LONDON - April 15, 2008 - On April 9-10, 2008, 2700 visitors converged on the Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre for the inaugural WiMAX Forum Congress Asia, establishing the show as the largest and most important WiMAX™ event for the Asia Pacific continent.

"We are very pleased with the inaugural WiMAX Forum Congress Asia event," said Ron Resnick, president and chairman of the WiMAX Forum. "We surpassed our attendance expectations, provided the WiMAX industry with a trade show that was high energy and busy on the exhibit floor for both days and facilitated extensive networking and information gathering opportunities with the experts from key vendors - all under one roof. Our conference was well received, as we tried to create an engaging and interactive program with opportunities for provocative panel discussions and audience participation, as well as details by service providers outlining their experiences and plans to deploy WiMAX."

Visitors, representing the full mobile broadband ecosystem, meet with over 50 exhibiting companies over the two days. The packed exhibition floor was a buzz as visitors networked and secured business relationships with new and existing customers, while over 500 delegates attended the two-day conference, which addressed the key issues surrounding the WiMAX industry across the Asia Pacific region. Visitors to WiMAX Forum congress Asia commented;

• "A must attend event"
• "Very focused"
• "Great first show, a great event and a great opportunity"
• "A true bridge between providers and operators and markets"
• "The whole WiMAX ecosystem under one roof"

Ecstatic exhibitors had a fantastic event and showed their support by signing up for the 2009 show on April 28-29, 2009 in Singapore. At the close of the exhibition over 92% of the 2008 floor space had already been taken for 2009.

• Jo McLean, Group Marketing Manager for Aircom International commented, "I found the quality of the leads fantastic. A really focused event."
• Dan Sparks, VP of Sales, Solectek said "It was a great first time experience."
• Ciritech had a positive event too, Narlin Kapila their VP of Marketing claimed, "This Event has drawn quality visitors involved within the WiMAX industry."
• John Romano, Sr. Marcomm Manager at Beceem stated, "The show had a good focus and was well organised. Informa is a class operation."

The WiMAX Forum® and its event partner, Informa Telecoms & Media, will now turn their attention to the next show in the series, the WiMAX Forum Global Congress. WiMAX Forum Global Congress, the flagship event in the series, will take place in Amsterdam on June 17-18, 2008 and is expecting to attract over 80 exhibitors and 5000 attendees.

"We look forward to building on our success here in Singapore by providing the WiMAX ecosystem with a global trade show experience and global presence by vendors to present a broad mix of new products to assist operators in deciding their strategy to consider or deploy WiMAX," said Resnick. "Our events are clear evidence that WiMAX, with the capability to deliver Mobile Internet and fixed broadband services, is here today and our members are dedicated to bringing WiMAX Forum Certified mobile broadband products and services to consumers worldwide."

About WiMAX Forum®

The WiMAX Forum® is an industry-led, not-for-profit organization formed to certify and promote the compatibility and interoperability of broadband wireless products based upon the harmonized IEEE 802.16/ETSI HiperMAN standard. A WiMAX Forum goal is to accelerate the introduction of these systems into the marketplace. WiMAX Forum Certified products are interoperable and support broadband fixed, nomadic, portable and mobile services. Along these lines, the WiMAX Forum works closely with service providers and regulators to ensure that WiMAX Forum Certified systems meet customer and government requirements. Through the WiMAX Forum Congress Events Series of global trade shows and events, the WiMAX Forum is committed to furthering education, training and collaboration to expand the reach of the WiMAX ecosystem. For more information, visit the trade show link at www.wimaxforum.org.

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