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Introduction

PCTEL focuses on wireless broadband technology related to propagation and optimization. We design and develop innovative antennas that extend the reach of broadband and other wireless networks and that simplify the implementation of those networks. We provide highly specialized software-defined radios that facilitate the design and optimization of broadband wireless networks. We supply our products to public and private carriers, wireless infrastructure providers, wireless equipment distributors, VARs and other OEMs. Additionally, we have licensed our intellectual property, principally related to a discontinued modem business, to semiconductor, PC manufacturers, modem suppliers, and others.

In 2008, we operated in two separate product segments: BTG and Licensing. BTG includes our Antenna Products Group and RF Solutions Group. We maintain expertise in several technology areas. These include DSP chipset programming, radio frequency, software engineering, mobile, antenna design and manufacture, mechanical engineering, product quality and testing, advanced algorithm development, and cellular engineering.

On January 4, 2008 we sold MSG to Smith Micro Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMSI). MSG produced mobility software products for WiFi, cellular, IMS, and wired applications. The financial results for MSG are presented in the financial statements as discontinued operations.

Growth in product revenue is dependent both on gaining further revenue traction in the existing product profile as well as further acquisitions to support the wireless initiatives. Revenue growth for antenna products is correlated to emerging wireless applications in broadband wireless, in-building wireless, wireless Internet service providers, GPS and Mobile SATCOM. LMR, PMR, DPMR, and on-glass mobile antenna applications represent mature markets. Revenue for scanning receivers is tied to the deployment of new wireless technology, such as 2.5G and 3G, and the need for existing wireless networks to be tuned and reconfigured on a regular basis.

We have an intellectual property portfolio in the area of analog modem technology, which we have actively licensed for revenue starting in 2002. The number of U.S. patents and applications in this technology reached to over 100 in 2005. We have since sold or divested most of these patents. We had an active licensing program since 2002 designed to monetize the value of this intellectual property. Companies under license at the end of 2008 include Agere, US Robotics, 3COM, Intel, Conexant, Broadcom, Silicon Laboratories, Texas Instruments, Smartlink, and ESS Technologies. As of December 31, 2008, these licenses are substantially fully paid up. We believe that there are no significant modem market participants remaining to be licensed and we expect minimal modem licensing revenue going forward.

We have an intellectual property portfolio related to antennas, the mounting of antennas, and scanning receivers. These patents are being held for defensive purposes and are not part of an active licensing program.

Current Economic Environment

Recently, general domestic and global economic conditions have been negatively impacted by several factors, including, among others, the subprime-mortgage crisis in the housing market, going concern threats to investment banks and other financial institutions, reduced corporate spending, and decreased consumer confidence. These economic conditions have negatively impacted several elements of our business and have resulted in our facing one of the most challenging periods in our history. It is uncertain how long the current economic conditions will last or

how quickly any subsequent economic recovery will occur. If the economy or markets into which we sell our products continue to slow or any subsequent economic recovery is slow to occur, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be further materially and adversely affected.

Results of Operations for Continuing Operations

Years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 (All amounts in tables, other than percentages, are in thousands)

Revenues


                                              BTG          Licensing        Total

      Revenue 2008                          $ 76,705      $       222      $ 76,927
      Percent change from year ago period       11.1 %          (72.8 )%       10.1 %
      Revenue 2007                          $ 69,072      $       816      $ 69,888
      Percent change from year ago period        1.4 %          (90.6 )%       (9.0 )%
      Revenue 2006                          $ 68,088      $     8,680      $ 76,768
      Percent change from year ago period       (0.7 )%         279.2 %         8.4 %

BTG revenues were approximately $76.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2008, an increase of 11% from the prior year. In the year ended December 31, 2008 versus the prior year, scanning receivers contributed 8% of the revenue growth and antennas provided 3% of the revenue growth. The revenue growth for scanning receivers is primarily due to an increase in the number of UMTS deployments. The revenue growth for antennas is primarily due to the acquisition of Bluewave in March 2008.

