Airspan Networks Inc - Company Report
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Airspan Networks is an international telecommunications equipment provider providing fixed and wireless voice and data systems and solutions, including VoIP. Its wireless products serve operators around the world in both licensed and unlicensed frequency bands between 700MHz and 6GHz, including both PCS and 3.5GHz international bands. Airspan has a strong wireless product roadmap that includes offerings compliant with the WiMAX 802.16-2004 standard, and software upgradeability to the 802.16-2005 standard as the WiMAX products are introduced. The company currently has deployments with over 400 operators in more than 100 countries worldwide. In recent years the company has expanded through the acquisition of Marconi's WipLL business in October 2002, Nortel Networks' Proximity fixed wireless access business in December 2003, Israel-based VoIP network infrastructure equipment manufacturer, ArelNet, in June 2005, and Finland-based Radionet in November 2005, the latter through which it also offers 802.11-based metrozone networks and applications for various enterprise vertical markets. Airspan is on the Board and a founder member of the WiMAX Forum, and is also a member of the Wi-Fi Alliance. Although headquartered in the US, the company's main operations, manufacturing, and product development centres are located in the UK, Israel, and Finland. .
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