Tipped by the independent 2/01/2004

........."And so to our traditional "wild card". Pipex Communications, formerly known as GX Networks, is a telecoms company created by one of the entrepreneurs behind Ukbetting, Peter Dubens. It has been assembled from six smaller players. The ambitious company is generating cash for the first time but is still not widely followed in the City. It could be an undiscovered gem".

Pinch me !!! Up 6%

bosley another winner

BOCA RATON, Fla. Aug. 22, 2005 PIPEX Communications (AIM:PXC.L) and Airspan Networks (NASDAQ: AIRN - news) (NASDAQ (NASDAQ: news) :AIRN) today announced the commencement of a six month WiMAX trial in the UK. This will be used to evaluate the delivery of broadband services using PIPEX's WiMAX spectrum and Airspan's WiMAX
products.

This is the first 802.16-2004 compliant WiMAX trial in the UK.

Pipex Communications PLC
23 August 2005

23 August 2005



PIPEX Communications plc

PIPEX & Airspan launch UK WiMAX trial


PIPEX Communications plc (AIM: PXC.L), the network operator and provider of
broadband solutions, and Airspan Networks (NASDAQ: AIRN), the provider of
wireless voice and data systems and solutions, today announced the commencement
of a six month WiMAX trial in the UK. This will be used to evaluate the
delivery of broadband services using PIPEX's wireless spectrum and Airspan's
WiMAX products. This is the first WiMAX trial in the UK to be compliant with
the worldwide 802.16-2004 standard, set by the WiMAX Forum.



The trial will be conducted in the Midlands region of the UK and will involve
delivering PIPEX's award winning home and business broadband services over
Airspan's WiMAX last mile access products to PIPEX's existing and potential
customers and suppliers. In addition to data services, the trial will also test
Voice over Internet Protocol services that would allow PIPEX to offer innovative
product bundles.



PIPEX owns the 3.6 - 4.2GHz band that is one of only 2 national spectrums that
fall within the band proposed for the deployment of WiMAX, enabling broadband
wireless access.



Mike Read, PIPEX's CEO, said,



'WiMAX is an exciting new opportunity for PIPEX and this test will help
determine how we offer wireless broadband services to our customers using our
licensed spectrum. Combined voice and data offerings using WiMAX will enable
PIPEX to deliver differentiated products in addition to our existing services.
We are pleased to be working with Airspan, as they are one of the world's
leading broadband wireless companies and their products which will help us
evaluate the full potential of WiMAX.'



Jonathan Paget, COO of Airspan Networks, commented,



'We are very excited by this opportunity. Airspan is focusing on delivering a
self-install WiMAX solution that also has the capability of delivering VoIP and
IP services to multiple device types including laptops and mobile handsets. This
'Voice-over-WiMAX' and 'Voice-over-Wi-Fi-over-WiMAX' test will allow us to fully
evaluate our technology in a carrier network environment.'



The technical tests will include a wide-ranging assessment of the acceptability
of wireless broadband data and voice services by end-users, and a series of
radio performance measurements designed to assess the long-term stability and
availability of WiMAX. The trial will be based Airspan's indoor WiMAX modem,
which will enable end-users to self-install their wireless broadband service.
Future trial phases will assess the performance of other WiMAX CPE types,
including laptop cards and handheld devices for both fixed and nomadic
applications.



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For further information please contact:


PIPEX Communications plc 020 7766 6909
Peter Dubens, Chairman
Mike Read, Chief Executive Officer

Airspan Networks 001 561 893 8682
Peter Aronstam, Chief Financial Officer

Financial Dynamics 020 7831 3113
Juliet Clarke / Edward Bridges / Ben Way



About Airspan Networks Inc.

