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Wavecom Introduces Remote Device Management Services


    Wavecom (Paris:AVM) (NASDAQ:WVCM) (ISIN:FR0000073066) announced
    today the launch of Remote Device Management Services (or RDM
    Services) to complement its Wireless CPU(R), Wireless
    Microprocessor(R) and Open AT(R) Software Suite portfolio. Using this
    new service, customers can develop or enhance their own offers in
    areas like after-sale repair, preventative maintenance and new product
    feature updates.

    Wavecom's RDM Services make it possible to easily and
    cost-effectively monitor and update products in the field, remotely
    via a complete, secure, turn-key, end-to-end operated service.
    Equipment manufacturers and service providers can save significant
    time and expense by running remote diagnostics, upgrading their own
    applications and core wireless firmware, add new features or follow
    evolving standards.

    Recent industry reports, including one from the Aberdeen Group*,
    conclude that savings derived from establishing a remote device
    management system can quickly add up. In one example, they looked at
    savings opportunities by simply reducing the number of dispatches of
    technicians for service calls. If an RDM system is established in a
    company that has 50 technicians making an average of 3 service calls
    per day, the savings can add up to as much as USD 2.3 million annually
    while, at the same time, dramatically improving the quality of service
    response.

    Wavecom's offer is based on a powerful, field-proven,
    OMA-DM-compliant (Open Mobile Alliance - Device Management)
    client-server software suite. This builds upon existing Wavecom DOTA
    (Download Over-the-Air) capabilities, enhanced by compression
    technology, reducing the size of the downloaded software and air-time
    costs by up to 95%. It will be combined with remote-monitoring
    features in a range of existing and new Wavecom Wireless CPU(R)s,
    pre-programmed to accept remote activation anytime and anywhere.

    "With increased demand for product uptimes, and longer product
    lifecycles, machine manufacturers across a variety of industries are
    increasingly incorporating remote product service (RPS) solutions into
    their post-sales support strategies," said Mark Vigoroso, Chief
    Research Officer at the Aberdeen Group. "Fully 70% of the
    best-in-class service organizations we recently surveyed are already
    using RPS solutions; so, we expect this strategy to gain momentum
    quickly."

    Philippe Guillemette, Wavecom CTO commented, "We are leveraging
    our experience in wireless technology to protect our customers'
    investments and move toward value-added solutions that can benefit the
    whole marketplace. We are the only company to offer a complete
    turn-key solution, including server, embedded protocol stack and
    real-time operating system, all of which are built on Wavecom-owned
    and developed technology. This critical expertise and complete
    technology ownership guarantees the reliability, and security of the
    service operation over an extended period of time.

    The service is expected to begin deployment in the second half of
    2007.

    Visit us at 3GSM in Barcelona Feb. 12 - 15 Hall 2 Booth 2A70.

    About Wavecom

    Wavecom is a worldwide leader in embedded industrial wireless
    communication solutions for automotive, machine-to-machine and mobile
    professional applications. Wavecom's solutions include the Open AT(R)
    software platform encompassing the Wavecom Open AT(R) Operating
    System, a wide range of Plug-Ins, the Open AT(R) Integrated
    Development Environment (IDE) along with a market-leading range of
    Wireless CPU(R)s (Central Processing Units), and an expanding
    portfolio of services. These complete embedded solutions enable makers
    of all types of machines to develop a new breed of intelligent
    wireless applications, without the need of external processors and
    other ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuits) and components.

    Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux (France)
    near Paris, Wavecom has subsidiaries in Hong Kong (PRC), Research
    Triangle Park, NC (USA), Camberley (UK). Wavecom is publicly traded on
    Euronext Paris (Eurolist) in France and on the NASDAQ (WVCM) exchange
    in the U.S.

    www.wavecom.com

    * Aberdeen Group "The Remote Product Service (RPS) Update 2006
    Strategic Service Momentum Drive RPS Adoption" download your free copy
    http://www.wavecom.com/aberdeen