Proxim Wireless Appoints Virtual Netcomm as Regional Distributor

Regional – February 18, 2011 – Virtual Netcomm (S) Pte Ltd (“VNPL”), the premier value-added enterprise technology distributor in Asia today announced its appointment as the regional distributor of Proxim Wireless (“Proxim”). With the distributorship, VNPL will market and distribute the full range of wireless networking products and solutions via its extensive channel network and innovative marketing initiatives in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.

With the addition of Proxim, a strong partner for leading wireless and communication technologies, VNPL expands its networking portfolio to enter the wireless surveillance market in Asia. VNPL is also expected to penetrate into the telecommunications markets in the region to provide local telecommunication providers the capabilities to cater for large numbers of customers with high speed, stable and scalable broadband wireless access, promising a faster time-to-market and a lower total cost of ownership.

Proxim has strong momentum in delivering robust broadband wireless solutions to enterprises and service providers around the world. Southeast Asia is a significant growth market for us. We are excited to have VNPL on board as a Value added distributor with its Enterprise and Service Providers focused channel partner base for this region. "A lot of people throw around the term 'end-to-end wireless,' but at Proxim, we actually make it happen. This comprehensive approach is consistent with our focus on meeting the customer's desired connectivity needs rather than forcing a single product or technology on a customer - said Nishchal Batra, Vice President of Sales, Asia, ANZ and Middle East, Proxim Wireless".

“Proxim provides a rich arsenal of wireless technologies ranging from WLAN, Wi-Fi Mesh, WiMAX technologies, this opens many opportunities for our channel partners in the region, from infrastructural wireless connections to improve efficiencies in enterprise communications and networking, to surveillance and real-time communications to protect public and private interests. Proxim has close to 2 million units deployed and over 200,000 customers globally, we are confident to expand the customer base in Southeast Asia as many of these markets are developing rapidly. The risks of terrorism threats are real, especially in this region, we see a trend that enterprises are looking for surveillance solutions to safeguard their assets. As enterprises in Asia grow, the need for secured, robust WLANs connectivity will add market potential in the region,” said Sam Chng, Executive Director, for South East Asia operations, VNPL.

About Proxim Wireless

Proxim Wireless Corporation (PINKSHEETS: PRXM) provides Wi-Fi®, WiMAX, Point-to-Multipoint and Point-to-Point Backhaul technologies for a complete indoor and outdoor wireless broadband ecosystem. Our systems enable service providers, governments and enterprises to deploy fixed and mobile security and video surveillance, indoor and outdoor Wi-Fi, business and residential internet access and cell tower backhaul. Proxim has shipped more than 2 million wireless devices to more than 250,000 customers in over 65 countries worldwide. Proxim is ISO 9001-2008 certified. For more information, visit www.proxim.com.