Netopia Selects SkyCross Embedded Antennas to Deliver Industry Leading Wireless Range and Performance

Netopia's 3-D Reach Wi-Fi Technology Leverages SkyCross Quad Band Design

MELBOURNE, Florida/EMERYVILLE, Calif., November 11, 2003 - SkyCross, a leading developer of advanced wireless antenna solutions, announced today that Netopia, Inc. (Nasdaq:NTPA), a market leader in broadband equipment, software and services, has selected the SkyCross quad band antennas for Netopia's new Wi-Fi CERTIFIEDTM gateways that incorporate 3-D ReachTM technology to deliver the industry's best in-home wireless coverage.

The SkyCross SMT-2450-5250-5800-POL antenna is a wireless industry-leading embedded product that provides frequency coverage from 2400 through 5900 MHz. Netopia's 3-D Reach design utilizes a dual antennae architecture specifically tuned for orthogonal antenna diversity as well as azimuth and elevation co-polarization. The result is unsurpassed wireless coverage in the industry for residential or small business locations.

"The possibilities for Netopia in the Wi-Fi home networking market are huge with the introduction of their ADSL and Ethernet Wireless Gateways," said Dr. Frank Caimi, Chief Technology Officer for SkyCross. "With their impressive technology and the inclusion of our patented antenna technology, Netopia can achieve unparalleled success in the this arena."

"We set out to raise the bar for wireless range and performance through our 3-D Reach Wi-Fi gateways," said Jeff Porter, Vice President of Marketing at Netopia. "SkyCross offers innovative high performance multi frequency embedded antennas that helped us reach our design goals. The result is world class Wi-Fi gateways with unparalleled wireless range and throughput."

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