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Airspan Networks Announces General Availability of Its High Performance "16e-ready" HiperMAX WiMAX Base Station
| Source: Airspan Networks, Inc.
ORLANDO, FL -- (MARKET WIRE) -- March 28, 2007 -- Airspan Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ : AIRN ), a
leading worldwide provider of WiMAX and Wi-Fi based broadband wireless
access networks, today announced the general availability and successful
commercial deployment of its "16e-ready" HiperMAX Base Station.
In the fourth quarter 2006 and the first quarter 2007, Airspan successfully
shipped its HiperMAX Base station to over 10 carriers in four continents,
including commercial deployment with two major European tier 1 carriers,
with multiple proprieties in South America and the Mediterranean,
respectively.
Eric Stonestrom, CEO and President of Airspan Networks, commented, "We are
very pleased by the strong market traction we have achieved with our
HiperMAX Base Station. HiperMAX has been selected by tier 1 industry
carriers because of its future-proof design, class leading operational
range and lowest cost per Bit/Hz/Sec of delivered broadband capacity. Over
170 sectors have been provided in the 3.5 GHz band in the first few months
of 2007, a formidable launch for the product."
HiperMAX, which features the industry's only true software defined radio
(SDR), enables carriers to simultaneously deploy OFDM Fixed and OFDMA 16e
Mobile WiMAX services from the same platform. HiperMAX supports the
simultaneous deployment of FDD and TDD WiMAX using a unique co-existence
operating mode that ensures the effective use of edge frequencies, which
are typically wasted by TDD-only platforms. HiperMAX also supports advanced
multiple antenna transmit and receive diversity (including Space Time
Coding) for Fixed WiMAX and both Matrix A and Matrix B MIMO (Multiple-in
and Multiple-out) for "Wave 2" 16e Mobile WiMAX.
Paul Senior, Vice President of Marketing and Product Management at Airspan
Networks, added, "HiperMAX allows our carrier customers to combine the
strengths of today's Fixed WiMAX, which is ideal for Ethernet based layer 2
'DSL-like' deployment using indoor and outdoor modems, with high
performance MIMO based 16e Mobile WiMAX, which is optimized for providing
broadband services to embedded WiMAX radios in Laptops, PDAs and Handsets,
or Mobile WiMAX connectivity provided by add-in cards or USB devices. By
combining the best of both worlds, carriers can significantly improve the
robustness of their business case, offering multiple services to a range of
customer types."
Airspan Networks is exhibiting at the CTIA Wireless 07, booth number 2893.
About Airspan Networks, Inc.
Airspan Networks provides wireless voice and broadband data systems and
solutions for the fixed and mobile WiMAX and Wi-Fi markets, including Voice
Over IP (VoIP). Its wireless products serve operators around the world in
both licensed and unlicensed frequency bands between 700 MHz and 6 GHz.
Airspan has a strong wireless product roadmap that includes WiMAX Forum
Certified equipment and products meeting 802.11 a/b/g Wi-Fi standards,
Airspan's HiperMAX and MicroMAX base station products support portable and
mobile 802.16e-2005 WiMAX alongside fixed and nomadic 802.16-2004 products.
Airspan products also include "self install" and professionally installed
customer premise equipment. Airspan is on the Board and is a founder member
of the WiMAX Forum and a member of the Wi-Fi Alliance. The Company has
deployments in more than 100 countries with more than 400 operators, 100 of
which use Airspan's WiMAX Forum Certified and non-certified products.
Airspan's wireless systems are based on radio technology that delivers
excellent area coverage, high security and resistance to fading. These
systems can be deployed rapidly and cost effectively, providing an
attractive alternative to traditional wired communications networks.
Airspan also offers radio planning, network installation, integration,
training and support services to facilitate the deployment and operation of
its systems. Airspan is an international telecommunications equipment
provider headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.
More information on Airspan can be found at http://www.airspan.com
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