Vanu and HP Announce Mid-Tex Cellular as First Mobile Operator to
Deploy Software Radio Technology

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Monday December 15, 8:02 am ET

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 15, 2003--
Vanu Software on HP Standards-Based Platforms Enables Mobile
Operators to Add Support for Different Wireless Network Standards at
Minimal Cost and Risk

Vanu, Inc. and HP (NYSE:HPQ - News), today announced that Mid-Tex
Cellular will be the first mobile operator to deploy a powerful
software solution that can run multiple wireless networks on a single
hardware platform.

With the Vanu Software Radio(TM) solution, Mid-Tex Cellular will
overlay its existing TDMA-based wireless network with a new GSM/GPRS-
based system -- by installing a radio access network (RAN) composed
of HP servers and Vanu software.