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CITY OF KENT SELECTS VIVATO TO DEVELOP DOWNTOWN WIRELESS HOT ZONE
Vivato Wi-Fi Base Stations Will Provide Large Extended Hot Zone

SPOKANE, Wash., November 22, 2005 - Vivato, Inc., a leading provider of extended-range Wi-Fi solutions, has completed the first phase of a wireless system to support public Internet access within the downtown area of the City of Kent, Washington. The City of Kent installation, consisting of one Vivato Wi-Fi base station and several microcell Access Points (APs), is the initial phase of the City of Kent's plan to bring wireless broadband access to the public.

"We selected Vivato because we liked their wireless technology solutions," said Paul Dunn, Technical Services Manager for the City of Kent. "We believe Vivato can deliver the highest bandwidth to meet our present and future needs," Dunn added. The first phase extends the hot zone to most of downtown Kent, and the public will be able to use this wireless hot zone to access the Internet free for two hours each day.

The Vivato approach to Wi-Fi incorporates phased-array antennas and a patented PacketSteering™ technology to provide up to 5 times the range of competing Wi-Fi AP systems. By requiring fewer components, a Vivato installation features lower networking and maintenance costs, dramatically lowering the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).

"We're pleased to work with the City of Kent and to add them to our rapidly growing list of municipal customers," said Glenn Booth, marketing director, Vivato. "It confirms the value proposition that we offer our customers-that the Vivato approach delivers the most cost-effective Wi-Fi solution on the market, providing greater coverage for considerably less total cost of ownership than competing solutions."

About Vivato
Vivato, Inc. is a wireless systems infrastructure company with technology that is based upon an innovative signal processing and antenna design. Vivato's unique system architecture enables cost-effective, large-scale outdoor and indoor wireless deployments for metros, rural communities, airports, seaports, warehouses and universities. Vivato is headquartered in Spokane, Washington. For more information, please visit www.vivato.com or call 1-214-264-1001.


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