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2003 Press Releases

SkyCross Opens New Asian Design Center; Expands
Localized Support to Customers in Asia-Pacific Region

MELBOURNE, Florida/Seoul, Korea, December 17, 2003 - SkyCross, a leading developer of advanced RF and embedded antenna solutions, announced today that it has opened its first Asian technical design center to provide local design, technical and manufacturing support for customers in the Asia Pacific region. •more

SkyCross Names Wireless Industry Veteran Paul Tornatta
Vice President of Product Engineering and Operations

MELBOURNE, Florida, December 1, 2003 - SkyCross, a leading developer of advanced RF and antenna solutions, today named wireless industry veteran Paul Tornatta vice president of product engineering and operations. Tornatta, with 18-years experience in the aerospace, wireless, telecommunications and automotive industries, will oversee the development and delivery of new and existing product designs, coordinate production, and manage the engineering team. •more

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

MELBOURNE, Florida, 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. •more

SkyCross Introduces New Product Family of High Performance Embedded Cellular Antennas for Mobile Devices
MELBOURNE, Florida, October 28, 2003 - SkyCross, a leading developer of advanced wireless antenna solutions, today introduced the Mighty Mite tm product family. This family of embedded antennas provides GSM, CDMA and GPS capability for mobile device applications, and sets a new standard for high performance multifrequency antennas in the market.
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SkyCross Introduces Wireless Industry's Smallest
High Gain Antenna Array For MMDS and WLAN Applications

MELBOURNE, Florida, October 13, 2003 - SkyCross, a leading developer of advanced wireless antenna solutions, today introduced the industry's smallest high performance antenna array for the Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service (MMDS) fixed wireless and Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) markets. •more

SkyCross Raises $10.5 Million in Series B Funding
MELBOURNE, Florida, August 25, 2003 - SkyCross, a leading developer of advanced wireless antenna solutions, announced today that it has closed on a second round of financing totaling $10.5 million from a list of top-tier investors. SkyCross will use this funding to continue the global expansion of its product development and support a number of strategic growth initiatives in the wireless communications market. •more

SkyCross Introduces Industry's First High Gain,
Embedded Antennas For All World Wide Radio WLAN Applications

MELBOURNE, Florida, March 18, 2003 - SkyCross, a leading developer of advanced wireless antenna solutions, introduced the industry's first antenna that provides complete coverage for all frequency bands designated for wireless LAN communications throughout the world. The 2.4 GHz band is extensively used to implement the IEEE 802.11b standard, with 802.11g soon to be approved for use in the same band. The 5 GHz bands allow for faster wireless data transmission speeds, up to 54 Mbps using the 802.11a standard. 802.11a is implemented in various 5GHz bands worldwide, including newly licensed 4.900-5.090 GHz bands in Japan. •more

SkyCross To License Embedded Antenna Solution In New CDMA/GPS Flip-Top Phone for SK Telecom's Korean Networks
MELBOURNE, Florida, February 25, 2003 - SkyCross Inc., a leading developer of advanced RF and antenna technology, announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with SK Telecom (NYSE: SKM), Korea's leading wireless telecommunications services provider. Under the terms of the agreement, SK Telecom is implementing SkyCross Cellular,GPS and WCDMA embedded antenna solution into its new GPS-enhanced CDMA flip-top phones. •more