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Wytec Announces New Chief Operating Officer; Nokia 
Veteran Brings Senior Staff to Fixed Wireless Firm

    SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 28, 2002 - Wytec, Incorporated, a world leader in broadband wireless Internet access equipment today announced that telecommunications industry veteran Jerry Davis has accepted the position of Chief Operating Officer. Davis was most recently Vice President of Operations and Customer Logistics for Nokia Internet Communications. He formerly held senior management positions with Silicon Wireless and Network Equipment Technologies, where he was recognized by Industry Week for the creation of one of the top three US companies for customer support.

    "We feel extremely fortunate to have an executive of Jerry's stature come aboard and take over operations at this critical time in our growth," said Wytec Chief Executive Officer Dr. Michael Murphy. "Wytec is at the stage where a high tech R&D firm moves into high volume manufacturing. In order to make that transition, we needed someone who had done it before, and we were very impressed with the track record that Jerry achieved at Nokia. We have every expectation that Jerry and the talented management team he has recruited can do the same for us."

    Recently joining the company and reporting to Jerry Davis are:

-- Tapan Lala, Vice President, Engineering and Chief Technical Officer -- Over 21 years experience with Bell Labs, Hitachi and 3Com, as well as several Silicon Valley startups. Feature Editor of IEEE Communication Magazine.
-- Tom Kortizija, Vice President, Customer Support & Corporate Quality -- Over 22 years of customer service and sales management positions at NorthPoint, Network Equipment Technologies, ROLM and Tymshare/Tymnet.
-- Karl Larson, Vice President, Manufacturing -- Former Head of Sourcing at Nokia Internet Communications. Held similar positions at Sun Microsystems, Logitech and Flextronics.

    About Wytec
    Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, Wytec was founded in 1995 to design, manufacture, install, and support wireless communications systems that provide last-mile broadband access for subscribers who require voice and data communications services. Typical customers are domestic and international operating companies holding Local Multipoint Distribution Services (LMDS) licenses to provide communication services in the millimeter-wave frequency bands from 24 to 43 GHz.

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             CONTACT: 
             Wytec, Incorporated 
             Bob Shaw, 408/988-1112 ext. 158
             bobs@wytecinc.com
             www.wytecinc.com