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FreeWave Technologies Named as American Technology Award Finalist in Smart Grid and Smart Instrument Category

Tue, 22 May 2012 23:26:10 +0000

TechAmerica Foundation Presents "Best Of" Awards Recognizing Technology products and Services Across the Technology Industry BOULDER, Colo., May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- FreeWave Technologies, Inc., (http://www.freewave.com), manufacturer of the most reliable, high-performance spread spectrum and licensed radios for critical data transmission, has been named a finalist in the Smart Grid and Smart Instrument category for the 2012 TechAmerica Foundation's American Technology Awards (ATA). These awards run the gamut across the technology industry recognizing technology products and services like FreeWave's FGR2-PE wireless data radio. The FGR2-PE is ideal for Smart Grid and utility applications and offers industrial serial and Ethernet wireless connectivity using license-free spread spectrum for data communication over long distances. The winners will be announced at the Technology and Government gala dinner in Washington, D.C. June 13, 2012. "The FGR2-PE's industry-leading RF performance as well as its versatility and flexibility provides a number of applications and benefits to utility customers, including distribution automation and many other telemetry and SCADA applications within the Smart Grid," explained Ashish Sharma, chief marketing officer at FreeWave Technologies. "Having it recognized by such a distinguished panel of judges as part of the American Technology Awards is very gratifying." "The caliber of this year's nominees was incredible. Our judges had their work cut out for them," said Jennifer Kerber, President of the TechAmerica Foundation. "We congratulate FreeWave Technologies for its outstanding work and thank it for its contribution to the growth and innovation of our vibrant tech industry." The awards, also known as the "Termans" in honor of the widely credited father of Silicon Valley, Frederick Emmons Terman, are awarded on the basis of a thorough evaluation by industry experts and technology leaders. Kevin Johnson, CEO of Juniper Networks will also be honored during the dinner with the American Technology Awards Corporate Leadership Award and Department of Homeland Security Chief Information Officer, Richard Spires will be recognized as the Government Technology Executive of the Year. About FreeWave Technologies Founded in 1993, FreeWave Technologies manufactures the most reliable, high performing, lowest power consumption, spread spectrum and licensed radios for mission-critical data transmission. Through engineering excellence and a relentless commitment to best-in-class manufacturing, FreeWave customers enjoy superior radio up-time, range and the lowest cost of ownership available. Based in Boulder, Colorado, FreeWave designs and manufactures radios that are the leading choice for oil and gas, utility, military and numerous other industrial applications. Organizations that count on radio data communications for operational success â�� where failure and down-time are not an option â�� trust FreeWave for custom network design, system engineering and customer support that are unparalleled in the market. For additional information, contact FreeWave directly at 866.399.4930 or at newsinfo@freewave.com. Visit the company's website at www.freewave.com. About TechAmerica Foundation TechAmerica Foundation educates industry executives, policy makers and opinion leaders on the promise of technological innovation to advance prosperity, security and the general welfare. Launched in 1981, the Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-partisan affiliate of TechAmerica, which is the leading voice and resource for the U.S. technology industry. The Foundation disseminates award-winning industry, policy and market research covering topics such as U.S. competitiveness in a global economy, innovation in government, and other areas of national interest. It also organizes conferences and seminars to explore pertinent issues with government and industry representatives and to share the Foundation's findings. Learn more about TechAmerica Foundation at www.techamericafoundation.org.

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Christin Jeffers	Stephanie Craig
Catapult PR-IR (for FreeWave Technologies)	TechAmerica Foundation
303-581-7760, ext. 19	202-682-4443
cjeffers@catapultpr-ir.com	Stephanie.craig@techamericafoundation.org

FREEWAVE TECHNOLOGIES EXTENDS WARRANTY ON ALL FGR2, FGR2-CP AND FGR2-IO WIRELESS DATA RADIOS TO THREE YEARS

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:48:20 +0000

The warranty extension for products further emphasizes FreeWaveâ��s commitment to quality and customer serviceÂ Â