Airspan Networks provides wireless voice and data systems and solutions,
including Voice Over IP (VoIP), to operators around the world in both licensed
and unlicensed frequency bands between 700 MHz and 6 GHz, including both PCS and
3.5GHz international bands. Airspan has a strong product roadmap that includes
offerings compliant with the new WiMAX 802.16-2004 standard, and software
upgradeability to 802.16e from the time the WiMAX products are introduced.
Airspan is on the Board and a founder member of the WiMAX Forum. The Company has
deployments with more than 300 operators in more than 95 countries. Airspan's
systems are based on radio technology that delivers excellent area coverage,
high security and resistance to fading. Airspan's systems can be deployed
rapidly and cost effectively, providing an attractive alternative to traditional
wired communications networks. Airspan also offers radio planning, network
installation, integration, training and support services to facilitate the
deployment and operation of its systems. Airspan is headquartered in Boca
Raton, Florida with its main operations center in Uxbridge, United Kingdom

More information on Airspan can be found at
http://www.airspan.com




About PIPEX

PIPEX is a telecom network operator and provider of broadband solutions that
combines the best infrastructure, services, support and people to make
communication simple for business. A highly respected tier one Internet Service
Provider (ISP), PIPEX Communications provides voice and data connectivity
solutions, helping organisations to keep their lines of communication open.



Established in 1991, PIPEX was the UK's first commercial ISP, set up to deliver
affordable, high speed, high quality corporate Internet access. The company
delivers the same outstanding benefits to businesses today.



Now owning one of the UK's most extensive communication networks, PIPEX has data
centres in London, Manchester and Leeds and over 100 Points of Presence (PoPs)
nation-wide. This includes 20 point-to-multi-point radio PoPs offering wireless
DSL. In addition, to ensure that its customers' network traffic is always routed
via the fastest, most resilient path, PIPEX has over 200 public and private
peering arrangements with large Internet backbone providers, including the
London Internet Exchange,



With its unparalleled experience of connecting organisations and its multi-award
winning service, support levels and dynamic people, PIPEX is reputed, by its
clients, to be one of the safest pairs of hands in the telecom industry. As a
result, the company has achieved and retained an enviable customer list, ranging
from SMEs to blue chip companies and including two-thirds of the UK's top 100
companies (as listed by The Times). Leading to outstanding and unrivalled
growth, PIPEX was named as one of the top hundred fastest growing UK unquoted
technology companies in the third annual 'The Sunday Times ARM Tech Track 100
league.'

For further information please visit
www.pipex.net
.




This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

Good news but..... no positive impact on the SP.... yet !

We also have results due on the 8th Sept. Could be an interesting couple of weeks ahead

Hope so... lets hope it'll be more exciting than watching the SP go up 1/4p and then go down a 1/4p a week later!

I think we are the last of a few on this thread. LOL

I'm still here but there's not been much to comment on recently. Looking forward to the results though.....

Anymore believers out there?

yeah.....but the overall telco sector investing is a bit flimsy for me.....so am looking more for a trading opportunity.....wonder what response they get from customers in regards to their name being seen all over the world due to Fulham FC.

big boys been moving out of property and building equities.and oil and gas for a short while now.bigger profits to be had next year in techs and healthcare expect a few months of churning.when this sp lifts it should be a flyer.i will hold untill dubens sells his intrest and not before.he will sell for maximum value if his past record is anything go by.potential earnings from early starters in wi-max should not be underestimated.moving large amounts of data wirelesly will touch everybodys life replacing mobile phone technology not adding to it.household appliances.vehical control info.all manner of buissiness aids.there will be lots of companies interested in buying pipex and when the time comes the current holders of the majority of the stock will only sell when getting full value.

that's the sort of thing that i am waiting for........am hoping that i time my entry or 'long' correctly; just before it rises profusely.......(unlike the big corporations) Pipex do seem to have their fingers in all the cutting edge new pies......and even if only part of them come off, then they should be raking in the cash......and as you say Roargiant; the big corp's will then simply want to take it over.......b/c these bureaucracies do not invent their own thing nor show much initiative - they just use their muscle to take over other's ingenuity. (while i'm at it; ICU is something that could also take off - it is a very simple concept, with a tonne of potential).

