GSM Solution On 8 Cruise Ships!

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interWAVE to Deploy Its Complete GSM Solution On Eight Passenger
Cruise Ships

TIM-Telecom Italia Mobile to Offer Its GSM Wireless Services Aboard
Cruise Ships


MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 5
interWAVE® Communications (Nasdaq: IWAV), a pioneer in compact
wireless communications systems, today announced that it has signed an
agreement with Marconi Mobile Access, a leading company in wireless
infrastructure solutions based in Italy, to deploy interWAVE's
complete GSM solution for TIM-Telecom Italia Mobile, one of Europe's
leading GSM operators, on eight passenger cruise ships. Marconi Mobile
Access will integrate and maintain the complete solution on the ships.
"With interWAVE's unique architecture, a complete GSM network,
including a switch, base station controller and base station
transceiver, can be cost- effectively installed on a cruise ship,"
said Martin de la Serna, managing director for interWAVE's Europe,
Middle East and Africa region. "Partnering with Marconi Mobile Access
gives us strong local support and integration expertise."

The compact, powerful, flexible and cost-effective nature of
interWAVE's solution enables it to be deployed for unique applications
-- such as cruise ships. Able to seamlessly interoperate with an
operator's existing mobile network, interWAVE's GSM solution will
utilize compressed satellite technology for backhauling wireless calls
from wherever the ship is cruising to TIM's main switching centers on
land. As a result, interWAVE's solution enables operators like TIM to
expand their service offering into new, untapped markets. In addition,
the compact architecture of interWAVE's solution enables ease of
installation, support and maintenance.

"interWAVE technology has been successfully adopted also for private,
corporate GSM networks for us in the past," said Roberto Pellegrini,
vice- president of Telecom Italia Mobile's business division. "By
deploying interWAVE's industry-unique GSM solution, TIM and Marconi
Mobile Access will bring the same service quality and feature set to
our customers on cruise ships that we bring to our customers on land."

"interWAVE's unique compact and scaleable GSM network solution is
ideal for the cruise ship application," said Luciano Garofalo,
Managing director of Marconi Mobile Access. "Coupled with MMA's
capabilities on the wireless market, technical abilities and
integration experience, the two companies will provide TIM with the
only solution of its kind currently available on the market."

About interWAVE

interWAVE Communications International, Ltd. (NASDAQ: IWAV - News) is
a global provider of compact network solutions and services that offer
the most innovative, cost effective and scaleable network
architectures allowing operators to "reach the unreached." interWAVE's
solutions provide economical, distributed networks that minimize
capital expenditure while accelerating customers' revenue generation.
These solutions feature a product suite for the rapid and simple
deployment of end-to-end compact cellular systems and broadband
wireless data networks. interWAVE's highly portable mobile, cellular
networks and broadband wireless solutions provide vital and reliable
wireless communications capabilities for customers in over 50
countries. interWAVE's U.S. subsidiary is headquartered at 2495
Leghorn Street, Mountain View, California, and can be contacted at
iwv.com or at (650) 314-2500.

About TIM - Telecom Italia Mobile

TIM (Telecom Italia Group) is the leading European operator in terms
of GSM lines on a single network and leader in the domestic market
with 26.1 million lines as of September 30, 2003. In the same period
the TIM Group with its subsidiaries and associate companies in Europe,
South America and the Mediterranean basin has reached an overall
number of 43.2 million lines. TIM can be contacted by visiting
tim.it/.

About Marconi Mobile Access

Marconi Mobile Access is a leading company in the development of
wireless solutions for fixed and mobile operators, service providers
and railway companies. Marconi Mobile Access develops mobile radio
equipment and provides network systems for turn-key solutions, meeting
all customer needs. The MMA offer includes GSM-R terminals for railway
operators, microrepeaters, radio-over-fibre systems and compact mobile
networks for private applications. The Company's long experience in
digital mobile communications has been the basis for advanced
development of WCDMA technology in broadband networks. MMA is a member
of such international standards organizations as ETSI, GSM-R Industry
Group and MESA Partnership Project. Marconi Mobile Access, which can
be contacted at www.marconimobileaccess.com, is part of Marconi
Selenia Communications Group, which can be contacted at
www.marconiselenia.com, a Finmeccanica Company.

Forward Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements that are subject
to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause the
results of interWAVE Communications International, Ltd. to differ
materially from management's current expectations. These risks and
uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risks relating to
interWAVE's history of losses, the expectation of future losses,
potential noncompliance with Nasdaq National Market continued listing
requirements, potential lack of liquidity and capital resources,
reliance on a small number of customers, complexity of products,
difficulties in introducing new or enhanced products, compliance with
regulations and evolving industry standards, long sales cycles,
intense competition, management of global operations, the ability to
retain and motivate key employees, and acquisition related risk
factors including potential asset impairment, dilution of shares
outstanding, cash outflow for acquisitions, increases in debt absorbed
and potential post-acquisition employee retention, as well as the Risk
Factors discussed in the filings and reports made from time to time by
interWAVE with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

I guess the good thing is that most Americans don't carry cell phones that
are on those bands, so it won't be a much of Ugly Americans yelling into
their phones. Why is it Americans have to yell in their phones, in the rest
of the world they don't?





