POWERWAVE TECHNOLOGIES PRESENTING AT THE PACIFIC CREST 2004 TECHNOLOGY FORUM

POWERWAVE TECHNOLOGIES PRESENTING AT THE PACIFIC CREST 2004 TECHNOLOGY FORUM SANTA ANA, Calif., August 5, 2004 - Powerwave Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:PWAV) today announced that on August 11, 2004, Powerwave will be making a presentation to the investment community at the Pacific Crest 2004 Technology Forum in Vail, Colorado. The Company's presentation reviews Powerwave's strategy within the wireless infrastructure industry, as well as potential market opportunities and historical financial results. Interested investors may listen to the Pacific Crest presentation via a simultaneous Webcast on the Investor Relations page at www.powerwave.com. This presentation is scheduled to start at 9:30 a.m. Mountain Time on Wednesday, August 11, 2004. A replay of the presentation will be available on the Powerwave website until August 25, 2004. About Powerwave Technologies Powerwave Technologies, Inc., is a global supplier of end-to-end wireless solutions for wireless communications networks. Powerwave designs, manufactures and markets antennas, boosters, combiners, filters, repeaters, multi-carrier RF power amplifiers and tower-mounted amplifiers and advanced coverage solutions, all for use in cellular, PCS and 3G networks throughout the world. Corporate headquarters are located at 1801 E. St. Andrew Place, Santa Ana, Calif. 92705. For more information on Powerwave's advanced wireless coverage and capacity solutions, please call (888)-PWR-WAVE (797-9283) or visit our web site at www.powerwave.com. Powerwave, Powerwave Technologies and the Powerwave logo are registered trademarks of Powerwave Technologies, Inc. ### ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2004/08/05/20040805BIT21810/wkr0001.pdf