OTTAWA -- DragonWave Inc, a leading global supplier of next-generation wireless networks, today announced that Wireless Distribution has initiated deployment of an AirPair mesh backbone for Televersa Online's WiMAX network which will provide broad coverage throughout South-East Germany. Televersa Online, a subsidiary of Televersa, will be providing access in rural areas, with coverage of 20,000 square kilometers to a population over 2.5 million.

Televersa Online will use DragonWave's AirPair as the backbone for their WiMAX access network, providing broadband wireless access. AirPair provides interference-free, broadband connectivity in the licensed bands. AirPair provides carrier-grade service levels through 50 ms mesh switching and best in-class latency. In addition, AirPair provides Televersa Online with an ability to remotely scale capacity via software from 10 Mbps to 500 Mbps.

"Our selection of DragonWave enables Televersa Online to greatly extend the coverage of our broadband services from a current coverage of 60% to 95%, while still providing carrier-grade service levels" said Jurgen Pfitzner, President & CEO of Televersa Online We are pleased to be getting one-stop-shopping from Wireless Distribution and South-East Germany will benefit greatly from this Broadband supply".

DragonWave Inc. (AIM/Toronto: DWI; Nasdaq: DRWI)