POWERWAVE TECHNOLOGIES PRESENTING AT VARIOUS INVESTOR CONFERENCES

SANTA ANA, Calif., May 5, 2005 – Powerwave Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: PWAV) today announced that it will be making presentations to the investment community at four upcoming conferences. These conferences are as follows: on Tuesday, May 10, 2005, at the Baird 2005 Growth Stock Conference in Chicago, Illinois; on Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at the CIBC Annual Communications & Technology Conference in New York City; on Thursday, May 12, 2005 at the Piper Jaffray Technology Conference in New York City; and on Thursday, May 19, 2005 at the JP Morgan Technology Conference in San Francisco, California. 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 presentations via a simultaneous Webcast on the Powerwave Investor Relations web page at www.powerwave.com. The following is a schedule of the presentation times: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 Baird Growth Stock Conference at 2:40 p.m. CDT; Wednesday, May 11, 2005 CIBC Annual Communications & Technology Conference at 2:20 p.m. EDT; Thursday, May 12, 2005 Piper Jaffray Technology Conference at 1:45 p.m. EDT; and Thursday, May 19, 2005 JP Morgan Technology Conference at 1:30 p.m. PDT. Replays of these presentations will be available on the Powerwave web site until May 31, 2005.