Bell Mobility to launch Novatel Turbo Stick and MiFi Intelligent Mobile Hotspot on its new national HSPA network

MONTRÉAL, Oct. 27 2009 -- Bell today announced it will offer both
the U998 HSPA+ Turbo Stick and the MiFi 2372 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot from
Novatel Wireless (Nasdaq: NVTL) when Bell Mobility's new state-of-the-art
HSPA wireless network launches in November.
    "These two new leading edge mobile Internet products from Novatel
Wireless will take full advantage of Bell Mobility's new HSPA network, which
will be the fastest and largest wireless network in Canada when it launches
next month," said Adel Bazerghi, Senior Vice President of Products at Bell
Mobility. "When paired with a portable computer, the HSPA+ Turbo Stick and
MiFi 2372 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot will both deliver fast, easy and
reliable mobile access to the Internet across Canada or around the world."
    "We're very excited to partner with Bell Mobility to deliver the most
advanced wireless data solutions available in Canada," said Rob Hadley, chief
marketing officer for Novatel Wireless. "Our HSPA+ family of products offers
tri-band (850/1900/2100) support to enable roaming throughout North America,
Europe and Asia, and unprecedented speed in a compact form factor. Bell
Mobility customers will be the first in Canada to experience freedom from
traditional hotspots with the MiFi 2372 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot. MiFi
allows users to bring their connectivity virtually anywhere and stay
connected to family, friends and coworkers."

U998 HSPA+ Turbo Stick

    Exclusive to Bell Mobility, the U998 Turbo Stick is an easy to use plug
and play device compatible with both Windows and Mac operating systems.
Weighing just 36 grams, the compact U998 delivers unsurpassed speed while
doubling as a memory stick, with expandable memory of up to 32 gigabytes.

MiFi 2372 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot

    Canada's first HSPA Intelligent Mobile Hotspot, the portable Novatel
Wireless MiFi 2372 offers simultaneous Wi-Fi connectivity for up to five
devices or users, allowing the MiFi to go with the client, whether they are
in the office or at home. Compact and easy to set up, the MiFi 2372 is
compatible with Windows and Mac operating systems and includes a microSD slot
for expandable memory of up to 16 gigabytes.

About Bell

    Bell is Canada's largest communications company, providing consumers and
business with solutions to all their communications needs, including Bell
Mobility wireless, high-speed Bell Internet, Bell TV direct-to-home satellite
television, Bell Home phone local and long distance, and IP-broadband and
information and communications technology (ICT) services. Bell is proud to be
a Premier National Partner and the exclusive Telecommunications Partner to
the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
    Bell is wholly owned by BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE). For information on
Bell's products and services, please visit www.bell.ca. For
corporate
information on BCE, please visit www.bce.ca.

About Novatel Wireless

    Novatel Wireless, Inc. is a leader in the design and development of
innovative wireless broadband access solutions based on 3G and 4G WCDMA (HSPA
& UMTS), CDMA and GSM technologies. Novatel Wireless' USB modems, embedded
modules, Intelligent Mobile Hotspot products and software enable high-speed
wireless Internet access on leading wireless data networks. The Company
delivers specialized wireless solutions to carriers, distributors, OEMs and
vertical markets worldwide. Headquartered in San Diego, California, Novatel
Wireless is listed on NASDAQ: NVTL. For more information please visit
www.novatelwireless.com. (NVTLG)

    (C) 2009 Novatel Wireless. All rights reserved. The Novatel Wireless
        name, logo and MiFi are trademarks of Novatel Wireless, Inc. Other
        product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their
        respective owners.


For further information: For media inquires, please contact: Julie Smithers,
Bell Media Relations, (416) 528-9409, julie.smithers@bell.ca; For Novatel
Wireless: Cara Sloman, Nadel Phelan, (831) 440-2411, cara@nadelphelan.com
 
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