Wavecom Taps Wireless Executive from Gemalto to Head-up Remote Device Management Services

26/03/2007 - 11:25

Wavecom (Paris:AVM) (NASDAQ:WVCM) (ISIN:FR0000073066) announced
today the arrival of Emmanuel Walckenaer, a seasoned expert in the
field of wireless service delivery and support to head-up its newest
activity - RDMS, Remote Device Management Services.

Ron Black, Wavecom CEO declared, "We are extremely pleased to have
Emmanuel join Wavecom to drive the new RDMS business. His extensive
experience in creating and running a service operation will help us
quickly position this new business activity for success."

Introduced in February, 2007, 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, adding
new features or following evolving standards.

"I am enthusiastic to join Wavecom at a time when opportunities
for growth abound. Furthermore, I am convinced that this new service
offer fills an important customer need -- one that will boost the
wireless machine-to-machine market," stated Emmanuel Walckenaer.

As the senior executive in charge of the Remote Device Management
Service business, Mr. Walckenaer brings nearly 20 years of experience
in service-business management to Wavecom. During his ten-year career
at Gemplus - now Gemalto, he created the Over-the-Air software offer
-- complete with a support hotline and training unit. He also
headed-up the EMEA wireless branch and set-up the North and South
American Gemplus service organization to support both telecom and ID
Security. At Gemplus he also served as Senior VP for the Wireless
Product-Telecom Business Unit

Mr. Walckenaer is a French national and holds an engineering
degree from the Ecole Centrale, Paris.

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.