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BreezeCOM and StarCom Partner to Expand Broadband Services in Indonesia

Broadband Wireless Access to Service Fifty Cities by 2002 
 
TEL AVIV, Israel / CARLSBAD, Calif. - BreezeCOM (NASDAQ: BRZE), a leader in the design and manufacture of high?speed wireless access solutions and PT. Starcom Solusindo "StarCom", a licensed operator providing high-speed multimedia services, have announced the successful launch of wireless multimedia services in Indonesia. StarCom, in partnership with PT. Texascom Hitek System, a BreezeCOM local distributor and systems integrator, will bring affordable broadband services to a vast and growing Indonesian market. Commencing in Jakarta, StarCom is rolling-out broadband wireless services employing BreezeCOM's BreezeACCESS XL equipment. StarCom plans to rapidly deploy its network in ten additional cities by the year-end, for a total of 50 cities by 2002.

Indonesian industry surveys forecast robust market growth for IT products and services despite poor political and economic conditions, particularly for technology that enables Internet access. With a population of over 207 million people, Indonesia has 6.6 million fixed lines and 2.5 million Internet subscribers.

"In view of the huge market potential and inadequate availability, quality, and capacity of communications infrastructure, fixed broadband wireless will increasingly become a key feature of the Indonesian access landscape. We chose BreezeACCESS due to its superior performance and ease of installation, which will enable us to rapidly build-out our wireless infrastructure," said Kurnia Tugiono, chief executive officer for StarCom.

"The StarCom project in Indonesia represents an important step toward increased availability of our products in a vast and virtually untapped market," stated Oded Milstein, managing director for BreezeCOM Hong Kong Ltd. "We are confident that the access to our technology will contribute significant improvements to Indonesia's communication market and will allow them to serve as a model for other countries that are currently technologically underdeveloped."

About StarCom
PT. Starcom Solusindo "StarCom", a multimedia operator, was established in Jakarta, Indonesia in February 2000. StarCom has been granted a nationwide license to operate and deploy point to multi point broadband wireless access network in the 3300-3324MHz, 3376-3400MHz, and 5725-5825MHz frequency bands. Partnering with Internet service providers, StarCom provides multimedia services including high speed Internet access and voice services, Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), Video on Demand, Video Conferencing, Telemedicine, Tele Learning, Interactive Games, Broadband Radio, IP-TV and e-Commerce. For more information on StarCom, visit www.starcoms.net.

About Texascom
PT. Texascom Hitek System "Texascom" is a value-added distributor specializing in data and telecommunication networks. Founded in 1988, Texascom is an authorized BreezeCOM local distributor and systems integrator. Texascom employs a staff of over 170 professionals. For more information, visit www.texascom.co.id.

About BreezeCOM
BreezeCOM is the leading provider of broadband wireless access (BWA) solutions used by service providers and enterprises. Its products provide a wireless alternative to wired access solutions, such as DSL and cable modems, and facilitate indoor and outdoor, as well as fixed and mobile wireless LAN connectivity. BreezeCOM products are based on a packet switching point-to-multipoint wireless platform, optimized for high-speed Internet and intranet access. Core technologies include spread spectrum radio, digital signal processing, modems, networking protocols and VLSI. On April 5, 2001, BreezeCOM entered into an agreement and plan of merger with Floware Wireless systems Ltd., pursuant to which, upon satisfaction of certain conditions, Floware will merge into BreezeCOM. For more information on BreezeCOM, visit www.breezecom.com. 

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