SOLO DIRECT CONNECT BRINGS WIMAX TO EASTERN IOWA.

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RICHARDSON, Texas, July 31 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

Quad Cities to enjoy one of the first Mobile WiMAX(TM) networks in the United States

Solo Direct Connect today announced it has selected Navini to provide Mobile WiMAX to over 350,000 residents in the Quad Cities area. Solo plans to launch commercial service of wireless broadband service, using the 802.16e Mobile WiMAX(TM) solution with Smart WiMAX from Navini Networks(1), the most experienced provider of non-line-of-sight (NLOS) portable wireless broadband network equipment in the world.

The new service launch will cover the greater Quad Cities Area including Davenport and Bettendorf, IA as well Moline/East Moline and Rock Island, IL with plans to expand into several other markets in 2008. Deployment will be begin in August and completed by the end of September.

"We selected Navini due to their advanced Mobile WiMAX product with Beamforming and because they have so much experience deploying these kinds of networks." Said Andy Tyrrell, Solo Connect's Founder and President. "Navini's highly developed ecosystem will provide VoIP and other key applications to residents."

"We expect substantial growth as people experience the characteristics of Mobile WiMAX," said Victor Panegos, Solo's CMO. "We are excited about getting the communities we serve out of dial-up and experiencing the freedom that personal broadband brings. The speed, reliability, security, mobility and affordability we will offer subscribers is unprecedented. We are already seeing enormous demand from our existing dial-up and DSL customers. Knowing that residents of the Quad Cities will be leading the charge to a wireless future makes me smile."