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Airspan and Proximetry Enable Performance-Critical Services Over WiMAX for Public Safety and Transportation Users
Collaboration Simplifies Management for Increased Performance of Multifrequency, Multiprotocol Wireless Networks
| Source: Airspan Networks Inc.
BOCA RATON, FL and SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - November 13, 2007) - Airspan Networks Inc.
(NASDAQ : AIRN ), a leading provider of WiMAX and Wi-Fi based broadband
wireless access networks, and Proximetry Inc., the technology leader in
real-time network and performance management solutions for wireless
networks, today announced that they are collaborating to enable
performance-critical services over WiMAX for public safety and
transportation users. The two companies are working together to extend
Airspan's 5.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz MicroMAX with Wi-Fi and Proximetry's AirSync
software so service providers and end users can enjoy guaranteed QoS over
multifrequency, multiprotocol wireless networks. This offering comes at a
time when numerous cities are contemplating crucial upgrades to their
infrastructure to support key users and applications.
"We are combining our market leading MicroMAX products with the advanced
performance and network management features of Proximetry's AirSync," said
Eric Stonestrom, Airspan's president and chief executive officer. "The
result is that traffic can be mixed over WiMAX and off the shelf Wi-Fi
systems, while maintaining QoS and priority for specific applications and
users. Our equipment has been working together in public safety and
transportation applications for the past six months in Southern California
-- an example where the robust and unique capability of Airspan's WiMAX
products with integrated WiFi and Proximetry's AirSync have provided a
rapid response network."
Airspan's MicroMAX is a complete standalone base station that can be used
to deploy WiMAX anywhere, easily and cost effectively. And Proximetry's
AirSync constantly optimizes all wireless connections to enable maximum
throughput, services, and end user satisfaction by actively monitoring user
priorities and network resource shifts in real time. The result is a
wireless network with the performance, scalability, and reliability of a
carrier-class wireline network with the intelligent provisioning to align
network resources to user and device priorities, dynamic bandwidth
allocation to meet changing user demands, and predictive routing and
resource configuration to maximize throughput.
"Broadband services, especially for police, firefighters, airport
operators, and other specialized users require more than just high
performance radios," said Tracy Trent, Proximetry's chief executive
officer. "Service providers increasingly want to use all available wireless
technologies in a seamless fashion and ensure QoS across the entire network
with certain transmissions getting extra priority. The combination of
Airspan's MicroMAX with Wi-Fi and AirSync means that broadband, mission
critical services can be offered without impact from interference and
security breaches."
The two companies have been working with mutual clients in various stages
of lab and field trials for most of the year and anticipate installation of
the combined solution in numerous transportation and public safety networks
beginning in early 2008.
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. More information on Airspan
can be found at http://www.airspan.com.
About Proximetry
Proximetry provides real-time network and performance management solutions
for wireless networks to enable operators to visualize, provision, and
optimally manage their networks. AirSync, the company's carrier-class
software, gives municipal, public safety, energy, transportation, and
enterprise network operators as well as carriers and other service
providers the ability to dynamically monitor and manage multi-network,
multi-frequency, multi-protocol traffic, devices, users, applications and
services. Powered by patent-pending technology, AirSync offers network-wide
visualization and control from a single system to ensure reliable and
predictable wireless network performance. Founded in January 2005,
Proximetry is a privately held company headquartered in San Diego,
California. For more information, please visit www.proximetry.com.
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