Wavecom Launches First in a Series of ''Blue Papers'' To Heighten Awareness of Wireless Machine-to-Machine Communication

13/10/2006 - 10:42

Wavecom SA, (Paris:AVM) (NASDAQ:WVCM) (ISIN:FR0000073066) a global
leader in wireless communication solutions for automotive, industrial
(machine-to-machine) and mobile professional applications, today
announced that it has begun publishing a series of "Blue Papers"
addressing wireless machine-to-machine communication to increase
awareness of this growing sector.

The first in a series of "Blue Papers" to be issued by Wavecom is
an introduction to Wavecom's Open AT(R) Software Suite. The paper
examines the benefits of using an open software platform, like
Wavecom's Open AT(R) Software Suite for developing all types of
communicating machines.

Anders Franzen, Chief Operating Officer of Wavecom commented, "We
want systems designers and architects to understand the many
advantages that can be gained by simply enabling machines to
communicate." He went on to say, "Opportunities abound for increasing
operating efficiencies, deriving cost savings and generating revenue
via wireless communication - but these opportunities remain vastly
underexploited by businesses today."

Wavecom, a pioneer in wireless communication technology, began
addressing the burgeoning industrial wireless market as early as 1997
and launched the first version of its Open AT(R) software in 2001.
Today, over four million Open AT(R)-based solutions are currently
working in a variety of vertical product applications around the
world. The fourth generation of the Open AT(R) Software Suite will be
introduced by the end of 2006.

Wavecom reinforced its market-leading position in April of this
year when it became the first market player to move toward industry
consolidation by acquiring the M2M business unit of Sony Ericsson.
Franzen concluded, "We take our role as a market leader seriously and
believe we have an obligation to inform and educate a wide variety of
audiences to drive market expansion. Our "Blue Papers" represent an
excellent vehicle to do just that."

Download the first Wavecom "Blue Paper" from www.wavecom.com link
to Wavecom Blue Papers at:

http://www.wavecom.com/media/files/bluepapers/paper001.pdf

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 CPUs (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), San
Diego, CA (USA) and Camberley (UK). Wavecom is publicly traded on
Euronext Paris (Eurolist) in France and on the NASDAQ (WVCM) exchange
in the U.S.