vecima Executive Vice President Douglas Fast. "The new design provides
the best in class performance, features and reliability in the industry."
The LMS8000 offers over-the-air data rates of up to 13.5 Mbps and user
access speeds up to 8 Mbps in a 5.5MHz channel. This increased
throughput along with the superior Dynamic Polling MAC significantly
increases capacity and enables operators to offer higher tiered
subscriber pricing models and services including VoIP. "Operators will
quickly realize significantly higher ROI based on the new WaveRider
LMS8000 Series features and performance," said Douglas Fast.
Adaptive Modulation automatically ensures the best data rate the channel
can support is used at all times. Separately for each link, the base
station and subscriber stations determine the most efficient modulation
scheme to transmit, adapting continuously to changing channel
conditions. This key new feature greatly enhances system capacity
without operator intervention.
The LMS8000 Series consists of the CCU8000 base station, the CCU8010
Integrated base station and the EUM8000 subscriber station. The EUM8000
is an outdoor integrated unit with a smart diversity antenna. A key
advantage for existing WaveRider network operators is that legacy
EUM3005 indoor subscriber stations and EUM3006 outdoor model subscriber
stations plus the MMT9000 mobile units are compatible with the new
CCU8000 and CCU8010 base stations.
"As a beta trial-site, we put the new LMS8000 base radios and
subscriber radios into our live network. We are very impressed with the
reliability, throughput and adaptive modulation performance of the
LMS8000," said Michael Sine, President and CEO of Frontier
Communications, based in Belleville, Ontario. "The huge subscriber
capacity and the ability to offer additional grades of service will not
only enable us to expand our network but will be key to providing
higher-speed services to businesses and power users. This new product
makes us more than competitive with any wire line, cable or wireless
operators coming into our marketplace."
Wayne Fredin, Vecima Networks Vice President of Sales added, "The new
WaveRider LMS8000 Series, combined with the WaveRider 5.8 GHz and 4.9
GHz point-to-point and point-to-multipoint backhaul products, offer
leading edge power and simplicity. The WaveRider product family is the
perfect workhorse for a wide array of users including wireless Internet
service providers, public safety, municipalities, enterprise, video
surveillance and military marketplaces."
Vecima Networks will begin shipping the LMS8000 Series product on
December 10, 2007.
For more information about Vecima's LMS8000 and other WaveRider
products, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or
call (306) 955-7075.
*About Vecima Networks*
Vecima Networks Inc. (TSX:VCM) designs, manufactures and sells products
that enable broadband access to cable, wireless and telephony networks.
Vecima's hardware products incorporate original embedded software to
meet the complex requirements of next-generation, high-speed digital
networks. Service providers use Vecima's solutions to deliver services
to a converging worldwide broadband market, including what are commonly
known as "triple play" (voice, video and data) and "quadruple play"
(voice, video, data and wireless) services. Vecima's solutions allow
service providers to rapidly and cost-effectively bridge the final
network segment that connects the system directly to end users, commonly
referred to as "the last mile", by overcoming the bottleneck resulting
from insufficient carrying capacity in legacy, last mile
infrastructures. Vecima's products are directed at two principal
markets: Converged Wired Solutions and Broadband Wireless. The Company
has also developed and continues to focus on developing products to
address emerging markets such as Voice over Internet Protocol, fibre to
the home and IP video. _www.vecima.com_ <http://www.vecima.com/>
*Forward-Looking Statements*
Certain statements in this news release may constitute forward-looking
statements which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or
achievements of the Company, or industry results, to be materially
different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed
or implied by such forward-looking statements. When used in this news
release, such statements are generally identified by the use of such
words as "may", "will", "expect", "believe", "plan", "intend" and other
similar terminology. These statements reflect Vecima's current
expectations regarding future events and operating performance and speak
only as of the date of this news release. Forward-looking statements
involve significant risks and uncertainties, should not be read as
guarantees of future performance or results, and will not necessarily be
accurate indications of whether or not such results will be achieved. A
number of factors including, but not limited to, the factors discussed
under "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Information Form dated
September 25, 2007 available on SEDAR (www.sedar.com), could cause
actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the
forward-looking statements. Although the forward-looking statements
contained in this news release are based upon what management of the
Company believes are reasonable assumptions, the Company cannot assure
investors that actual results will be consistent with these
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made as
of the date of this news release, and the Company assumes no obligation
to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances.
***Bryan Taylor*
Regional Sales Manager
Vecima Networks Inc.
150 Cardinal Place
Saskatoon, SK., Canada
S7L 6H7
Phone: (704) 291-7530
Fax: (877) 252-4533
[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
