Digiweb Ireland Selects Airspan

BOCA RATON, Fla. -— Airspan Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: AIRN), a leading worldwide provider of broadband wireless access networks, including WiMAX standard systems, today announced the signing of an extensive agreement with Digiweb Ltd. of Ireland to supply its WipLL wireless multipoint platform for the nationwide extension of Digiweb’s broadband services. Initial shipments will be completed by the end of July 2005, with significant ongoing business projected over the coming years.

Digiweb is one of Ireland’s fastest growing communications companies. Founded in 1997 and privately owned and funded, Digiweb was recently selected by the Irish Government to provide Broadband access to over 1,600 schools throughout Ireland as part of a 3 year project.

More recently Digiweb has successfully acquired Tiscali’s Italian Satellite Broadband Customer base, which expands Digiweb’s footprint throughout Europe.

Digiweb’s WipLL broadband wireless network will operate in the 3.4 – 3.8 GHz and 5.8GHz bands, with dedicated customer links offering a variety of service speeds. Digiweb’s customers span all sectors including Government, Corporate and Residential in Ireland and Europe.

Colm Piercy, Managing Director of Digiweb Ltd., commented: “We are very pleased to deploy Airspan’s WipLL equipment in our broadband access network. WipLL perfectly complements our market strategy and network rollout, providing us with a leading-edge technology that will enable us to address our target market of high-end business broadband customers in the most economical and flexible manner, and allowing us to offer both data and Voice-over-IP solutions. Our corporate customers require the latest technological innovations in our networks, and the WipLL product line provides us with the best solutions for this market sector. Airspan’s evolution path for the WipLL platform, which will make it the basis of many of Airspan’s WiMAX offerings, assures us that our initial investments will be upgradeable in future.”

“We have worked closely with Digiweb in its initial deployment and testing of a next-generation fixed wireless network, and we are pleased to supply Digiweb with our latest WipLL products,” said Anders Rendahl, Airspan’s Vice President and General Manager Europe Middle East and Africa. "We are confident that Digiweb’s WipLL deployment will attract high-end customers in Ireland that are in need of reliable, high-quality data connectivity. And we look forward to growing the network with Digiweb as it expands in Ireland and Europe.”

Airspan Networks Inc.