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WFI Awarded Extension to National Network Engineering Contract From Major Wireless Carrier

WFI (Nasdaq: WFII), a global leader in the design, deployment, and management of wireless communication networks, technology networks and security systems, announced today that it has been awarded a two year contract extension for engineering services from a national wireless carrier with a total potential value of approximately $20 million per year based on project work completed to date.

Under the terms of this contract, WFI will perform RF engineering and technical services across multi vendor platforms and technologies, including GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS as well as E-911 deployment. The scope of work encompasses cellular engineering RF design, RF performance optimization, frequency planning, as well as transport planning and drive testing support. Further terms of the award were not disclosed.

"This contract represents a subset of the total work we perform for this global carrier, and is an extremely important win for WFI as we extend our strategic relationship with this carrier as the prime RF engineering partner over the next two years," said Eric DeMarco, President and CEO of WFI. "WFI has enjoyed a long relationship with this carrier and I'm pleased we were selected over other competitors for this additional strategic work. Our engineers bring to this project in-depth spectral experience, a practical understanding of E-911 technology applications, and expertise with voice and data key performance indicators in wireless networks. We look forward to further extending this valued relationship."

About WFI

Headquartered in San Diego, CA, WFI is an independent provider of systems engineering, network services and technical outsourcing for the world's largest wireless carriers, enterprise customers and for government agencies. The company provides the design, deployment, integration, and the overall management of wired and wireless networks which deliver voice and data communication, and which support advanced security systems. WFI has performed work in over 100 countries since its founding in 1994. News and information are available at http://www.wfinet.com. (code: WFI-mb)

Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains certain forward-looking statements including, without limitation, expressed or implied statements concerning the Company's expectations regarding future financial performance and market developments that involve risks and uncertainties. Such statements are only predictions, and the Company's actual results may differ materially. Factors that may cause the Company's results to differ include, but are not limited to: changes in the scope or timing of the Company's projects; slowdowns in telecommunications infrastructure spending in the United States and globally, which could delay network deployment and reduce demand for the Company's services; the timing, rescheduling or cancellation of significant customer contracts and agreements, or consolidation by or the loss of key customers; the adoption rate of new wireless data services; financial constraints on our customers that could cause us to write off accounts receivable or terminate contracts; failure to successfully consummate acquisitions or integrate acquired operations; changes in the Company's effective income tax rate; the rate of adoption of telecom outsourcing by network carriers and equipment suppliers; the rate of growth of adoption of WLAN and wireless security systems by enterprises; and competition in the marketplace which could reduce revenues and profit margins. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements. These and other risk factors are more fully discussed in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2005 and in other filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Company Contact:

Michael Baehr

VP of Communications & Investor Relations

Wireless Facilities, Inc.

858.228.2799 Direct

michael.baehr@wfinet.com

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