PCTEL Unveils Innovative Antenna Solutions for Industrial Communications and Broadband Access

New Rugged High Performance Antennas Aimed at the Utilities Industry

• Press Release
• Source: PCTEL, Inc.
• On 8:50 am EDT, Wednesday September 16, 2009

BLOOMINGDALE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PCTEL, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCTI - News), a leader in propagation and wireless network optimization solutions, introduced eight new antennas as part of its Industrial Communications and Broadband Access product family. The newly released products include rugged high performance omni-directional, sector and flat panel antennas covering multiple frequencies. PCTEL designs and develops a portfolio of innovative antenna solutions for various applications including wireless Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, industrial grade WiMAX systems and Broadband access systems for rural and urban connectivity.

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PCTEL offers a selection of rugged base station antennas, backhaul antennas, low profile multi-band antennas for remote transmission installations, vehicular antennas for mobile units, and in-building antennas. The new products operate in traditional land mobile, cellular, PCS and WiMAX frequencies.

“PCTEL recognizes the role that wireless technology plays in the world’s energy management systems architecture,” said Jeff Miller, Vice President and General Manager of PCTEL’s Antenna Products Group. “As a leading antenna provider to the utilities industry, we are committed to developing high performance, cost-effective antenna solutions that support and optimize these industrial wireless systems, including Smart Grids, water management and process control,” added Miller.

PCTEL recently published an article titled “Antenna Selection for Water Monitoring” which appeared in the June/July, 2009 issue of Remote Magazine, a trade publication for the utilities industry. The article, written by Ana Bakas and Josh Singer, highlights the growing role of wireless technology in the utilities market, the importance of proper antenna selection, reduced deployment costs and improved system security and reliability.

PCTEL’s article can be found at http://www.remotemagazine.com/images/REMJune09.pdf on pages 18-19.

PCTEL will demonstrate its line of Industrial Communications and Broadband Access antennas as well as its portfolio of WiMAX and other antenna products at the 4G World Expo, Booth # 805, September 16-17 in Chicago, Illinois.

About PCTEL

PCTEL, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCTI), is a global leader in propagation and wireless network optimization solutions. The company designs and develops software-based radios for wireless network optimization and develops and distributes innovative antenna solutions. The company’s SeeGull^® scanning receivers, receiver-based products and CLARIFY^® interference management solutions are used to measure, monitor and optimize cellular networks. PCTEL’s SeeGull scanning receivers are deployed in industry leading wireless test and measurement equipment and viewed as an essential wireless data collection tool for cellular network optimization, drive tests, and spectrum clearing. PCTEL develops and supports scanning receivers for LTE, EVDO, CDMA, WCDMA, UMTS, TDS-CDMA and WiMAX networks.

PCTEL’s MAXRAD^®, Bluewave™ and Wi-Sys™ antenna solutions address public safety, military, aviation, defense and government applications; SCADA, Health Care, Energy, Smart Grid and Agricultural applications; Indoor Wireless, Wireless Backhaul, and Cellular applications. Its portfolio includes a broad range of WiMAX antennas, WiFi antennas, Land Mobile Radio antennas, and precision GPS antennas that serve innovative applications in telemetry, RFID, in-building, fleet management, and mesh networks. PCTEL provides parabolic antennas, ruggedized antennas, yagi antennas, military antennas, precision aviation antennas and other high performance antennas for many applications. PCTEL’s products are sold worldwide through direct and indirect channels. For more information, please visit the company’s web site www.pctel.com, www.antenna.com, www.antenna.pctel.com, or www.rfsolutions.pctel.com.

PCTEL Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Specifically, these forward-looking statements include statements regarding the potential benefits from use of the new Industrial Communications and Broadband Access antennas. These statements are based on PCTEL's current expectations. Anticipated customer benefits and product capabilities may differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, PCTEL's success in marketing and selling, and PCTEL's ability to forecast customer requirements and demand for this product. The risks and uncertainties in PCTEL's business, including but not limited to those detailed from time to time in PCTEL's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, can affect results. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and PCTEL disclaims any obligation to update or revise the information contained in any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Jack Seller
Public Relations
PCTEL, Inc.
(630) 339-2116
jack.seller@pctel.com
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Mary McGowan
Investor Relations
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