New Antenna Companion Modules Also Introduced

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Trimble (Nasdaq: TRMB) introduced today the Condor family of GPS modules. The new modules feature major advancements in signal tracking for applications working in poor signal environments. With their higher sensitivity, performance and faster startup times, the Condor GPS modules enable system integrators to easily add Global Positioning System (GPS) capability to a mobile device with minimal impact on its size or battery life at a very economical price.

Trimble’s Condor GPS modules are complete, ready-to-go receivers that provide position, velocity and time data with leading edge acquisition times. Compatible with active or passive antennas, the Condor GPS receivers can be used in portable handheld, battery-powered applications such as sport accessories, PDAs, cameras, computer and communication peripherals as well as vehicle tracking, navigation, and security products.

“Trimble’s Condor family of GPS modules represents a smart alternative to GPS chipsets for a variety of consumer and commercial positioning applications. The modules offer lower development costs, multiple form factors for flexibility, and high-quality positioning backed by Trimble’s 30 plus years of GPS experience,” said Steve Ruff, general manager of Trimble’s Embedded Products.

The Condor GPS family includes modules with different form factors and interface options:

The tiny Condor C1011 module packs powerful positioning performance into a small size, 10mm x 11mm x 2.01mm, which is ideal for portable navigation products. It features a 36-ball surface-mount interface Land Grid Array (LGA) that can be electrically connected to a printed circuit board (PCB) by using a socket or soldering it directly to the PCB.

The Condor C1919 is a 19mm x 19mm x 2.5mm surface-mount format common with the Trimble Copernicus® II and Panda GPS modules. As a surface-mount module with 28 reflow-solderable edge castellations, the C1919 requires no costly I/O and RF connectors.

Continuing Trimble’s tradition of advancing technology while preserving a customer’s investment, the Condor C2626 module measuring 26mm x 26mm x 6mm leverages the popular Lassen® iQ form factor. It features a single 8-pin (2×4) male header connector for power and data I/O.

The Condor modules can generate position fixes with high accuracy in extremely challenging environments and under poor signal conditions (down to -160dBm). The receiver consumes typically 37 mA at 3.3 V with continuous tracking. In addition, the Condor receivers provide a configurable 1 PPS synchronized to GPS/UTC, typically within 25 nanoseconds (one sigma) and an update rate up to 10Hz.

Trimble’s Condor GPS modules are capable of receiving Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS) corrections, including the U.S. Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) and the European Geostationary Overlay Service (EGNOS). They also support GPS assistance (aGPS).

The Condor GPS starter kit includes all the tools necessary to test and evaluate the Condor GPS receiver, including: a Condor GPS receiver in a rugged enclosure suitable for testing and data collection; a GPS antenna; PC-based analysis tools; and documentation.

The Condor C1919 and C1011 GPS modules are currently available through Trimble’s Advanced Devices dealer network. The Condor C2626 is expected to be available in first quarter of 2010.

New Antenna Companion Modules

Trimble also introduced new Antenna Companion Modules (ACM) that combine a GPS receiver and a matched antenna in an easy to integrate moduleâ??the Trimble Silvanaâ?¢ ACM and Anapalaâ?¢ ACM. Both are compatible with Trimble’s Copernicus II, Panda and Condor GPS solutions.

Silvana ACM offers an onboard antenna as well as a connector for an external antenna. An antenna detection circuit automatically switches to the external antenna, when connected. With Silvana, one flexible solution serves both internal and external antenna applications.

The Anapala ACM also supports multiple GPS solutions, but relies on the integral matched antenna.

Trimble’s Silvana and Anapala ACMs are expected to be available in first quarter of 2010 through Trimble’s Advanced Devices dealer network.

About Trimble

Trimble applies technology to make field and mobile workers in businesses and government significantly more productive. Solutions are focused on applications requiring position or locationâ??including surveying, construction, agriculture, fleet and asset management, public safety and mapping. In addition to utilizing positioning technologies, such as GPS, lasers and optics, Trimble solutions may include software content specific to the needs of the user. Wireless technologies are utilized to deliver the solution to the user and to ensure a tight coupling of the field and the back office. Founded in 1978, Trimble is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif.