BTG revenues were approximately $69.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2007, an increase of 1% from the prior year. The 1% increase in revenues consisted of positive 4% from scanning receivers which offset negative 3% for antennas. The revenue growth for scanning receivers was primarily due to the roll out of UMTS networks and the related need for 3G scanners. Antenna revenues declined in 2007 due to the exit from the UMTS antenna market.

Licensing revenues were $0.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 compared to $0.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2007. The decline in licensing revenues was expected in 2008 and 2007, and we expect minimal modem licensing revenue going forward because we have sold or divested most of our modem patents. In 2006, licensing revenues included $7.0 million from Agere.

Gross Profit


                                                    BTG         Licensing        Total

 Gross Profit 2008                                $ 36,321     $       216      $ 36,537
 Percentage of revenue                                47.4 %          97.3 %        47.5 %
 Percent of revenue change from year ago period        2.1 %          (0.6 )%        1.6 %
 Gross Profit 2007                                $ 31,262     $       799      $ 32,061
 Percentage of revenue                                45.3 %          97.9 %        45.9 %
 Percent of revenue change from year ago period        3.9 %          (1.8 )%       (2.1 )%
 Gross Profit 2006                                $ 28,181     $     8,658      $ 36,839
 Percentage of revenue                                41.4 %          99.7 %        48.0 %
 Percent of revenue change from year ago period        0.7 %           3.3 %         5.5 %

Our two product segments vary from each other in gross profit percent. Gross profit as a percentage of total revenue was 47.5% in 2008 compared to 45.9% in 2007 and 48.0% in 2006. The margin increase in 2008 from 45.9% to 47.5% is due to an increase in BTG margins. The margin decline in 2007 from 48.0% to 45.9% was due to lower licensing revenues, which have a higher margin than revenue from product sales. Excluding the $7 million of licensing revenue from Agere in 2006, our gross margin increased 3.3% in 2007 compared to 2006.

BTG margin was 47.4% in the year ended December 31, 2008, approximately 2.1%, better than 2007. Scanning receivers contributed this 2.1% of the margin percentage increase for the year December 31, 2008. In 2008, the BTG margin reflects favorable product mix of higher margin scanning receiver products and volume increases. BTG margin was 45.3% for the year ended December 31, 2007, 3.9% better than 2006. Scanning receivers contributed 3.6% of the margin percentage increase and antennas contributed 0.3% of the margin percentage increase in the year ended December 31, 2007. In 2007, the BTG margin reflects favorable product mix of higher margin scanning receiver products and the exit from the lower margin UMTS antenna products.

Licensing margin was 97.3% in 2008, 97.9% in 2007, and 99.7% in 2006. The margin percentage declined in 2007 and 2008 due to the volume decrease in each year.

Research and Development


                                                     2008         2007        2006

      Research and development                      $ 9,976      $ 9,605     $ 9,169
      Percentage of revenues                           13.0 %       13.7 %      11.9 %
      Percent of revenue change from prior period      (0.7 )%       1.8 %       2.3 %

Research and development expenses increased $0.4 million from 2007 to 2008. Expenses were higher than the prior year because we invested in development of new scanning receivers and for an antenna design center in China.

Research and development expenses increased $0.4 million from 2006 to 2007. In 2007, we invested in new product development for both scanning receiver products and antennas. We shut down our research and development facility for UMTS iVET antennas in Dublin, Ireland but we invested domestically in research and development for antenna products, including our WiMAX portfolio of antennas.

We had 67 full-time equivalent employees in research and development at December 31, 2008 and 66 full-time equivalents in each of 2007 and 2006.

Sales and Marketing


                                                    2008          2007         2006

    Sales and marketing                           $ 10,515      $ 10,723     $ 10,993
    Percentage of revenues                            13.7 %        15.3 %       14.3 %
    Percent of revenue change from prior period       (1.6 )%        1.0 %       (1.4 )%

Sales and marketing expenses include costs associated with the sales and marketing employees, sales representatives, product line management, and trade show expenses.

Sales and marketing expense decreased $0.2 million from 2007 to 2008 due to cost controls and lower sales commissions. Our sales commissions were lower because we reduced the number of third-party rep firms in 2008. Sales and marketing expense decreased $0.3 million from 2006 to 2007 due to lower European sales expenses as a result of the exit from the UMTS antenna market, as well as lower expense for trade shows and other marketing expenses.

We had 40, 46, and 40 full-time equivalent employees in sales and marketing at December 31, 2008, 2007, and 2006 respectively.

General and Administrative


                                                    2008          2007         2006

    General and administrative                    $ 10,736      $ 12,652     $ 13,068
    Percentage of revenues                            14.0 %        18.1 %       17.0 %
    Percent of revenue change from prior period       (4.1 )%        1.1 %       (5.4 )%

General and administrative expenses include costs associated with the general management, finance, human resources, information technology, legal, public company costs, and other operating expenses to the extent not otherwise allocated to other functions.

General and administrative expenses decreased $1.9 million from 2007 to 2008. Approximately $1.4 million of the decrease is due to a reduction in corporate overhead expenses. Corporate overhead expenses declined because we streamlined our corporate overhead structure after the MSG sale and reduced spending on information technology, finance, human resources, and other professional services. The remaining decrease is primarily due to the full year impact from our exit from the UMTS iVET antenna product line in Ireland in 2007. General and administrative expenses decreased $0.4 million from 2006 to 2007 due to the restructuring in Ireland in 2006 that eliminated the manufacturing facility and the related general and administrative functions.

We had 36, 41, and 48 full-time equivalent employees in general and administrative functions at December 31, 2008, 2007, and 2006, respectively.

Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets

                                                          2008       2007        2006

   Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets   $ 16,735         -     $ 20,349
   Percentage of revenues                                   21.8 %     N/A         26.5 %

In 2008, we recorded a goodwill impairment of $16.7 million based on the results from our annual test of goodwill impairment in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142 "Goodwill and Intangible Assets" ("FAS 142"). This amount represented the total BTG goodwill balance. See discussion of this goodwill impairment within the accounting policies section of Item 7.

In 2006, in conjunction with the completion of the restructuring of Dublin operations, we reevaluated the carrying value of the goodwill and intangible assets for technology and customer relationships, as required by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144 "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long Lived Assets" ("FAS 144") and FAS 142. Based on projections for future revenues, profits, and cash flows, we concluded that the carrying value of intangible assets was impaired by $6.0 million and the carrying value of the goodwill was impaired by $14.3 million. The total impairment cost was recorded in the third quarter of 2006.

Amortization of Other Intangible Assets


                                                   2008        2007        2006

        Amortization of other intangible assets   $ 2,062     $ 1,987     $ 3,593
        Percentage of revenues                        2.7 %       2.8 %       4.7 %

The amortization of intangible assets relates to the acquisitions of DTI in 2003, MAXRAD in 2004, the antenna product lines of Andrew Corporation in 2004, the Sigma antenna product lines in 2005 and the Bluewave antenna product assets in 2008. Amortization increased in 2008 due to the acquisition of Bluewave assets. With the acquisition of Bluewave, we recorded intangible assets of $3.3 million for customer relationships, core technology, and trade names. These assets have an amortization period of six years. See note 4 to the consolidated financial statements related to the acquisition of the Bluewave antenna assets.

Amortization declined in 2007 due to lower amortization related to the intangible assets from DTI and the product lines from Sigma. The intangible assets related to the DTI acquisition were fully amortized as of March 2007. The lower amortization related to the intangible assets from the product lines from the Sigma acquisition is due to the impairment of intangible assets in 2006, the exit from the UMTS antenna market in 2007, and the sale of product lines to SWTS in October 2008.

Restructuring Charges


                                            2008       2007       2006

                   Restructuring charges    $ 353     $ 2,038     $ 389
                   Percentage of revenues     0.5 %       2.9 %     0.5 %

International sales restructuring

In November 2008 we announced the closure of our sales office in New Delhi, India, effective December 2008. We incurred restructuring charges of $0.1 million for severance payouts and lease obligations.

Corporate overhead

In the first quarter of 2008, we incurred restructuring expense of $0.3 million for employee severance costs related to our plan to reduce corporate overhead.

UMTS restructuring

In 2007, we exited the UMTS antenna market and shut down our iVET antenna product line. We closed our research and development facility in Dublin, Ireland as well as a related engineering satellite office in the United Kingdom, and discontinued the UMTS portion of our contract manufacturing, which was located in St. Petersburg, Russia. These actions terminated twelve redundant employee positions in Ireland and three redundant employee positions in the United Kingdom. The facilities and employees affected by the closure decision were originally part of our acquisition of Sigma in July 2005.

We recorded net $2.0 million of restructuring costs in 2007 related to the exit of our UMTS iVET antenna product line. The major components of the expense were $2.4 million of gross cash-based restructuring charges plus $0.7 million of asset impairments, offset by $1.1 million for the sale of assets. The cost categories of the $2.4 million of cash-based restructuring costs were:
$0.4 million of employee severance; $0.1 million of future lease payments; $0.1 million of office clean up costs; and $1.8 million in contract manufacturing obligations, primarily related to inventory in the supply chain. We recovered $1.1 million through the sale of assets. The major components were the last time purchase of inventory for $0.5 million and the sale of intangible assets for $0.6 million. In 2008, we completed the UMTS restructuring when we paid the final manufacturing purchase obligations.

Dublin restructuring

In 2006, we discontinued the manufacture of the iVET, PMR and DPMR lines of our antenna products at our Dublin, Ireland location. We reached an agreement in principle with the labor union responsible for our manufacturing and certain other personnel in our Dublin, Ireland factory that enabled us to wind down our manufacturing operations at the Dublin facility, terminate 65 redundant employee positions, downsize the space under the current lease at this location, and reduce our pension obligations to terminated and remaining employees. Manufacturing of the lines of antenna products was relocated either to a contract manufacturer in St. Petersburg, Russia, or to our BTG facility in Bloomingdale, Illinois. The process of winding down manufacturing operations in Dublin and relocating the products to other manufacturing locations was completed in September 2006. The general and administrative support functions were eliminated in December 2006.

For the year ended December 31, 2006, we recorded restructuring expense of $0.4 million, which included the net benefit related to the termination of the pension plan of $2.6 million, offsetting employee severance of $1.5 million, inventory write-offs of $0.8 million, fixed asset write-offs of $0.6 million, and facility lease costs of $0.1 million. We negotiated the terms of the pension termination with the Sigma labor union in June 2006. Under the terms of the settlement, we funded the cash shortfall in our PCTEL Europe Pension Plan as calculated by a third party actuary less any severance amounts given to employees that exceeded three weeks severance for every year of service. The funding shortfall was based on pension requirements in accordance with Irish regulations. We funded pension obligations of $0.6 million and recorded a net gain of $2.6 million on the termination.

Loss on sale of product lines

                                                2008      2007      2006

                Loss on sale of product lines   $ 882         -         -
                Percentage of revenues            1.1 %     N/A       N/A

On August 14, 2008, we entered into an asset purchase agreement for the sale of certain antenna products and related assets to SWTS. SWTS purchased the intellectual property, dedicated inventory, and certain fixed assets

related to four of our antenna product families for $0.7 million, payable in installments at close and over a period of 18 months. The four product families represent the last remaining products acquired by us through our acquisition of Sigma in July 2005. The sale transaction closed on October 9, 2008. Sigma and SWTS are unrelated companies.

For the year ended December 31, 2008, we recorded a $0.9 million loss on sale of product lines, separately within operating expenses in the financial statements. The net loss included the book value of the assets sold to SWTS, impairment charges in accordance with FAS 142 and FAS 144, and incentive payments due the new employees of SWTS, net of the proceeds due to us. We sold inventory with a net book value of $0.8 million and wrote off intangible assets including goodwill of $0.5 million. The intangible asset write-off was the net book value and the goodwill write-off was a pro-rata portion of BTG goodwill in accordance with FAS 142. We paid incentive payments of $0.1 million and we calculated $0.5 million in proceeds based on the principal value of the installment payments excluding imputed interest. At December 31, 2008, we included the principal amounts due in "Prepaid expenses and other current assets" and "Other assets" on the balance sheet.

