Azaire Networks and Dopod Demonstrate Dual Network Services

• Tuesday, 14 February 2006

Demonstration Powered by Azaire’s AdvancedTCA-based IP-CNP and
Dopod 900 3G Mini Sub-Note

TAIPEI, Taiwan and SANTA CLARA, California, February 14, 2006 – Azaire Networks Inc. and Dopod International Corp. Ltd. announced today that Chunghwa Mobile Business Group, part of Chunghwa Telecom, demonstrated dual network services using the Dopod 900 3G Mini Sub-Note with Azaire Network’s PDA Connection Manager and IP Converged Network Platform (IP-CNP). The event was hosted by the National Science and Technology Program Office (NTPO) and showcased Taiwan’s progress in their 3G-WLAN “dual network” initiative to government officials, business leaders and the public. It showed how a subscriber using a dual network device such as the Dopod 900 will benefit from anytime, anywhere access to mobile data services across UMTS, GPRS and WiFi networks.

“Our IP Converged Network Platform enables carriers like Chunghwa Mobile to provide subscribers with a seamless user experience over 3G-WiFi dual networks,” said Bill Howe, President and Chief Executive Officer of Azaire Networks. “This demonstration, utilizing the Dopod 900 3G Mini Sub-Note, also known as HTC Universal, and Azaire’s IP-CNP, brings to life the promise of Always Best Connected.”

“The Dopod 900 3G Mini Sub-Note utilizing Azaire Network’s IP-CNP is a powerful combination of next generation technologies that is revolutionizing mobile communications. We are excited to take part in demonstrating how subscribers can soon access unified services across different wireless networks, specifically UMTS and WiFi throughout Taiwan,” said Jack Tong, CEO of Dopod International.

Azaire Networks’ 3GPP-compliant IP Converged Network Platform is the world’s first convergence gateway on the AdvancedTCA® platform. It supports both legacy services of voice and data, as well as future IMS services. Azaire’s IP-CNP enables Chunghwa Telecom to cost effectively deliver seamless mobile broadband services to its subscribers everywhere. For example, a subscriber can roam between macrocellular 3G networks and WiFi zones, always receiving the best connected service without interruption.

Manufactured by High Tech Computer (HTC), the Dopod 900 is the world’s smallest 3G notebook and is equipped with a Chinese/English keyboard and a Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system for a user-friendly management interface. Featuring a 3.6 inch rotating screen, 65,000 colors, a 640 x 480 high resolution, and an automatic switching of vertical/horizontal display, consumers can conveniently edit documents, receive/send email or view photos. In addition, the Dopod 900 has dual camera functions, including a main 1.3 megapixels camera for unlimited video/voice recording and a secondary 0.3 megapixels camera for telecommunication applications. Simultaneously, the Dopod 900 also supports full phone functions, including GSM/GPRS(900/1800/1900) and WCDMA(UMTS) standards for high mobility lifestyles.

About Azaire Networks Inc.
Azaire Networks is the leading provider of hybrid network solutions with deployments in service in Europe, North America and Asia. In addition to Chunghwa Telecom, customers include T-Mobile, SingTel-Optus, Rogers Wireless, Mobilkom Austria, GoMobile and several others, with additional operators currently testing the IP-CNP. Azaire Networks' flagship IP-CNP product is the first 3GPP-compliant IWLAN solution that enables operators to cost effectively extend 2.5G/3G network coverage.

Azaire Networks’ hybrid network approach enables business users and consumers to receive the broadband mobility and new services they desire on the best available network.

The company is headquartered in Santa Clara, California with offices in Germany, India, and the Netherlands. It is funded by Rustic Canyon Partners, Woodside Fund, Convergence Partners and other investors. For more information, please visit www.azairenet.com.

About Dopod International
Dopod International Corp. Ltd. was founded in 2004 and has established a leading position in the PDA mobile phone industry in less than a year. PC Week, Taiwan’s authoritative computer magazine, has hailed Dopod’s Smart phones and PDA phones over major rival products.

Dopod’s astounding success is due not to sheer luck or coincidence, but because of its superior functionality and design. Though it is a fresh, new player in the region, Dopod has gained the support of High Tech Computer (HTC) as its strategic partner. HTC is not only the manufacturer behind renowned global brand names, it is also the world’s largest PDA manufacturer and ranked as the top manufacturer by “100 Taiwan Technology.” By utilizing the flexibility and power of Microsoft’s Windows Mobile platform, Dopod’s handsets deliver maximum value to consumers by utilizing and leveraging on the strength and technical expertise of both Microsoft and HTC, the leading technology companies in their respective fields.

All of Dopod’s products and services are designed and made to enable users to “Enjoy Mobility.” By integrating top-notch mobile communication with information system technologies, Dopod aims to cater to the modern, connected-everywhere lifestyle with convenient and instant access to information all kinds of information that modern day users demand. Dopod embodies a brand new lifestyle experience for its users, combining outstanding product design and quality.

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