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OFDMA 16e Mobile WiMAX
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Airspan Networks Announces General Availability
of Its High Performance "16e-ready" HiperMAX WiMAX Base Station
Other topics:
WiMAX
Company Award, Mobile Broadband Network
MARKET WIRE
March 28, 2007
Orlando, FL -- Airspan Networks, Inc. , a leading
worldwide provider of WiMAX and Wi-Fi based broadband wireless access
networks, today announced the general availability and successful
commercial deployment of its "16e-ready" HiperMAX Base Station.
In the fourth quarter 2006 and the
first quarter 2007, Airspan successfully shipped its HiperMAX Base
station to over 10 carriers in four continents, including commercial
deployment with two major European tier 1 carriers, with multiple
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Eric Stonestrom, CEO and
President of Airspan Networks, commented, "We are very pleased by the
strong market traction we have achieved with our HiperMAX Base Station.
HiperMAX has been selected by tier 1 industry carriers because of its
future-proof design, class leading operational range and lowest cost per
Bit/Hz/Sec of delivered broadband capacity. Over 170 sectors have been
provided in the 3.5 GHz band in the first few months of 2007, a
formidable launch for the product."
HiperMAX, which features the industry's
only true software defined radio (SDR), enables carriers to
simultaneously deploy OFDM Fixed and OFDMA 16e Mobile WiMAX services
from the same platform. HiperMAX supports the simultaneous deployment of
FDD and TDD WiMAX using a unique co-existence operating mode that
ensures the effective use of edge frequencies, which are typically
wasted by TDD-only platforms. HiperMAX also supports advanced multiple
antenna transmit and receive diversity (including Space Time Coding) for
Fixed WiMAX and both Matrix A and Matrix B MIMO (Multiple-in and
Multiple-out) for "Wave 2" 16e Mobile WiMAX.
Paul Senior, Vice President of
Marketing and Product Management at Airspan Networks, added, "HiperMAX
allows our carrier customers to combine the strengths of today's Fixed
WiMAX, which is ideal for Ethernet based layer 2 'DSL-like' deployment
using indoor and outdoor modems, with high performance MIMO based 16e
Mobile WiMAX, which is optimized for providing broadband services to
embedded WiMAX radios in Laptops, PDAs and Handsets, or Mobile WiMAX
connectivity provided by add-in cards or USB devices. By combining the
best of both worlds, carriers can significantly improve the robustness
of their business case, offering multiple services to a range of
customer types."
Airspan Networks is exhibiting at the
CTIA Wireless 07, booth number 2893.
About Airspan Networks, Inc.
Airspan Networks provides wireless voice and broadband data systems and
solutions for the fixed and mobile WiMAX and Wi-Fi markets, 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. Airspan has a strong wireless product roadmap that includes
WiMAX Forum Certified equipment and products meeting 802.11 a/b/g Wi-Fi
standards, Airspan's HiperMAX and MicroMAX base station products support
portable and mobile 802.16e-2005 WiMAX alongside fixed and nomadic
802.16-2004 products. Airspan products also include "self install" and
professionally installed customer premise equipment. 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 in more than 100 countries
with more than 400 operators, 100 of which use Airspan's WiMAX Forum
Certified and non-certified products. 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 also offers radio planning,
network installation, integration, training and support services to
facilitate the deployment and operation of its systems. Airspan is an
international telecommunications equipment provider headquartered in
Boca Raton, Florida.
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