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...
Hi Everyone,

I received this press release from interWAVE® Communications and
thought it would be of interest. If you have missed any of my news'
postings, they are available on my web site.

Best regards,
Ray
LIGHTHOUSE TRAVEL
800-719-9917 or 805-566-3905
http://www.lighthousetravel.com


interWAVE to Deploy Its Complete GSM Solution On Eight Passenger
Cruise Ships

TIM-Telecom Italia Mobile to Offer Its GSM Wireless Services Aboard
Cruise Ships


MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 5
interWAVE® Communications (Nasdaq: IWAV), a pioneer in compact
wireless communications systems, today announced that it has signed an
agreement with Marconi Mobile Access, a leading company in wireless
infrastructure solutions based in Italy, to deploy interWAVE's
complete GSM solution for TIM-Telecom Italia Mobile, one of Europe's
leading GSM operators, on eight passenger cruise ships. Marconi Mobile
Access will integrate and maintain the complete solution on the ships.
"With interWAVE's unique architecture, a complete GSM network,
including a switch, base station controller and base station
transceiver, can be cost- effectively installed on a cruise ship,"
said Martin de la Serna, managing director for interWAVE's Europe,
Middle East and Africa region. "Partnering with Marconi Mobile Access
gives us strong local support and integration expertise."

The compact, powerful, flexible and cost-effective nature of
interWAVE's solution enables it to be deployed for unique applications
-- such as cruise ships. Able to seamlessly interoperate with an
operator's existing mobile network, interWAVE's GSM solution will
utilize compressed satellite technology for backhauling wireless calls
from wherever the ship is cruising to TIM's main switching centers on
land. As a result, interWAVE's solution enables operators like TIM to
expand their service offering into new, untapped markets. In addition,
the compact architecture of interWAVE's solution enables ease of
installation, support and maintenance.

"interWAVE technology has been successfully adopted also for private,
corporate GSM networks for us in the past," said Roberto Pellegrini,
vice- president of Telecom Italia Mobile's business division. "By
deploying interWAVE's industry-unique GSM solution, TIM and Marconi
Mobile Access will bring the same service quality and feature set to
our customers on cruise ships that we bring to our customers on land."

"interWAVE's unique compact and scaleable GSM network solution is
ideal for the cruise ship application," said Luciano Garofalo,
Managing director of Marconi Mobile Access. "Coupled with MMA's
capabilities on the wireless market, technical abilities and
integration experience, the two companies will provide TIM with the
only solution of its kind currently available on the market."

About interWAVE

interWAVE Communications International, Ltd. (NASDAQ: IWAV - News) is
a global provider of compact network solutions and services that offer
the most innovative, cost effective and scaleable network
architectures allowing operators to "reach the unreached." interWAVE's
solutions provide economical, distributed networks that minimize
capital expenditure while accelerating customers' revenue generation.
These solutions feature a product suite for the rapid and simple
deployment of end-to-end compact cellular systems and broadband
wireless data networks. interWAVE's highly portable mobile, cellular
networks and broadband wireless solutions provide vital and reliable
wireless communications capabilities for customers in over 50
countries. interWAVE's U.S. subsidiary is headquartered at 2495
Leghorn Street, Mountain View, California, and can be contacted at
iwv.com or at (650) 314-2500.

About TIM - Telecom Italia Mobile

TIM (Telecom Italia Group) is the leading European operator in terms
of GSM lines on a single network and leader in the domestic market
with 26.1 million lines as of September 30, 2003. In the same period
the TIM Group with its subsidiaries and associate companies in Europe,
South America and the Mediterranean basin has reached an overall
number of 43.2 million lines. TIM can be contacted by visiting
tim.it/.

About Marconi Mobile Access

Marconi Mobile Access is a leading company in the development of
wireless solutions for fixed and mobile operators, service providers
and railway companies. Marconi Mobile Access develops mobile radio
equipment and provides network systems for turn-key solutions, meeting
all customer needs. The MMA offer includes GSM-R terminals for railway
operators, microrepeaters, radio-over-fibre systems and compact mobile
networks for private applications. The Company's long experience in
digital mobile communications has been the basis for advanced
development of WCDMA technology in broadband networks. MMA is a member
of such international standards organizations as ETSI, GSM-R Industry
Group and MESA Partnership Project. Marconi Mobile Access, which can
be contacted at www.marconimobileaccess.com, is part of Marconi
Selenia Communications Group, which can be contacted at
www.marconiselenia.com, a Finmeccanica Company.

Forward Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements that are subject
to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause the
results of interWAVE Communications International, Ltd. to differ
materially from management's current expectations. These risks and
uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risks relating to
interWAVE's history of losses, the expectation of future losses,
potential noncompliance with Nasdaq National Market continued listing
requirements, potential lack of liquidity and capital resources,
reliance on a small number of customers, complexity of products,
difficulties in introducing new or enhanced products, compliance with
regulations and evolving industry standards, long sales cycles,
intense competition, management of global operations, the ability to
retain and motivate key employees, and acquisition related risk
factors including potential asset impairment, dilution of shares
outstanding, cash outflow for acquisitions, increases in debt absorbed
and potential post-acquisition employee retention, as well as the Risk
Factors discussed in the filings and reports made from time to time by
interWAVE with the Securities and Exchange Commission.