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SkyPilot Networks Announces 4.9 GHz Product Availability and Expands Partnerships for Municipal Broadband Wireless Market

Product enhancements provide licensed public safety and public access solutions with verified partner interoperability

Santa Clara , September 19, 2005 – SkyPilot Networks, a leading provider of carrier-class broadband wireless systems, today announced expanded coverage with the addition of the 4.9 GHz frequency band to address the licensed US public safety market and other international markets. In addition, SkyPilot announced a series of new partnerships that will be instrumental in quickly and cost-effectively delivering low-cost, customized wireless broadband services for rapidly expanding municipal market opportunities. SkyPilot has established partnerships with Airpath Wireless, Ekahau, Funk Software, IntraISP, NetMotion Wireless, Nomadix, Padcom, PePLink, Pronto Networks, and Zcomax Technologies to ensure interoperability with the leading providers of billing and management, back office accounting, operational support systems, authentication solutions, and Wi-Fi customer premise equipment (CPE) that are vital to delivering carrier-class broadband solutions to municipal markets.

“As the municipal market continues to grow, we’re getting increased demands for providing public safety solution using the 4.9 GHz band,” said Bob Machlin , president and CEO of SkyPilot. “With the SkyExtender DualBand, municipalities now have the choice of deploying both a licensed 4.9 GHz mesh infrastructure as well as providing 802.11b/g Wi-Fi access services. In addition, by partnering with these strategic vendors, not only are we demonstrating that our service offerings are robust, comprehensive, and scalable but we can now represent a one-stop provider that can address municipalities’ connectivity, provisioning, and operational requirements.”

Airpath Wireless

Airpath’s carrier-class Operational Support System (OSS) and clearinghouse hosted-software enable network operators, service providers and municipalities to provision, deploy, and manage their wireless networks and roaming activities. The software handles web portal creation and management, end user authentication and management, service plan development, reporting as well as clearing and settlement between providers that are wholesaling their facilities. Airpath's solutions work seamlessly with SkyPilot’s broadband wireless system to provide scalable "neutral-host' Wi-Fi subscriber services. Airpath can be found on the web at http://www.airpath.com.

Ekahau

Ekahau is the leading provider of planning and deployment solutions for wireless networks. The Ekahau Site Survey (ESS) application is the first-in-market "visual site survey tool", providing extensive analysis of wireless networks using easy-to-read heat maps. ESS covers the whole deployment cycle of a wireless network, from planning to verification to periodic monitoring. Ekahau can be found on the web at http://www.ekahau.com.

Funk Software

Funk Software provides access security solutions for wireless networks of any size. The company’s RADIUS/AAA security products enforce 802.1x security policies for Wi-Fi subscribers accessing the SkyPilot mesh network. Funk can be found on the web at http://www.funk.com.

IntraISP

IntraISP is a 6 th-generation software suite which has been in production since 1994. One of the first web-based, online billing systems, IntraISP provides comprehensive provisioning, billing, and automated customer care solutions to wireless Internet service providers (WISPs) and Internet telephony (VoIP) providers. IntraISP can be found on the web at http://www.intraISP.com.

NetMotion Wireless

NetMotion Wireless is the developer of Mobility XE, an easily deployed mobile VPN created specific all y to address the ch all enges of mobile computing. Through its robust server software and support for a wide range of client platforms, Mobility XE enables mobile workers to get and stay connected to mission-critical applications over any IP-based wireless networks they use or traverse. NetMotion can be found on the web at http://www.netmotionwireless.com.

Nomadix

Nomadix is the leading provider of intelligent network devices and interconnect services that make nomadic computing easy. Nomadix enables wireless Internet service providers and municipalities to create networks that are optimized for data, voice and video services in high density hot zones and metro areas. SkyPilot products work seamlessly with Nomadix gateways to create wireless broadband networks that can be deployed quickly with superior reliability. Nomadix can be found on the web at http://www.nomadix.com.

Padcom

Padcom®’s TotalRoam®, a leading wireless software solution for continuous network connectivity to critical applications, enables users to take advantage of wireless broadband networks without compromising usability or security. TotalRoam® seamlessly integrates wireless broadband, and public and private wide area networks and manages network connectivity and security, all owing users to effortlessly roam between available networks without the need to re-connect. The software applies a consistent level of security on all active networks through a mobile VPN that includes end-to-end FIPS 140-2 validated encryption. Padcom can be found on the web at http://www.padcomusa.com.

PePLink

PePLink’s MANGA Surf is a cost-effective customer premises equipment (CPE) device that connects to SkyPilot’s SkyExtender DualBand in the 2.4 GHz frequency band. The MANGA Surf provides WPA/802.1x supplicants for secure authentication and provides high-speed, long-range connections over encrypted links and a clear demarcation point for service providers. PePLink can be found on the web at http://www.peplink.com.

Pronto Networks

Pronto Networks is the leading provider of Operations Support System (OSS) platforms for municipal broadband networks, enabling operators and systems integrators to rapidly and cost-effectively deploy metro-scale, broadband wireless networks to deliver value-added services to city employees, businesses and residents. The company’s software, fully interoperable with SkyPilot’s wireless broadband solutions, performs critical back-office and service control functions, including user registration, secure authentication, subscriber management, flexible billing, customer portal customization, Quality of Service (QoS) controls, and remote network management . Pronto's OSS platform supports anykind of municipal broadband network model – public, private, mixed-use, and carrier-neutral. Pronto’s OSS platform also supports both centralized and de-centralized network architectures and leverages clustering technology to scale to millions of users and wireless nodes. Pronto Networks can be found on the web at http:/www.prontonetworks.com.

Zcomax Technologies

Zcomax Technologies is a leading developer and manufacturer of broadband wireless communication solutions. Zcomax provides indoor and outdoor CPE that connects to SkyPilot’s SkyExtender DualBand in the 2.4 GHz frequency band and includes an 802.1x supplicant for authentication to back-end subscriber management systems. Zcomax can be found on the web at http://www.zcomax.com.

Pricing and Availability
SkyPilot now provides coverage for the 4.940-5.150, 5.150-5.450, 5.450-5.725, and 5.725-5.850 GHz frequency bands, all of which provide SkyPilot’s leading carrier-class functionality that blends Superior RF Management with sophisticated mesh networking software. The 4.9 GHz products are available on all SkyPilot products starting in late September. The list prices remain the same regardless of frequency band:

SkyGateway base station – US list price US$4,799
SkyExtender DualBand mesh backhaul plus Wi-Fi access – US list price US$3,499
SkyExtender mesh backhaul plus CPE – US list price US$2,799
SkyConnector indoor and outdoor CPE – US list price US$549

About SkyPilot Networks
SkyPilot Networks is a leading provider of carrier-class broadband wireless systems that enable carriers, service providers, and municipalities of all sizes to easily deploy cost-effective last-mile voice and data services . The SkyPilot solution offers quick time-to-revenue and a compelling return-on-investment by extending reach, routing around obstacles, and increasing deployment flexibility, thereby dramatic all y reducing equipment and operating costs. The SkyPilot products provide a highly scalable and reliable wireless mesh network with a choice of subscriber access options. SkyPilot Networks is a principal member of the WiMAX Forum™ and is a privately held company based in Santa Clara , California . For more information on SkyPilot and its solutions, contact pr@trilliantinc.com or visit http://www.skypilot.com.