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July 05, 2005
Posted by - TelephonyWorld @ 6:50 am PST
AIRSPAN ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP FOR DISTRIBUTION OF AIRSPAN'S AS.MAX PORTFOLIO OF WIMAX PRODUCTS
BOCA RATON, Fla. - July 5, 2005 - Airspan Networks Inc (NASDAQ: AIRN) today announced that it has signed a General OEM Purchasing Agreement with Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERICY), the leading telecom supplier, covering the distribution and sale of Airspan's AS.MAX family of WiMAX broadband wireless access products. The Agreement gives Ericsson worldwide rights to resell Airspan's HiperMAX, MacroMAX and MicroMAX base-station products, as well as EasyST and ProST customer premise equipment. Commenting on the agreement, Eric Stonestrom, President and CEO of Airspan Networks, said: "Interest in our AS.MAX portfolio continues to grow since we announced it at CeBIT in March this year. We are very pleased that Ericsson, a leader in wireless technologies, has chosen to add this portfolio to its product line up. Ericsson is already a leading supplier of access and transport products to many of the world's largest carriers. Together, we will be able to bring truly innovative access solutions to customers in Ericsson's key markets." Airspan's AS.MAX product family has been designed for indoor, self-installable deployment of customer premises equipment, an essential requirement of operators for the economic rollout of broadband wireless. The EasyST is the first product of its type to offer fully indoor plug-and-play WiMAX services. The product family will be commercially available in the third quarter 2005. About Airspan Networks Inc.
Airspan Networks provides wireless voice and data systems and solutions, including Voice Over IP (VoIP), to both licensed and unlicensed operators around the world in frequency bands between 700 MHz and 6 GHz, including both PCS and 3.5GHz international bands. Airspan has a strong product evolution roadmap that includes offerings compliant with the new 802.16-2004 standard, and with built-in 802.16e capability. Airspan is on the Board and a founder member of the WiMAX Forum. The Company has deployments with more than 200 operators in more than 100 countries. Airspan's systems are based on radio technology that delivers excellent area coverage, high security and resistance to fading. Airspan's 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 headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida with its main operations center in Uxbridge, United Kingdom. More information on Airspan can be found at http://www.airspan.com
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