BARCELONA, Spain, Feb.

Thousands of northern New Englanders will kiss slow dial-up Internet connections goodbye thanks to new WiMAX wireless broadband services from FairPoint Communications powered by Nortel(1) (TSX: NT)(NYSE: NT) with equipment from Airspan Networks Inc.

Airspan Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRN), a leading provider of WiMAX-based broadband wireless access networks announced that earlier this week, an official ceremony was held in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, to launch Comstar's nation-wide, WiMAX communications network powered by Airspan equipment.

Airspan Networks, Inc.

Airspan Networks (NASDAQ: AIRN), Fujitsu Network Communications, a subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited (TSE: 6702), and Starent Networks, Corp. (NASDAQ: STAR) today announced that they will be demonstrating a multi-band, interoperable WiMAX network at WiMAX World 2008, held in Chicago this week.