Aperto Networks' Leaders and Customers Invited to Address Industry on Broadband Wireless Access and WiMAX at the 2005 WCA International Symposium & Business Expo

Business Wire, Jan 11, 2005

MILPITAS, Calif. -- Aperto Networks, a leading WiMAX-class broadband wireless access (BWA) systems provider, announced today that the company and its service provider customers have been invited to speak at several sessions at the upcoming Wireless Communications Association International Symposium and Business Expo in San Jose, California at the Fairmont Hotel from January 12 - 14, 2005, http://www.wcai.com/event/05/ts11gen.htm

When:     Wednesday, January 12, 9:15 - 10:30am
What:     The Broadband Path to Profitability
Where:    Regency 2 Room
Who:      Dr. Reza Ahy, CEO, Aperto Networks and WCA Director

When:     Wednesday, January 12, 4:15 - 5:00pm
What:     How Operators Are Evolving Networks WiMAX, VoIP, Video &
          Advanced Services
Where:    Empire Room
Who:      Jeffrey M. Thompson, COO, TowerStream (Boston, Chicago, Los
          Angeles, New York City and other urban markets)

When:     Thursday, January 13, 10:30 - 11:10am
What:     WiMAX Forum Service Provider Working Group
Where:    Gold Room
Who:      Dean Chang, Director of Marketing, Aperto Networks. Dean is
          also the chair of the WiMAX Forum's Service Provider Working
          Group and publicity chair of IEEE 802.16

When:     Thursday, January 13, 2:40 - 3:30pm
What:     Wi-Fi Mesh Meets WiMAX in the Metro: Best of Both Worlds
Where:    Gold Room
Who:      Alan Menezes, Vice President of Marketing, Aperto Networks

When:     Thursday, January 13, 2:40 - 3:30pm
What:     Comparing Global Deployment Strategies
Where:    Crystal Room
Who:      Keimpe Algra, General Manager, Broadband Wireless, Enertel
          (The Netherlands)

Aperto Networks will exhibit at booth 223. Exhibit hours are Wednesday, January 12 from 5:00 - 7:30pm and Thursday, January 13 from 11am - 1:30pm and 4:00 - 6:30pm.

About Aperto Networks

Aperto Networks is a leader in WiMAX-class multiservice broadband wireless access systems for global markets. The company was founded to provide breakthrough solutions to the bottleneck in last-mile broadband access, and is a founding board member of the WiMAX Forum as well as a founder and lead contributor to IEEE 802.16a/d and the ETSI-BRAN standards. Its PacketWave(R) system is a family of base stations, subscriber units, radios and antennas in 2.5, 3.5 and 5 GHz frequencies for point-to-point and point-to-multipoint deployment. PacketWave's scalability and patented technologies support new wireless builds and complement wireline broadband access networks. Aperto is already deployed in 50 countries, meeting service provider needs for installation ease, IP-rich network functionality, cost effectiveness, rapid provisioning and interference resilience. For more information on Aperto Networks, go to www.apertonet.com.