BOULDER, Colo., March 19, 2012 -- FreeWave Technologies, (http://www.freewave.com), manufacturer of the most reliable, high-performance spread spectrum and licensed radios for critical data transmission, today announced that its entire FGR2, FGR2-CP and FGR2-IO family of wireless data radios as well as IO Expansion solutions now are under warranty for a period of three years from the date of purchase, beginning March 19, 2012. Previously, all of FreeWaveâ��s wireless data radios were warrantied for only two years. The FGR2-based radio solutions, the company's most recently introduced and highly popular product line, are a cost effective solution that enable customers to incorporate wireless communications into a wide variety of industrial applications. Its IO Expansion modules offer users a scalable solution to meet the growing demands of their automation requirements. â��The extension of our product warranty from two to three years signifies FreeWaveâ��s never-ending commitment to its customers, partners and our engineering excellence programs,â�� explained Ashish Sharma, CMO at FreeWave Technologies. â��While other industry players are maintaining (or even decreasing) their warranties, FreeWave is increasing its guarantees to continue providing the best possible service to its customers around the world.â�� FreeWaveâ��s FGR2 wireless data radios are fully backwards-compatible with the earlier FGR Series of radios and are capable of accurately transmitting and receiving data up to 60 miles with a clear line of sight. FGR2 provides tremendous flexibility for use in applications around the world ranging from smart grid to oil and gas to golf carts, water systems and more. The FGR2 models offer the lowest power consumption in the industry. FreeWaveâ��s IO Expansion products help customers achieve optimal performance, faster ROI and customization for communication networks. FreeWaveâ��s IO Expansion modules increase the degree of monitoring, control and optimization, and offer the most flexible and easily expandable wired and wireless IO available in the market today. The extended warranty applies to the entire IO Expansion family, including its Serial Models. To learn more about FreeWaveâ��s FGR2 family of wireless data radios, please visit: (http://www.freewave.com/PRODUCTS/ALLPRODUCTS/FGR2.aspx). To learn more about FreeWaveâ��s suite of IO Expansion modules, please visit: (http://www.freewave.com/PRODUCTS/ALLPRODUCTS/IOEXPANSION.aspx). About FreeWave Technologies Founded in 1993, FreeWave Technologies manufactures the most reliable, high performing, lowest power consumption, spread spectrum and licensed radios for mission-critical data transmission. Through engineering excellence and a relentless commitment to best-in-class manufacturing, FreeWave customers enjoy superior radio up-time, range and the lowest cost of ownership available. Based in Boulder, Colorado, FreeWave designs and manufactures radios that are the leading choice for oil and gas, utility, military and numerous other industrial applications. Organizations that count on radio data communications for operational success â�� where failure and down-time are not an option â�� trust FreeWave for custom network design, system engineering and customer support that are unparalleled in the market. For additional information, contact FreeWave directly at 866.399.4930 or at newsinfo@freewave.com. Visit the companyâ��s website at www.freewave.com or connect with the company via Twitter: @freewavetech.

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FreeWave Technologies Receives 2011 Smart Grid Excellence Award

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:06:28 +0000

FGR2-PE Honored for Exceptional Innovation

BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 29, 2011 â�� FreeWave Technologies, (www.freewave.com) announced today that its FGR2-PE wireless data radio has received a 2011 Smart Grid Excellence Award from SmartGrid.TMCnet.com, a TMC and Crossfire Media sponsored technology media Website.

â��FreeWave is honored to accept the 2011 Smart Grid Excellence Award,â�� said Ashish Sharma, chief marketing officer at FreeWave Technologies. â��At FreeWave, customers are our top priority. We strive to provide the most reliable, cost effective wireless data radios for our Smart Grid customers. By utilizing the FGR2-PE for smart grid applications, our customers achieve seamless data communications that can help streamline operations. It is a great achievement for our product to be recognized by SmartGrid.TMCnet.com.â��

FGR2-PE is a data radio ideal for Smart Grid applications including, distribution automation (DA), AMI back haul, distribution management (DMS), substation automation (SSA), load management (LM), demand response (DR), supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), and energy management (EMS). It offers both industrial serial and Ethernet wireless connectivity using license-free spread spectrum for data communication over long distances. The FGR2-PE is compatible with other FreeWave FGR plus family radios and offers users a second, switched Ethernet port as well as two serial ports to meet the demands of customersâ�� wireless automation requirements. The ports enable a transition from serial to Ethernet data communication a without having to replace wireless communication hardware later on, or operate both serial and Ethernet communication independently and simultaneously on the same platform.

â��The solutions that have been recognized with the Smart Grid Excellence Award reflect the diverse range of innovation driving this market. Congratulations to FreeWave which best exemplified the best of smart grid technologies in 2011," said stated Carl Ford, co-founder and community developer, Crossfire.

â��I am pleased to acknowledge FreeWave for its contribution to the advancement of Smart Grid technologies by bestowing our Second Annual Smart Grid Excellence Award to them,â�� said Rich Tehrani, CEO, TMC. â��Congratulations and I look forward to more innovation in 2012.â��

Winners are published on SmartGrid.TMCnet.com and included in its E-newsletter.

For more information, please visit www.tmcnet.com.

About FreeWave Technologies

Founded in 1993, FreeWave Technologies manufactures the most reliable, high performance, lowest power consumption, spread spectrum and licensed radios for mission-critical data transmission. Through engineering excellence and a relentless commitment to best-in-class manufacturing, FreeWave customers enjoy superior network up-time, range and the lowest cost of ownership in its class. Based in Boulder, Colorado, FreeWave designs and manufactures radios that are the leading choice for oil and gas, utility, military and numerous other industrial applications. Organizations that count on radio data communications for operational trust FreeWave for custom network design, system engineering and customer support that is unparalleled in the market. For additional information, contact FreeWave directly at 866.399.4930 or at newsinfo@freewave.com. Â Visit the company's website at (www.freewave.com).

