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Wavecom Launches New Fastrack Supreme Wireless CPU(R)


    Wavecom (Paris:AVM) (NASDAQ:WVCM) (ISIN:FR0000073066) today
    introduced the new Fastrack Supreme Wireless CPU(R). This Plug & Play
    family product evolution keeps the same versatile form factor as the
    previous Fastrack product packed with a host of new features that will
    carry customer applications well into the future.

    In order to better serve its customers, Wavecom launched a survey
    on the future of the Fastrack product in June of 2006, the first in
    what the company expects to be a standard part of customer-focused
    product planning for the future. Overwhelming response focused on
    several key needs, all of which are addressed in the Fastrack Supreme.

    Customers revealed the need for additional input/output (IO)
    options and enhanced expandability for optional features. In response,
    Wavecom has developed an exciting new, open-standard Internal
    Expansion Socket (IES) interface for customers to add additional IO
    connectivity or features like GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, Zigbee and more.
    The open interface means customers are able to develop their own
    expansion modules and customize the product for their specific
    requirements. Or, they can look to Wavecom for new expansion modules
    designed to address their most-pressing needs. With the new Fastrack
    Supreme, Wavecom also announces three such options: one for IO
    expansion with mini USB connectivity; one with GPS functionality and
    USB; and one with IO expansion, GPS functionality and USB. Wavecom
    expects to offer additional optional expansion modules in the future
    in direct response to customer needs.

    The Fastrack Supreme Wireless CPU(R) also features Wavecom's Open
    AT(R) Software Suite offering Real-Time native execution of embedded C
    applications plus download-over-the-air (DOTA) capabilities for
    simple, cost-effective upgrades and maintenance, compatible with the
    recently announced Remote Device Management Service (RDMS) from
    Wavecom. Open AT(R) enables developers to fully embed their software
    application inside Fastrack Supreme and as a direct consequence reduce
    product design, material and after-sale costs.

    In addition, the survey revealed customers' strong attachment to
    existing form factor and interfaces as well as a progression from GPRS
    to EDGE and on to 3G and HSDPA - all of which are incorporated in the
    rugged new product design. The first to be available are the Fastrack
    Supreme 10, supporting GPRS, and Fastrack Supreme 20, supporting EDGE.

    "Fastrack Supreme's unique value radiates from its ability to be
    customized not only by Wavecom but by our customers, too, in terms of
    both hardware and software - a true first in the industry," said
    Philippe Guillemette, Wavecom Chief Technology Officer & VP Marketing.
    "But we are even more proud of the fact that this product is a direct
    response to our customers' wants and needs. We are intent on continued
    dialogue with our customers in order to consistently deliver the
    most-innovative, best tailored solutions on the market."

    Engineering samples of the new Fastrack Supreme are expected in
    April 2007.

    Visit Wavecom at the EXPOCOMM Mexico, February 27-March 3 in the
    French Pavilion.

    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) (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 Paris, Wavecom has
    subsidiaries in Hong Kong (PRC), Research Triangle Park, NC (USA) and
    Camberley (UK). Wavecom is publicly traded on Euronext Paris (Eurolist
    compartment B: AVM; ISIN: FR0000073066) in France and on the NASDAQ
    (WVCM) exchange in the U.S.

    www.wavecom.com