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To: JohnG who wrote (31479)	6/2/1999 11:26:00 AM
From: 2brasil	Respond to of 152472

I have seen that in europe 5 years ago never understood why it didn't take off here regards bruce Company Press Release Metawave Announces Addition to Smart Antenna Product Line for CDMA Networks Compatibility of SpotLight 2000 Smart Antenna System to be Extended to Nortel Networks CDMA Metro Cell REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 1, 1999--Metawave® Communications Corp. today announced the latest addition to its code division multiple access (CDMA) smart antenna product family, a version of the capacity-expanding SpotLight® 2000 system for the Nortel Networks(TM) CDMA Metro Cell(TM). Metawave will feature the new SpotLight 2000 product June 1-3 at Canadian Wireless in Vancouver, British Columbia. The system will be available for commercial shipment in third quarter of 1999. ''We are very pleased to announce our first SpotLight 2000 interface to a base station from Nortel Networks,'' said Dr. Marty Feuerstein, Metawave vice president of product management and advanced technology. ''In addition to broadening the market for our systems, we can better meet the needs of our existing customers who are pursuing a variety of infrastructure strategies as they build out their CDMA networks.'' SpotLight 2000 offers a highly targeted approach to adding CDMA capacity that boosts network efficiency, allowing operators to increase minutes of use per CDMA carrier frequency by 30 percent or more. By delivering network-wide capacity benefits, the system increases the return from an operator's CDMA capital investment and reduces the cost of growing and operating a CDMA network. Dr. Feuerstein explained, ''Because traffic levels vary widely across a network, capacity often sits idle in low usage sites, while demand in high usage cells strains available resources. The inefficiencies that result from geographic disparities in traffic demand can be enormous. In fact, we've seen markets where as much as 70 percent of a network's available capacity remains unused when the most heavily loaded cells bump up against a carrier frequency's capacity limit. ''SpotLight 2000 unlocks some of this unused capacity. Using SpotLight 2000 for capacity relief in high usage cells provides extra time for traffic to grow on the existing carrier frequency -- with minutes of use increasing at both the smart antenna-equipped sites and the more lightly loaded conventional sites. With targeted SpotLight 2000 deployments, operators can use more of the network capacity they've paid for but, until now, haven't benefited from. And these capacity gains accrue with each carrier frequency deployed.'' ABOUT METAWAVE Headquartered in Redmond, Wash., Metawave Communications Corporation designs, develops, manufactures and markets smart antenna systems for the wireless communications industry. The company's SpotLight 2000 smart antenna system reduces the cost of network growth by increasing the capacity of existing cell sites. SpotLight 2000 is deployed in networks in North America, South America and Europe. For more information, call 1-888-METAWAVE or visit the company's Website at metawave.com. Metawave® and SpotLight® are registered trademarks of Metawave Communications Corporation. Nortel Networks(TM) and Metro Cell(TM) are trademarks of Nortel Networks Corporation. Contact: Metawave Communications Katharine Petersen, 425/702-6531 kathp@metawave.com or The KMC Group Stacy Hendricks, 425/450-9965 xtn. 120 stacyh@kmcgroup.com Related News Categories: computers, telecom Help Copyright © 1999 Business Wire. All rights reserved. All the news releases provided by Business Wire are copyrighted. Any forms of copying other than an individual user's personal reference without express written permission is prohibited. Further distribution of these materials is strictly forbidden, including but not limited to, posting, emailing, faxing, archiving ina public database, redistributing via a computer network or in a p