Novatel Wireless MiFi Honored With Meffys Award for Best Mobile Connected Device

Industry's First Intelligent Mobile Hotspot Receives Coveted Industry Recognition From Mobile Entertainment Forum

SAN DIEGO, June 28, 2010 - Novatel Wireless, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVTL), a provider of wireless broadband
access solutions, is pleased to announce that its MiFi(R) Intelligent Mobile
Hotspot has been named a Meffys award winner for "Best Mobile Connected
Device" by the Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF). Announced in London on June
21, 2010, the seventh annual Meffys awards honor the most influential players
in the mobile entertainment industry from across the world.

"The Meffys awards provide insight into the wide range of innovative
products, services, applications and projects that are shaping and defining
the evolution of the mobile media industry today," said Rob Hadley, CMO,
Novatel Wireless. "It is an honor to be recognized in this distinguished
industry awards program and it further demonstrates our dedication to
delivering the most innovative mobile broadband and mobile media delivery
solutions in the market."

The MiFi platform is the industry's first Intelligent Mobile Hotspot, a
new category of mobile broadband that lets users put their world of content,
services and connectivity in the palm of their hand. Unlike old router
solutions that require an external broadband modem and serve only to provide
connectivity, the MiFi platform creates a personal cloud of high-speed
Internet connectivity that can be easily shared between multiple users and up
to five Wi-Fi devices such as laptops, cameras, gaming devices and multimedia
players. The MiFi Intelligent Mobile Hotspot is an intelligent, open platform
capable of hosting advanced software applications and flexible enough to
address the continued evolution of mobile broadband.

The MiFi product line has been recognized with a variety of top industry
awards in 2010 including the CES Innovation Award for Best Enabling
Technology, the GSM Global Mobile Award for Best Mobile Connected Device,
Mobile News Award for Most Innovative Product (non-Handset) and the Mobile
Merit Award for Gadgets/Handsets/Devices, non-connected devices.

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 wireless
technologies. Novatel Wireless' Intelligent Mobile Hotspot products,
software, USB modems and embedded modules 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)

This release may contain forward-looking statements, which are made
pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended to date. These
forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. A number of
important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those
in the forward-looking statements contained herein. These factors include
risks relating to technological changes, new product introductions, continued
acceptance of Novatel Wireless' products and dependence on intellectual
property rights. These factors, as well as other factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially, are discussed in more detail in Novatel
Wireless' filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
(available at www.sec.gov) and other regulatory agencies.

(C) 2010 Novatel Wireless. All rights reserved. The Novatel Wireless name
and logo and MiFi(R) are trademarks of Novatel Wireless, Inc. Other product
or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective
owners.

Charlotte Rubin of Novatel Wireless, +1-858-812-3431, crubin at nvtl.com; or Cara Sloman of Nadel Phelan, +1-831-440-2411, cara at nadelphelan.com, for Novatel Wireless, Inc.