Â About Smart Grid

Smart Grid is the leading website dedicated to the rapidly developing technologies that enable and harness Smart Grids, with particular emphasis on applications, products and software for improving residential, business, institutional and facilitiesâ�� power consumption.

This Website offers information and analysis for anyone interested in researching, purchasing and applying smart grid technologies. It includes Smart Grid industry news and expert analysis by Carl Ford, Crossfire Media. Visitors will find free resources including Online Communities, blogs, feature articles, videos and more. SmartGrid.TMCnet.com is sponsored by TMC, an integrated, global media company helping clients in print, in person and online, and Crossfire Media, an integrated marketing company with a core focus on future trends in technology. Please visit http://smart-grid.tmcnet.com

About TMC

TMC is a global, integrated media company that helps clients build communities in print, in person, and online. TMC publishes the Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY, Next Gen Mobility, InfoTECH Spotlight and Cloud Computing magazines. TMCnet.com, which is read by two million unique visitors each month, is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries. TMC is the producer of ITEXPO, the worldâ��s leading B2B communications event. In addition, TMC runs multiple industry events. Visit TMC Events for a complete listing and further information.

For more information about TMC, visit www.tmcnet.com.

About Crossfire Media:

Crossfire Media is an integrated marketing company with a core focus on future trends in technology. We service communities of interest with conferences, tradeshows, webinars and newsletters. Crossfire Media services also include providing insight to technology companies and associations to assist in the development of business and technical strategy as well as the development and implementation of effective communications and marketing strategy.

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Company Contact:

Christin Jeffers

Catapult PR-IR

303-581-7760 ext. 19

cjeffers@catapultpr-ir.com

TMC Contact:

Jan Pierret

Marketing Manager

203-852-6800, ext. 228

jpierret@tmcnet.com

FREEWAVE TO SHOWCASE ITS LATEST WIRELESS DATA RADIO OFFERINGS FOR WIND ENERGY AT AWEA 2011

Mon, 23 May 2011 18:08:48 +0000

Company also announces partnership with Turningpoint Wind for wind turbine condition monitoring solution

ANAHEIM, CALIF., AWEA WINDPOWER CONFERENCE, (Booth #1209), May 23, 2011 -FreeWave Technologies, (http://www.freewave.com), manufacturer of the most reliable, high-performance spread spectrum and licensed radios for critical data transmission, today announced it will demonstrate its latest wireless data radios and service offerings for the wind energy industry at AWEA 2011. The company also will be highlighting how it has partnered with industry leader, Turningpoint Wind, to offer a complete wind condition monitoring solution for wind farm operators across the globe (see today's news release entitled, "Turningpoint and FreeWave Technologies Partner to Mitigate Wind Turbine Failure Through Vibration Monitoring Solution").

FreeWave will be showcasing its line of FGR2-PE wireless data radios, a communications solution for a number of wind applications, such as orientation and positioning, tracking controls, status updates, telemetry, SCADA, temperature and pressure monitoring and performance reporting. The company's FGR2-PE offers industrial serial and Ethernet wireless connectivity using license-free spread spectrum for data communication over long distances.

Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS) radios, like FreeWave's FGR2-PE, typically are much less expensive to install than cable or fiber and do not have the recurring fees of satellite and cell phone technologies. In addition, if an operator can stop a turbine from a potential disaster by detecting problems before they occur, they can achieve immeasurable savings in machine repairs or replacements, not to mention lost production time or even fines. With FreeWave's FGR2-PE radios, the investment in an RF network isn't only useful for vibration monitoring, however. The devices can be deployed on meteorological systems for remote monitoring of wind speed and direction as measured by an anemometer, or the RPM of the actual engine itself within the turbine. With these radios, they can be expanded upon without having to add more devices.

"FreeWave's wireless data radio technology is a great cost-effective and scalable option for operators to tap when it comes to ensuring a trouble-free wind turbine," explained Ashish Sharma, chief marketing officer at FreeWave. "The FGR2-PE's ability to communicate over long distances reliably and in environments with a lot of RF noise is the reason why companies, like Turningpoint, have selected it to ensure smooth, uninterrupted communications for its customers."

The FGR2-PE is compatible with other FreeWave FGRplus family radios and offers users a second, switched Ethernet port as well as two serial ports to meet the demands of customers' wireless automation requirements. The future-proof combination of two serial ports and two switched Ethernet ports offers customers the ability to transition from serial to Ethernet data communication without having to replace their wireless communication hardware down the road, or operate both serial and Ethernet communication independently and simultaneously on one radio platform. This cost-effective flexibility of the FGR2-PE product also reduces the need for additional hardware.

For more information about FreeWave's FGR2-PE line of radios, please visit the company's website at (www.freewave.com).

About FreeWave Technologies

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Media Contact:

Christin Jeffers

Catapult PR-IR

303-581-7760 ext. 19

cjeffers@catapultpr-ir.com