For more information, visit: www.trimble.com

4G Carriers Deploying High Capacity Networks to Support Bandwidth-Hungry Smartphones and Internet Users

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–E-Band Communications Corporation (E-Band), the leading manufacturer of ultra-high performance point-to-point wireless transmission systems, announced that the company achieved the number one position in the U.S. market for 70-80 GHz millimeter-wave systems, based on publicly available 2009 FCC license registration data. The company’s millimeter-wave radios are used by telecoms as the backbone for their cellular broadband and backhaul networks. The radios are also used by businesses, hospitals, universities, government agencies and security providers to transmit data and digital video over several miles, without the expense and installation challenges of fiber optic systems.

“2009 turned out to be our break-out year, even in the middle of a recession,” said Saul Umbrasas, Chief Marketing Officer for E-band Communications. “Our ultra-hi capacity backhaul solution is a key infrastructure component for the 4G WiMAX and LTE networks being deployed around the world. Adding bandwidth capacity for internet access and for devices such as the Apple iPhone, Google Android and RIM Blackberry is critical to ensuring customer satisfaction and retention for wireless carriers. In a robust and highly competitive market, which more than doubled from 2008, E-Band was able to gain market share from all competitors. We obtained a clear leadership position with almost 60% of the US market. And most significantly, the FCC registration database indicates that our unit volume was more than 50% above our nearest competitor. I’m extremely proud of our team and grateful for the confidence our customers are placing in us. Our products are carrying multiple gigabits of data traffic every second, twenty-four hours a day, in the most advanced 4G networks in the world.”

The company also announced that it expanded its manufacturing capability in January, moving production into a new high-volume, state-of-the-art facility a few miles from its headquarters in San Diego, California. “Our customers demand up to 99.999% reliability and this ISO certified factory, with clean-room conditions and the most advanced manufacturing equipment and processes available, ensures that we continue to meet the quality and volume requirements needed to continue our leadership position in 2010 and beyond,” added Mr. Umbrasas.

About E-Band Communications Corporation

E-Band Communications Corporation (E-Band) is a San Diego, California based firm that develops and markets ultra-high capacity Gigabit Ethernet wireless communications systems in the 70-80 GHz E-band spectrum. E-Band’s “E-Link” family of products enable fiber-equivalent speeds over the air for backhaul of 4G mobile networks as well as supporting fiber extension and enterprise network connections. E-Band serves Mobile Network Operators, Telecommunications Service Providers, Enterprise and Government applications providers with the most cost efficient and cost effective wireless fiber alternative. One of the company’s competitive advantages is its Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit (MMIC) technology, which it has an exclusive long-term field-of-use license from Northrop Grumman Corporation. E-Band’s investors include Avalon Ventures, Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Reliance ADA Group, ADC Telecommunications, Investec, Express Ventures, OpenAir Ventures and a top-three U.S. telecommunications carrier.

Learn more about E-Band Communications at www.e-band.com.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire – 02/04/10) – All amounts in Canadian dollars (CDN$) unless otherwise noted.

WebTech Wireless Inc. (TSX:WEW – News), a leading provider of vehicle fleet location-based services (LBS) and telematics technology, announces that the City of Saint John, New Brunswick is expanding their current InterFleet® implementation to include an additional 100 vehicles – a contract valued at over $100,000. The city currently has both WebTech Wireless’ InterFleet® government fleet solution deployed on over one hundred public works vehicles, as well as the NextBus® real-time passenger information system on over fifty of the city’s buses.

Commenting on the sale, Owen Moore, COO at WebTech Wireless said, “We’re of course very pleased that Saint John has chosen to expand the use of our solution to the majority of their public works fleet. We’ve found that once municipalities, like Saint John, have had a chance to use InterFleet® and see what it can do, they look for ways to expand its use to as much of their operation as practical. That’s where InterFleet’s great flexibility and adaptability really shines, as it’s a solution that is applicable to virtually every type and scale of government fleet.”

As Canada’s oldest incorporated city and New Brunswick’s largest municipality, the city of Saint John has been providing municipal services for more than two centuries. The city’s fleet consists of approximately 350 vehicles of all types, including public works vehicles, transit buses, police cars and fire equipment.

