Airspan, Fujitsu, and Starent Networks Demonstrate Multi-Band WiMAX Network at WiMAX World in Chicago: Financial News

Airspan, Fujitsu, and Starent Networks Demonstrate Multi-Band WiMAX Network at WiMAX World in Chicago
Wednesday October 1, 2008 8:00 am ET

CHICAGO, IL--(MARKET WIRE)--Oct 1, 2008 -- Airspan Networks (AIRN - News), Fujitsu Network Communications, a subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited (Tokyo:6702.T - News), and Starent Networks, Corp. (STAR - News) today announced that they will be demonstrating a multi-band, interoperable WiMAX network at WiMAX World 2008, held in Chicago this week.

The demonstration will utilize Airspan's HiperMAX base station operating at 3.65 GHz, the Fujitsu BroadOne(TM) WX300 macrocell base station operating at 2.5 GHz, and Starent's Multimedia Core Platform Access Service Network (ASN) Gateway. Airspan's MiMAX™ Q-Series USB devices will provide access to the wireless network at each respective company's booths.

This demonstration showcases the three companies' commitment to interoperability by creating a seamless network consisting of base stations from two vendors -- Airspan and Fujitsu -- operating on different frequency bands interconnected by the ASN gateway from a third company -- Starent -- using open-standard interfaces developed by the WiMAX Forum.

The first public demonstration of its kind, this solution highlights the interoperability built into the core of WiMAX specifications and underscores Airspan, Fujitsu and Starent Networks' commitment to open network interfaces, which they believe to be crucial to the success of WiMAX.

Details about the interoperability demo will be available in the Airspan Networks booth (#917), the Fujitsu Network Communications booth (#811), and the Starent Networks booth (#611) at WiMAX World 2008.

About Airspan Networks Inc.

Airspan is the industry's leading WiMAX pure player, ranked #1 for IEEE802.16-2004 WiMAX revenue in 2007 and has now been selected for some of the world's largest mobile WiMAX deployments. With direct sales offices throughout Asia, EMEA and the Americas, a worldwide network of resellers and agents, and partnership alliances with major OEMs, Airspan boasts over 100 commercial WiMAX deployments worldwide. www.airspan.com.

About Fujitsu Network Communications Inc.

Fujitsu Network Communications Inc. is an innovator and strategic partner with over 20 years of experience as a leading provider of wireline and wireless networking solutions that solve critical business issues and enable new services. With the support of Fujitsu Limited (Tokyo:6702.T - News), a $53B company with approximately 160,000 professionals in 70 countries, Fujitsu enables their customers to build or seamlessly migrate to fully converged networks that improve network performance and profitability. Over 400,000 Fujitsu network elements have been deployed by all major carriers across North America. Fujitsu maintains a well-established and highly-regarded position as a market leader by providing the best-in-breed data networking solutions that drive next-generation access, core, and wireless networks. For more information, please visit http://us.fujitsu.com/telecom.

About Starent Networks, Corp.

Starent Networks, Corp. is a leading provider of infrastructure solutions that enable mobile operators to deliver multimedia services to their subscribers. Starent Networks has created solutions that provide mobile operators with the functions and services needed for access, mobility management and call control in their networks. Through integrated intelligence and high performance capabilities, Starent Networks' solutions also enhance subscriber management, billing and session policy enforcement. The company's products are capable of supporting a wide range of mobile wireless networks, such as UMTS, CDMA2000, WiFi, and WiMAX. Starent Networks' products have been deployed by over 85 mobile operators in 35 countries. Additional information about Starent Networks is available at www.starentnetworks.com.

Airspan® and MiMAX(TM) are trademarks of Airspan Network Inc. FUJITSU (and design)®, THE POSSIBILITIES ARE INFINITE(TM) and BroadOne(TM) are trademarks of Fujitsu Limited. All rights reserved. Starent® and the Starent Networks logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Starent Networks, Corp. in the United States and/or other countries. All rights reserved.