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 NEWS  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  This  is  an  unofficial  announcement  of  Commission  action.  Release  of  the  full  text  of  a  Commission  order  constitutes  official  action.  See  MCI  v.  FCC.  515  F  2d  385  (D.  C.  Circ  1974).  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov 
 FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE  NEWS  MEDIA  CONTACTS  May  9,  2003  Robin  Pence  (202)  418-  0505 
 MAY  12  EXHIBIT  TO  HIGHLIGHT  INNOVATIVE  WIRELESS  TECHNOLOGIES 
 Washington,  DC  -  Innovative  new  technologies  made  possible  by  recent  advances  in  radio  communications  and  spectrum  policy  initiatives  will  be  demonstrated  at  a  Wireless  Innovations 
 Technology  Showcase  in  Washington,  DC  on  May  12,  2003. 
 Some  examples  include: 
   Software  radio  technology  allows  a  single  hand-  held  device  to  function  like  a  Swiss  Army  knife,  providing  an  all-  in-  one  wireless  tool  that  can  serve  as  a  cell  phone,  a 
 traditional  FM  radio,  or  even  as  a  public  safety  radio. 
   Commercial  mobile  broadband  networking  technology  and  equipment  enables  service  providers  to  offer  businesses  and  consumers  a  personal,  fully  mobile  broadband 
 connection  that  offers  Wi-  Fi  speeds  over  a  range  that  extends  for  miles  rather  then  yards.  The  end  result  is  the  ability  for  carriers  to  economically  deploy  wide-  range  mobile 
 broadband  networks  that  not  only  cover  every  coffee  shop  in  the  city,  but  the  entire  city. 
   An  antenna  on  top  of  a  barn  or  silo  provides  wireless  broadband  Internet  access  in  rural  areas  using  a  combination  of  Wi-  Fi  and  fixed  wireless  broadband  equipment. 


 The  Wireless  Innovations  exhibit  is  part  of  a  two-  day  conference  May  12-  13,  entitled  "Wireless  Innovations:  New  Technologies  and  Evolving  Policies,"  sponsored  by  the  U.  S. 
 Department  of  Commerce's  National  Telecommunications  and  Information  Administration  (NTIA),  in  cooperation  with  the  Federal  Communications  Commission  (FCC)  and  the  U.  S. 
 Department  of  State's  International  Communications  and  Information  Policy  (CIP)  group.  The  technology  exhibit  will  run  from  10  a.  m.  to  3  p.  m.  on  Monday,  May  12.  A  policy  panel 
 discussion  will  take  place  from  9  a.  m.  to  5  p.  m.  on  Tuesday,  May  13.  NTIA  will  provide  further  information  about  panel  topics  and  participants. 


 The  two-  day  event  will  be  held  at  the  U.  S.  Department  of  Commerce  Lobby  and  Auditorium  at  1401  Constitution  Avenue,  N.  W.  (entrance  on  14th  Street). 
 Exhibitors  include: 
 Wireless  Networking: 
   Aperto  Networks  Inc.,  Milpitas,  CA 
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   Alvarion  Inc.,  Carlsbad,  CA    International  Systems  Marketing  (ISM),  Rockville,  MD 
   IPWireless  Inc.,  San  Bruno,  CA    Motorola  Inc.,  Schaumburg,  IL 
   Roadstar  Internet  Inc.,  Bluemont,  VA    TeleCommunications  Systems  Inc.,  Annapolis,  MD 
   Terabeam  Inc.,  Kirkland,  WA    Towerstream  Inc.,  Waltham,  MA 
   Vocera  Communications  Inc.,  Cupertino,  CA 
 Location  and  Identification: 
   Columbia  CRN,  Columbia  University,  NY    Time  Domain,  Washington,  D.  C. 


 Leading  Edge: 
   Agilent  Technologies  Inc.,  Palo  Alto,  CA    Summitek  Instruments  Inc.,  Englewood,  CO 
   Vanu  Inc.,  Cambridge,  MA 
 Detailed  information  about  the  exhibitor  demonstrations  (subject  to  change)  and  company  contacts  is  available  at  http://  www.  fcc.  gov/  sptf. 


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