This latest sale underscores WebTech Wireless’ commitment to providing custom made solutions for a variety of organizations that depend on efficient and effective mobile resource management.

About WebTech Wireless

WebTech Wireless Inc. (TSX:WEW – News) is a provider of vehicle fleet location-based services (LBS) and telematics technology. It develops, manufactures and supports end-to-end wireless solutions that improve the productivity, profitability, environmental compliance and safety of vehicle fleets. Its comprehensive suite of products and services include: Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL), mapping, vehicle diagnostics, CO2 reporting, navigation, messaging, and workforce management. The Company serves customers of all sizes in the transport, government, service delivery, insurance and OEM markets in over forty-one countries, including Fortune 500 companies. Specialized products include: Quadrant? fleet management software, InterFleet® solutions for government, and NextBus® real-time passenger information services for public transit fleets. For more information, please visit www.webtechwireless.com.

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ROSEVILLE, Calif., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Iskra Sistemi, a developer and provider of process automation, communications and security products announced a new product – the SparkLight ADM16 Next Generation SDH Add/Drop Multiplexer.

The SparkLight ADM-16 is a compact, high-density STM-16/4/1 next-generation access multiplexer which supports high-speed communications services. By providing a wide variety of interfaces on one common platform, Iskra’s SparkLight ADM16 family of products allows service providers to build an effective, flexible, user-friendly communications network. Extremely powerful EoS tools enable a smooth migration from TDM to packet services. VCAT is used to provide flexible bandwidth assignment from 2Mbps to 1000Mbps. LCAS allows for reliable bandwidth-efficient transport of many different packet services. An OTU2 blade allows for OTU2 and STM-64 line interfaces, utilizing P-OTN (Packet Optical Transport Network) technology.

Iskra selected Arrive Technologies’ AT4848 System-on-a-Chip as a key component in its new SparkLight ADM16 family of products. Arrive Technologies’ AT4848 is a highly integrated and scalable OC-48/STM-16, OC-12/STM-4 or OC-3/STM-1 Multiservice Add/Drop Multiplexer (ADM) on a chip. “Arrive is proud and excited to partner with Iskra Sistemi in their development efforts of advanced networking products,” said Giovanni Cintorrino, Director of Worldwide Sales at Arrive Technologies.

Iskra selected Arrive’s AT4848 because of its scalability and powerful feature set, including integrated cross-connects supporting DS0, VT/TU and STS/VC level switching, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, storage and video protocols, SONET/SDH and high density DS1/E1s and DS3/E3s, support of Frame and Transparent GFP mapping, SONET/SDH HI/LO and PDH virtual concatenation (VCAT) and LCAS with 128 groups. The AT4848 also provides VLAN/MPLS applications with on-chip L2 Aggregation & Management.

“Iskra continues to grow its market share both domestically and abroad, based on its technology leadership,” said Tom Erjavec, Director of Iskra’s Telecom Division. “We highly value our strategic relationship with Arrive Technologies and are pleased to expand our product portfolio for backbone networks for utility operators, wireless and wire-line operators with the Sparklight ADM-16 family.”

About Iskra Sistemi

Iskra Sistemi is a developer and provider of process automation, communications and security systems for power distribution, telecommunications, railway & road traffic and defense industries. With over 50 years of experience with the most demanding industrial projects, Iskra Sistemi today comprises a unique combination of comprehensive engineering knowledge, innovative bleeding-edge technologies and outstanding business excellence that enable us to provide and deploy a broad range of effective solutions, tailored to fit our customers’ needs. Visit us at www.iskrasistemi.si

About Arrive Technologies Inc.

Arrive Technologies is a leading provider of advanced communication devices focused on solutions for SONET/SDH, PDH and Ethernet at the network edge, access and customer premises. Arrive’s product portfolio enables both equipment vendors and network operators to deliver fast time-to-market solutions for Ethernet, Carrier Ethernet and Pseudowire/Circuit Emulation based services over SONET/SDH and PDH at extraordinarily low power and price points.

For further information, visit www.arrivetechnologies.com or email us at sales@arrivetechnologies.com.