POWERWAVE TECHNOLOGIES PRESENTING AT VARIOUS INVESTOR CONFERENCES

SANTA ANA, Calif., March 3, 2005 – Powerwave Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:PWAV) today announced that on Tuesday, March 8, 2005, Powerwave will be making a presentation to the investment community at the Morgan Stanley Semiconductor & Systems conference in Dana Point, California. On Wednesday, March 9, 2005, Powerwave will be presenting at the Deutsche Bank Information Technology conference in Miami, Florida. The Company’s presentations review Powerwave’s strategy within the wireless infrastructure industry, as well as potential market opportunities and historical financial results. Interested investors may listen to the Morgan Stanley presentation via a simultaneous Webcast on the Powerwave Investor Relations web page at www.powerwave.com. This presentation is scheduled to start at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time on Tuesday, March 8, 2005. A replay of the presentation will be available on the Powerwave website until March 18, 2005. Interested investors may listen to the Deutsche Bank presentation via a simultaneous Webcast on the Powerwave Investor Relations web page at www.powerwave.com. This presentation is scheduled to start at 3:05 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, March 9, 2005. A replay of the presentation will be available on the Powerwave website until March 19, 2005.