Novatel Wireless and Dilithium Sign Agreement to Jointly Promote
Advanced 3G Video Telephony
Solutions
San Diego & Petaluma, CA – May 3, 2005 – Novatel Wireless, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVTL), a leading provider of wireless broadband
access solutions, and Dilithium, the leading
provider of 3G video telephony solutions, today announced an
agreement to jointly promote their complementary 3G video
telephony solutions for PCs.
Dilithium’s VT-PHONE™ enables video telephony calls between
3G handsets, laptops equipped with Novatel Wireless’ Merlin
line of 3G data cards or PCs connected via Novatel’s line of
Ovation multimedia applications consoles. When ported to a
single device such as the Ovation console, users will be
able to access wireless video telephony applications from
laptops, PCs and other peripheral devices connected to the
Ovation console.
“Novatel Wireless is an acknowledged leader in the 3G
wireless broadband access market, including its PC Card
modems and its innovative Ovation platform. It has
established relationships with a large network of wireless
operators worldwide and our partnership will promote the
adoption of advanced 3G video telephony services benefiting
the 3G industry as a whole,” said Paul Zuber, CEO of
Dilithium.
“The benefits provided by 3G data and video access are
tremendous, and we are happy to promote Dilithium’s advanced
video telephony solution to carriers worldwide,” said Peter
Leparulo, CEO of Novatel Wireless. “As the adoption of
advanced high-speed wireless solutions continues to grow,
Novatel Wireless will be at the forefront of developments.
Our partnership with Dilithium provides key 3G technologies
to promote high-speed wireless connectivity to enterprises
and consumers.”
About Dilithium
Dilithium is the leader in 3G video telephony
solutions for the world’s mobile and broadband industries.
Products include multimedia transcoding gateways, 3G-324M
protocol analysis test tools, protocol stacks and video
telephony client solutions. Dilithium serves a
global customer base including the majority of the leading
network equipment suppliers, terminal manufacturers and
mobile operators. For more information, please visit www.dilithiumnetworks.com.
About
Novatel Wireless, Inc.
Novatel Wireless, Inc. is a leading provider of wireless
broadband access solutions. Novatel Wireless’ MerlinTM PC Cards, ExpediteTM Embedded Modems, Freedom
Box™ Ruggedized Modems, MobiLink™ Communications Software
Suite, Ovation™ 3G Multimedia Application Consoles and
Conversa™ Software Suite enable high-speed wireless access
to personal, corporate and public information. The company
delivers innovative 3G solutions to operators, distributors
and vertical markets worldwide. Headquartered in San Diego,
California, Novatel Wireless is listed on NASDAQ: NVTL. For
more information visit www.novatelwireless.com (NVTLG)
For more information contact:
Karen Birnie
Dilithium +1 (707) 792-3927
Karen.birnie@dilithiumnetworks.com
Katie Assar/Noah Dye
LEWIS PR +1 (619)
516-2559
nvtl@lewispr.com
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