PCTEL Unveils High Performance WiMAX Base Station Antenna Series That Minimizes Coverage Gaps

Business Wire, Oct 1, 2008

New Solution Provides Null Fill With High Isolation For Optimal Coverage And Performance

BLOOMINGDALE, Ill. -- PCTEL, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCTI), a leader in propagation and optimization solutions for the wireless industry, today announced its new wideband WiMAX base station antenna series with improved coverage characteristics. The new antennas provide single and double null fill capability for optimized coverage. The proprietary design also allows for higher system performance by providing isolation specification.

"Commercial deployments for fixed WiMAX have increased steadily and trials have begun for 802.16e mobile WiMAX services. As we progress, operators face a variety of challenges in terms of optimizing coverage and reducing interference" said Jeff Miller, General Manager of PCTEL's Antenna Products Group. "We are working closely with our customers and developing innovative antenna solutions that help them improve system performance" added Miller.

The wideband antennas cover 2.3-2.7GHz frequency bands and are available with a variety of gain and beam-width options to cover deployment scenarios in urban, suburban and rural environments. The antennas are designed with single and double null fill capability that resolve coverage issues for subscribers closer to the base station. Based on the model, the antennas provide upper side lobe suppression of better than 15dB or 20dB minimizing interference to neighboring cells. PCTEL has implemented a proprietary design to provide superior port to port isolation of 30dB. The reduced interference between the two antenna ports leads to better WiMAX network performance; specifically, higher data rates for subscribers.

The antennas are available in both 28 inch and 48 inch radomes for higher gain and include as standard, a robust adjustable scissors mount.

PCTEL will demonstrate its line of new WiMAX base station Antenna Solutions along with its portfolio of WiMAX and GPS reference timing antenna products at the WiMAX World 2008 Exhibition in Chicago, IL, October 1-2, 2008. Please Visit the PCTEL booth #1205.

About PCTEL

PCTEL, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCTI), is a global leader in propagation and optimization solutions for the wireless industry. The company designs and develops software-based radios for wireless network optimization and develops and distributes innovative antenna solutions. PCTEL's MAXRAD(R) antenna solutions address public safety applications, unlicensed and licensed wireless broadband, fleet management, and network timing. Its portfolio includes a broad range of antennas for WiMAX, Land Mobile Radio, GPS, telemetry, RFID, WiFi, indoor cellular, and mesh networks. The company's SeeGull(R) scanning receivers, receiver-based products and CLARIFY(R) interference management solutions are used to measure, monitor and optimize cellular networks. PCTEL's products are sold worldwide through direct and indirect channels. For more information, please visit the company's web site at: www.pctel.com.

PCTEL Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Specifically, these forward-looking statements include statements regarding the potential benefits from the use of the new high performance WiMAX Base Station Antenna Series. These statements are based on PCTEL's current expectations. Anticipated customer benefits and product capabilities may differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, PCTEL's success in marketing and selling, and PCTEL's ability to forecast customer requirements and demand for this product. The risks and uncertainties in PCTEL's business, including but not limited to those detailed from time to time in PCTEL's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, can affect results. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and PCTEL disclaims any obligation to update or revise the information contained in any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.