Some of us are still hanging in there. One day...

pipex supplies dsl communications to the public and buissiness but unlike america online and others it competes against it does not offer a home page and all the services that goes with it.no doubt it will when it can dedicate the time to run the service side properly.considering the amount of income generated this way the management clearly think there time is better spent in other areas of this growing company.thats good news for us as it shows that income growth will continue for a long time to come.when they offer this home page sevice package we will know that internal growth is reaching the later stages.

I'm a believer Troys.
I have watched this stock since the GXN days....getting Wimax out will be big ONLY if they get it out reliably and before others. I hope they get the pricing right....if so customers will jump on it. I believe broadband through the air is the next big thing for sure (obvious comment really)....the handheld, laptop, in car, etc potential is awesome.

Peter Dubens is a brain and his strategy is clever. Pipex is steedily becoming a major telecoms organisation. Having said that Pipex is still tiny compared with BT but if they stay with niche markets and keep overheads under control they will undermine competitors and build a nice customer base. (poaching and new)

220million shares in issue...estimates to make 80+ million this year....if this continues I feel the price would be good for 40p + in 14 months time...i.e after another 2 full year earings.

has anybody seen any forcasts from Brokers for earnings, share price levels ?

Just caught up the thread and seen RO's posts....sorry if I have repeated old ground....realise I must hit latest posts to get to end of thread....f@;# me!

You should read this before deciding that WiMax is a good idea. It may be a good idea in countries with a poor infrastructure, China springs to mind. No doubt they will invest in it. However, how can that help Pipex when they only have a license for this country?

http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,117863,00.asp

Courtesty Tradx from the other side

Should any underestimate the bandwagon that is now wi-max as a global influence then you only have to search the web for news on wi-max to understand what the implications are...

wi-max will be on-board as an embedded device in laptops based on an intel chipset from end of q4 or early q1 2007...the same will be true of hand-held devices shortly thereafter. So instead of buying a 3G add in card for your laptop or device as you have to today to achieve true portability and 'always/sometimes' on connections you will have the facility 'embedded' - all you have to do then is take out a subscription contract with a wi-max service provider.....hmmm, I wonder how many there are in the UK??!! LOL!!

And of course at that point battery time for a laptop will be not far short of mobile phone capabilities...and so anyone delivering VOIP via SIP will win big time...

Of course there will be competition in the form of 3G.....but, you pays your money and make your choice.

The significance of this first step is enormous - the value of this 'hidden' asset has simply not been factored in by the analysts - when it is (And it will be) then the re-valuation here will be extremely robust..

There are only two providers this makes it a high value target for anyone that can see value before the private equity vulture boys take pxc out, and imho they are looking very very closely!

all of course imho!

And another one, to somebody who doubted the benefits of wimax

If you cannot see why wi-max has the potential to change the broadband connectivity landscape then I suggest you re-visit all of the published material in regard to wi-max. Convergence with '4G' may or may not happen.

I would also ask you to factor in and properly consider the effect of Intel. Intel, have done, and still do enable and make new technology markets, and true mobility is one of their prime infrastructure goals; they will enable this market, just as they did with wi-fi.

Pipexs' announcement about a tie-up with Intel shows that they have already forged a direct relationship, that in it self should make it's competitors think very carefully about what they are going to be confronted with in due course.

Wi-fi chips are now embedded in almost all new decent laptops, exactly as will be the case with wi-max, the frustration of 'mobile' solutions is just that; extremely frustrating and with poor QOS.

BT have tested and made work wi-max upto 50Kilometres; the costs of deployment are in relative terms to other technologies such as 3G (and the new '4G') cheap...There is a reason for BT's blue phone, an dit is the same reason that BT re-entered the mobile market. What we are seeing is only the beginning of a maasive IP/mobile future that they are betting the companies future on.

The cost of enabling a roll-out by Intel Capital and other interested partners and players would be easily met. Pipex are one of two with a national licence, which could make a single sign-up with no need to roam a massive plus point.

BT have recently announced they are slowing their SDSL upgrades through lack of demand as the solution is so expensive...there is method in this madness, as there always is with BT...

Pipex are at least in the game - whereas their competitors are nowhere...

let's see how this unfolds.