AeA Recognizes Marty Singer with Executive Leadership Award
PCTEL Chairman and CEO Praised for Contributions to Technology Industry

Oakbrook Terrace, IL (December 18, 2008) – AeA, the nation’s largest technology trade association representing all segments of the high-tech industry, announced today that it has presented Marty Singer, PCTEL Chairman and CEO, with the AeA Executive Leadership Award to recognize his dedication, leadership, and countless contributions to the high-tech industry.

"Marty has committed significant time and effort to advocating on behalf of our industry and the priority issues affecting growth and innovation," said Ed Longanecker, Executive Director, AeA Midwest Council. "In addition to his dedication to PCTEL and our industry, we are also honored to recognize Marty for his tireless dedication and support as Chairman of AeA’s Midwest Council for the past four years.”

In 2007, AeA’s Midwest Council recognized Mr. Ed Kaplan, former CEO and Founder of Zebra Technologies, with the inaugural leadership award. Mr. Singer is now the second executive to be honored in this annual tradition as an outstanding member and advocate of the technology community.

“Working with the AeA on behalf of the technology community has been a great privilege,” said Marty Singer, PCTEL’s chairman and CEO. “I’m delighted and surprised by this recognition.”

Marty is the Chairman and CEO of PCTEL, a position that he has held since October, 2001. He has been a member of the PCTEL Board of Directors since August, 1999 just prior to the company's IPO. Since 2001, Marty has changed the company's direction from that of a commodity, soft-modem supplier, to a leader in broadband wireless technologies. During this transition, Marty acquired six operations, divested the modem business and the Mobility Solutions Group, and generated significant revenue through the licensing of intellectual property.

Prior to joining PCTEL, Marty began his career in telecommunications at Bell Laboratories in 1980 and then moving onto product management positions at AT&T and Tellabs. From 1990 through 1997 he led the Wireless Local Loop division within Motorola's Cellular Infrastructure Group and was responsible for licensing Motorola's valuable GSM patents worldwide. He took over SAFCO Technologies, a wireless test and measurement company, at the end of 1997 and sold the company to Agilent after more than doubling its revenue.

Marty earned his B.A. at the University of Michigan and his Masters and Ph.D at Vanderbilt University. He serves as Chairman of the AeA's Midwest Council and is on the AeA's National Executive Committee. Marty served on the Standing Advisory Group for the PCAOB, the organization established by Congress to provide oversight to the implementation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Marty writes and lobbies on issues related to U.S. competitiveness, corporate governance, and telecommunications, and holds seven patents.

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About AeA
AeA, the nation’s largest technology trade association representing all segments of the high-tech industry, is dedicated solely to helping our members’ top line and bottom line. We do this in partnership with our small, medium, and large member companies by lobbying governments at the state, federal, and international levels, providing access to capital and business opportunities, and offering select business services and networking programs. For more information, please visit www.aeanet.org.

About PCTEL
PCTEL, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCTI), is a global leader in propagation and optimization solutions for the wireless industry. 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 MAXRAD® and Bluewave™ antenna solutions address public safety, military, and government applications; SCADA, Health Care, and Agricultural applications; Indoor Wireless, Wireless Backhaul, and cellular applications. Its portfolio includes a broad range of WiMAX antennas, Land Mobile Radio antennas, and GPS antennas that serve innovative applications in telemetry, RFID, WiFi, fleet management, and mesh networks. 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.

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