Airspan Announces Appointment of Paul Senior as Chief Technical Officer


BOCA RATON, FL--(Marketwire - June 20, 2007) - Airspan Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRN), a leading worldwide provider of WiMAX and Wi-Fi based broadband wireless access networks, today announced the appointment of Paul Senior as Chief Technical Officer for the company. In this position Mr. Senior will oversee the company's product strategy and marketing efforts worldwide.

Paul Senior began his career at GEC Telecoms and continued his research work at Plessey Research, and later on at Nortel, where he developed Network Planning techniques for the early GSM network deployments in his role as Product Manager for Nortel's GSM Radio and Switching Products. At Airspan, he has served as Head of Airspan's Radio Planning Team, Director of Customer Services, Senior Director of Operations and Sales, Asia Pacific, and as Vice President, Marketing and Product Management.

In late 2002, Mr. Senior participated in the creation of today's WiMAX Forum, alongside other industry visionaries. Today, he is a Charter Board member of the WiMAX Forum and remains one of its most vocal supporters.

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.

Contact Information: For Investor Relations and Media Inquiries, contact: David Brant Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Airspan Networks Inc. Tel: +1 561 893-8650 Fax: +1 561 893-8681 Email: