LEAGUE CITY, TX--(Marketwire - Oct 12, 2011) - ERF Wireless (OTCBB: [ ERFB ]), a leading provider of enterprise-class wireless and broadband products and services, announced today that the company's patent attorney recently received correspondence from the U.S. Patent Office that a third patent the company had previously applied for related to the CryptoVue® encrypted security device, has been approved and that a patent will be issued as soon as the proper forms are submitted. The announcement that an initial CryptoVue patent had been awarded was made in 2010 and the second patent award was made in January 2011. The company also noted that other CryptoVue patent applications that cover different functions and features are still under review.

Dr. H. Dean Cubley, CEO of ERF Wireless, commented, "We continue to be very pleased to report to our shareholders that now three of the patent applications submitted more than three years ago in connection with our CryptoVue security appliance product have reached the end of the patent process and that this third patent will be formally issued to ERF Wireless Inc. in the very near future. This is particularly satisfying since we have continued to work over the past year to upgrade both the software and hardware capabilities of our CryptoVue product in preparation for its introduction into a number of new markets as well as to broaden its application in bank networks. We are currently readying a whole new generation of CryptoVue devices to begin upgrading some of our long-term customers. Having multiple patents to broaden our intellectual property protection, newly enhanced security software, and a more versatile and robust hardware platform should open up many new market opportunities in some of our other vertical markets for an already respected and proven product."

About ERF Wireless

ERF Wireless Inc. is a fully reporting public corporation located in League City, Texas, and is the parent company of Energy Broadband Inc., ERF Enterprise Network Services, ERF Bundled Wireless Services, ERF Wireless Messaging Services and ERF Network Services. The company specializes in providing wireless and broadband product and service solutions to enterprise, commercial and residential clients on a regional, national and international basis. Its principals have been in the wireless broadband, network integration, triple-play FTTH, IPTV and content delivery business for more than 40 years. For more information, please visit our websites at [ www.erfwireless.com ] and [ www.erfwireless.net ] or call 281-538-2101. (ERFBG)

Forward-looking statements in this release regarding ERF Wireless Inc. are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, continued acceptance of the company's products, increased levels of competition, new products and technological changes, the company's dependence upon third-party suppliers, intellectual property rights, and other risks detailed from time to time in the company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.