ARC Wireless Grants Retail
Distribution Rights for Freedom Antenna
WHEAT RIDGE, Colo.,
July 24, 2002--ARC Wireless Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB: ARCS) announced that it has entered into an exclusive
Distribution Agreement with Global Wireless Accessories, Inc. to market ARC's
new Freedom Antenna(TM) to consumer retail stores, including mass merchant, home
improvement and discount chains, in the USA.
Global is required to purchase approximately
$1,000,000 of the antennas per year for each of the two years of the contract in
order to maintain its exclusivity. With a frequency range of 800 MHz to 3 GHz,
the patent pending Freedom Antenna(TM) is the world's first universal broadband
antenna accessory to extend the range and reduce dropped calls for cellular
phones and other wireless devices.
Global Wireless Accessories, a privately held
marketing and sales company for wireless accessory products, which is located in
Tampa, Florida, provides electronic retailers with a wide selection of
high-quality wireless products. Global Wireless has existing relationships with
a number of discount and chain store retailers and has significant in-market
brand building and merchandising expertise. Global's attractive packaging and
designs deliver wireless accessories to a market that is growing at a phenomenal
rate.
"The Freedom Antenna(TM) is for both fixed and mobile
hands-free use. Six states now require hands-free communications for in-vehicle
mobile communication with an additional 40 states contemplating requiring
hands-free use of a cell phone while driving," stated Burton J. Calloway,
Executive Vice President of ARC Wireless Communications Products Division.
"Cellular carriers and mobile phone manufacturers also support hands-free use.
The drawback to a positive user experience occurs in an environment that causes
poor connections and dropped calls -- such as inside a building that blocks the
signal or inside a vehicle where the phone is placed below the dashboard. In
both of these and other situations, the Freedom Antenna(TM) improves the
connection and avoids many dropped calls by extending the range of the wireless
device to provide a more positive wireless experience while at the same time
supporting in-vehicle mobile safety," Mr. Calloway added.
"We have demonstrated the ARC Freedom Antenna(TM) to both our
current customers and potential new customers. These customers are
impressed by the performance and ease of use. We are pleased to
distribute this dynamic new product for mobile, office and home
wireless applications," stated Michael Wamsley, President of Global
Wireless Accessories.
About ARC Wireless Solutions, Inc.
ARC Wireless Solutions, Inc. is a wireless technology company that
is involved in marketing, distribution and servicing, as well as
selective design and manufacturing, of a broad range of component and
network solutions in support of wireless applications. The Company
develops, manufactures and markets proprietary products, including
base station and other antennas, through its ARC Wireless
Communications Products Division; it is a value-added supplier of
wireless networking products through its Winncom Technologies Corp.
subsidiary; and it designs, manufactures and distributes cable
assemblies for cable, satellite and other markets through its
Starworks Wireless, Inc. subsidiary. The Company's wireless solutions
are marketed through the Company's internal sales force, OEMs,
numerous reseller distribution channels, retail, and the Internet. ARC
Wireless Solutions, Inc., together with its ARC Wireless
Communications Products Division, and its Starworks Wireless, Inc.
subsidiary, is headquartered in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. The Company's
Winncom Technologies Corp. subsidiary is located in Solon, Ohio. For
more information about the Company and its products, please visit our
web sites at www.arcwireless.net, www.antennas.com, www.winncom.com
and www.starworkswireless.com. For more information about Global
Wireless Accessories please visit its web site at www.GWAworld.com.
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CONTACT:
ARC
Wireless Solutions,
Inc.
Randall Marx or Richard Anderson,
303/421-4063
Fax:
303/424-5085
randall.marx@arcwireless.net
richard.anderson@arcwireless.net
www.arcwireless.net