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BelAir Networks and Winncom Technologies Corp. Announce the First Turnkey Wireless Mesh Network Solution for Municipal Deployments; New Town Square™ Carrier-Grade Wireless Mesh Network Package for Channel Partners and Cities

Business Wire, March 7, 2006

KANATA, Ontario -- BelAir Networks, a leading wireless mesh network provider and Winncom Technologies, a value-added distributor, today announced the immediate availability of an innovative turnkey hardware and software solution for channel partners and cities interested in deploying municipal wireless networks. With the BelAir Town Square(TM) Wireless Mesh Network bundled offering, partners and cities can quickly and easily test and deploy entry-level, carrier-grade wireless mesh networks to support the wireless communications needs of business and residential subscribers.

The Town Square turnkey solution offers eight BelAir50c wireless mesh access nodes, BelView network management software, a Nomadix AG5000 Metro Gateway and Airpath end user billing and authentication software to interested cities and channel partners in the U.S. and Europe. The new BelAir Town Square bundled solution allows partners to quickly ramp up wireless municipal networks capable of supporting high speed internet, voice, and video services. The bundle is priced at $36,990 including all connecting cables, standard support services and an initial sales seminar for channel partners.

"The BelAir and Winncom bundled offering offers a whole new entry point for cities interested in leveraging wireless mesh networks for their residents and businesses," said Aaron Savy, vice president, sales and marketing, Winncom. "The turnkey mesh network solution is a win-win for VAR's, ISPs WISPS, government agencies and others who need a way to quickly test and deploy wireless mesh networks."

With more 120 networks deployed worldwide, BelAir Networks delivers the only wireless mesh solution able to support the full range of commercial services including wireline-quality voice, high-quality video, high-speed Internet access, and business data services. BelAir is also the industry's first multi-service solution able to support WiMAX, cellular, and other frequencies in a single mesh. Winncom offers complimentary products including, bridges, routers, software and other premium networking components.

"We are pleased to offer a bundled wireless mesh network offering with our partner, Winncom Technologies," said Ron Robinson, senior vice president of sales, BelAir Networks. "BelAir's carrier-grade wireless mesh network products combined with complementary products from Nomadix and Airpath is a proven, tested solution for cities looking for an entry point from which to build scaleable wireless mesh networks capable of supporting high speed internet and VoIP today and emerging voice, video and data applications in the future."

Winncom has completed a full training, certification and support program with BelAir and will provide channel partners with training and support for the new Town Square wireless mesh network offering.

Winncom's focus on broadband wireless networking, and IP voice and data solutions is enabled by experienced and knowledgeable sales, technical support, field service and engineering personnel in the U.S., Eastern Europe, Russia, and other CIS countries, including Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

About Winncom

Winncom Technologies Corp., a subsidiary of ARC Wireless Solutions Inc. (OTCBB:ARCS), is a value-added distributor providing Wi-Fi(R) and broadband wireless products and services, voice over Internet protocol (VoIP), virtual private networks (VPNs) and other wireless networking related products and services to resellers and partners throughout North America and Europe. Winncom has established a reputation as a leader in distributing wireless networking, with highly qualified sales, engineering and technical support personnel focused on these solutions. For more information please visit www.winncom.com or call 888-WINNCOM (1-888-946-6266) or (440) 498-9510.

About BelAir Networks

BelAir Networks is the first company to offer scalable, wide-area wireless broadband solutions with the highest quality for data, voice and video. BelAir's wireless networking solutions are built on the only multi-service architecture for wide-area wireless broadband deployments of Wi-Fi(R), WiMAX, and 3G Cellular networks. Built specifically for outdoor deployments, BelAir Networks' patented solution delivers the lowest cost per user and deploys in days, blending into the physical infrastructure of downtown business districts, hotels and resorts, and campuses. Founded in 2001, BelAir Networks is a privately held company headquartered in Kanata, Ontario. For more information, visit www.belairnetworks.com.

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