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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Airspan Announces New Range of Subscriber Devices for Mobile WiMAX
Chicago, IL - Airspan Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRN), a leadingprovider of WiMAX-based broadband wireless access networks, has announced the launch of a new suite of mobile WiMAX subscriber products that will beunveiled at the WiMAX World Conference and Expo in Chicago this week. Thenew MiMAX(TM) next-generation devices expand Airspan's Mobile WiMAXportfolio to address the demanding service requirements of subscribers forhigh-capacity Internet connectivity, VoIP and Wi-Fi capabilities.
Building on the success of Airspan's award-winning MiMAX USB subscriberstation, the industry's first and only Quad-Band WiMAX device whichachieved WiMAX Forum(TM) Wave II certification in June of this year,Airspan's WiMAX product strategy is designed to lead the industry intechnology and features. Airspan innovation solves key operator challengesassociated with indoor coverage and capacity -- challenges which areapparent to carriers who have deployed immature mobile WiMAX solutions.
The new MiMAX products continue Airspan's history of excellence ininnovation, combining advanced signal processing with full MIMOcapabilities and high power to ensure maximum performance, capacity andrange. The new MiMAX indoor and outdoor devices include features such assingle or dual VoIP ports, integrated router and Wi-Fi options, and areavailable in single-band configurations in the 2- to 3-GHz frequency range.
"Too many WiMAX vendors are shipping immature products that in some caseshave negatively affected customer business cases and reputations. Airspanhas always focused on being the first to market with complete solutions andindustry-leading technology. For example, we offered the MiMAX Q-SeriesUSB with features that are still only available from Airspan even a yearafter its release," stated Airspan Chief Operations Officer, Uzi Shalev."Building on that technology, we are now releasing a family of productsthat will be attractive to a wide range of carriers -- broad product suite,lots of features, high performance, stylish design -- all attributes forwhich Airspan is recognized."
Samples for all devices are available now, with production quantitiesplanned for the fourth quarter of 2008.
About Airspan Networks Inc.
Airspan is the industry's leading WiMAX pure player, ranked #1 forIEEE802.16-2004 WiMAX revenue in 2007 and has now been selected for some ofthe world's largest mobile WiMAX deployments. With direct sales officesthroughout Asia, EMEA and the Americas, a worldwide network of resellersand agents, and partnership alliances with major OEMs, Airspan boasts over100 commercial WiMAX deployments worldwide. www.airspan.com.
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