VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 12/20/11 — Vecima Networks Inc. (TSX: VCM) is pleased to announce that its special purpose entity YourLink Inc. has successfully concluded phase one of an agreement to sell a portion of its 3.5 GHz radio spectrum licenses to Xplornet Broadband Inc.
“We are delighted to conclude the first phase of this transaction,” said Surinder Kumar, Chief Executive Officer of Vecima. “This sale is further confirmation that Vecima holds assets that have a market value much higher than our historical cost.”
Vecima entered into an agreement for a multi-phase transaction earlier in 2011. The first phase involved the sale of 16 licences for approximately $8 million. Options exist for the sale of additional spectrum licences in the next three months. Vecima believes that the market value of YourLink-s remaining spectrum holdings, after the closing of this phase 1, is approximately $20 million to $30 million.
About Vecima Networks
Vecima Networks Inc. (TSX: VCM) designs, manufactures and sells products that enable broadband access to cable, wireless and telephony networks. Vecima-s solutions enable service providers to meet the needs of a converging worldwide broadband market, including what are commonly known as “triple play” (voice, video and data) and “quadruple play” (voice, video, data and wireless) services. Vecima-s solutions also allow service providers to rapidly and cost-effectively bridge the final network segment that connects the system directly to end users, commonly referred to as “the last mile”. In addition, the Company continues to focus on developing products to address emerging markets, such as Voice over Internet Protocol, fibre to the home and IP video.
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