Gain on sale of assets and related royalties

                                                      2008       2007        2006

       Gain on sale of assets and related royalties   $ 800     $ 1,000     $ 1,000
       Percentage of revenues                           1.0 %       1.4 %       1.3 %

We received $0.8 million of royalty payments during 2008 and $1.0 million of royalty payments during 2007 and 2006 from Conexant Systems, Inc ("Conexant"). In August 2005, we amended our cross license agreement with Conexant whereby the period for which the royalties are payable was extended to end on June 30, 2009. The quarterly royalty maximum was amended to be $250,000 per quarter for the period January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2007 and $200,000 per quarter for the period January 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009. At June 30, 2009, the Conexant license will be fully paid up.

Other Income, net


                                           2008       2007        2006

                  Other income, net        $  85     $ 2,831     $ 3,303
                  Percentage of revenues     0.1 %       4.1 %       4.3 %

Other income, net, consists of interest income, investment gains and losses, and foreign exchange gains and losses. In 2008, investment losses offset most of the interest income. Investment losses were $2.4 million and $0.5 million in the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The losses resulted from mark to market adjustments in our CSCP. The fund was closed to new subscriptions or redemptions in December 2007, resulting in our inability to immediately redeem our investments for cash. The fair value of our investment in this fund as of December 31, 2008 was estimated to be $8.6 million based on the net asset value of the fund and we classified approximately $4.3 million of the CSCP investment as "Short-term investments" and approximately $4.3 million as "Long-term investment securities". We expect that the liquidation of the long-term portion could take years to complete. Future impairment charges may result until the fund is fully liquidated, depending on market conditions.

Interest income was $2.6 million, $3.5 million and $2.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Interest income decreased in 2008 compared to 2007 due to lower interest rates. Interest income was higher in 2007 compared to 2006 because we had higher average cash and investment balances in 2007.

We recorded foreign exchange losses of $0.1 million and $0.3 million in the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and foreign exchange gains of $0.2 million in the year ended December 31, 2006.

Benefit for Income Taxes


                                           2008          2007         2006

              Benefit for income taxes   $ (14,996 )   $ (7,226 )   $ (5,371 )
              Effective tax rate             108.4 %      649.2 %       32.7 %

The effective tax rate differed from the statutory Federal rate of 35% during 2008 primarily due to the release of our valuation allowance of $9.8 million. We reversed our valuation allowance because our projected income is more than adequate to offset our deferred tax assets remaining after disposition of the Sigma assets in the third quarter 2008.

The effective tax rate differed from the statutory Federal rate of 35% during 2007 principally due to the release of our valuation allowances in the amount of $7.9 million. In addition, different rates for foreign income and losses and other permanent items impacted the effective tax rate. We reversed $7.9 million of the valuation allowance in 2007 due to the taxable income from the gain on the sale of MSG in January 2008. We maintained a partial valuation allowance of $11.0 million at December 31, 2007.

The effective tax rate differed from the statutory federal rate of 35% during 2006 principally due to the release of our tax contingency reserve of $5.2 million and due to the increase in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets.

Significant management judgment is required to assess the likelihood that our deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income. With the reversal of the valuation allowance in 2008, we had gross deferred tax assets of $12.5 million and a valuation allowance of $1.2 million against the deferred tax assets at December 31, 2008. We maintain the valuation allowance due to uncertainties regarding realizability. The valuation allowance at December 31, 2008 relates to deferred tax assets in tax jurisdictions in which the company no longer has significant operations. On a regular basis, management evaluates the recoverability of deferred tax assets and the need for a valuation allowance. At such time as it is determined that it is more likely than not that the deferred . . .