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Airspan Announces Enhancements to the AS.NET Product Family for the North American Market

Posted on: Tuesday, 27 June 2006, 09:00 CDT

Airspan Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRN), a leading worldwide provider of WiMAX-based broadband wireless access networks, carrier class Voice over Internet Protocols (VoIP) and Wi-Fi Hotzone systems, today announced the availability of AS.NET SR2.0 enhancements targeted for the North American market. The new higher power radios and Quality of Service (QoS) features are significant improvements for operators looking to expand their coverage area and service offerings.

"We have consulted closely with our North American customers and made important improvements to our AS.NET product line," said Dick Lee, Vice President of Sales for Airspan North America. "The ability to increase range and offer QoS services for unlicensed-band product is important, as it allows operators to offer the most reliable data and voice communications, over a wider coverage area, improving the revenue-generating potential of their networks. These features closely match those of our licensed products, which support similar services."

The new high power radio is available for all AS.NET access and link products in both 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequencies. The power level is configurable, meaning it can be increased or decreased according to specific customer or regulatory requirements. The maximum transmit power, measured at the RF antenna port, is 26dBm. This enables longer link distances with Effective Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP) levels up to 46dBm in point-to-point applications, and up to 36dBm EIRP in other deployment models, which is the maximum allowed under FCC regulations. The new radio also provides improvements in receiver sensitivity, further increasing the range.

The new QoS features, based on the Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM), a subset of the IEEE 802.11e standard, can be used to improve voice over Wi-Fi services. These features allow each base station to handle up to four different traffic queues, which can be configured at different priority levels. As a result, an operator is able to define different service classes for voice, video or data, or alternatively for different user types such as high priority and best effort priority, and set tariffs accordingly for each one. The features are available in all AS.NET access products operating at both 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequencies.

The AS.NET SR2.0 enhancements will be available in the third quarter, 2006. The full solution will be demonstrated at the upcoming WCA 2006 show in Washington, DC on June 27 - 30.

For further information, email sales@airspan.com, or contact you local Airspan office or visit www.airspan.com.

About Airspan Networks, Inc.

Airspan Networks provides fixed and wireless voice and data systems and solutions, 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, including both PCS and 3.5GHz international bands. Airspan has a strong wireless product roadmap that includes offerings compliant with the 802.11 a/b/g and the WiMAX 802.16-2004 standard, including software upgradeability to Mobile WiMAX (the 802.16e-2005 standard). 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 with more than 350 operators in more than 100 countries. 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's new AS.Tone VoIP system is a carrier class, turnkey solution that provides carriers with Class 4, Class 5 and IP-Centrex solutions and has a Softswitch and Gateways supporting SIP/H323 and SIP. AS.Tone's design provides customers; carriers, next-generation telcos, cellular providers and ITSP with a wide range of solutions with the best price/performance system for IP telephony. Airspan also offers radio planning, network installation, integration, training and support services to facilitate the deployment and operation of its systems. Airspan is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida with its main operations center in Uxbridge, United Kingdom.

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, including statements regarding our strategy, future operations, financial position, future revenues, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management, may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. The words "anticipates,""believes,""estimates,""expects,""intends,""may,""plans,""projects,""will,""would" and similar expressions or negative variations thereof are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. We may not actually achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements we make. Investors and others are therefore cautioned that a variety of factors, including certain risks, may affect our business and cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. These risk factors include, without limitation, (i) a slowdown of expenditures by communication service providers; (ii) increased competition from alternative communication systems; (iii) the failure of our existing or prospective customers to purchase products as projected; (iv) our inability to successfully implement cost reduction or containment programs; (v) a loss of any of our key customers; (vi) our ability to retain Axtel and Yozan as our largest customers; and (vii) specific to this press release, Airspan's ability to successfully manufacture and deliver the new AS.NET products. The Company is subject to the risks and uncertainties described in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended 31 December, 2005. You should read those factors as being applicable to all related forward-looking statements wherever they appear in this press release. We do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

 For Investment and Media Inquiries, contact: Peter Aronstam Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Airspan Networks, Inc. Tel: +1 561 893-8682 Email:  Contact via http://www.marketwire.com/mw/emailprcntct?id=18132CAA0C770842  

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