Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe Limited

Fujitsu and Airspan Networks Partner to Deliver WiMAX Broadband Wireless Access Solutions

Fujitsu plans to enhance its extensive Wireline Access portfolio with Wireless technology through co-operation with Airspan

London, 3rd May 2005 — Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe Ltd announces that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airspan Networks (NASDAQ: AIRN), to enter into a reseller agreement for Airspan's AS.MAX family of WiMAX broadband wireless access products. The MoU will pave the way for the reseller agreement, under which Fujitsu will resell Airspan's HiperMAX, MacroMAX and MicroMAX base-station products, as well as EasyST and ProST customer premise equipment. The two companies will also evaluate options for incorporating Airspan's WiMAX technology into Fujitsu's GeoStream Access Gateway portfolio of products.

Andy Stevenson, General Manager of Fujitsu Telecommunications in Europe, commented: "WiMAX is the single most important development in broadband wireless access, and has generated enormous interest from large and medium sized operators in Europe, North America and Asia. The economies of scale and advanced technology offered by WiMAX makes broadband wireless an attractive complement to our already extensive copper and fibre access capabilities. In Airspan, we have found a partner that shares our vision of the access market. We have been impressed with the leadership that Airspan has shown with its AS.MAX products and our objective is to offer our customers a unique value proposition by bringing together our expertise with that of Airspan."

Commenting on the agreement, Eric Stonestrom, President and CEO of Airspan Networks, said: "The interest in AS.MAX following its launch at CeBIT in March has been very encouraging. We are delighted to have been chosen by a world leader such as Fujitsu as its WiMAX partner. Fujitsu is a leading supplier of access and transport products to many of the world's leading carriers. Together, we will be able to bring truly innovative access solutions to customers in Fujitsu's key markets."

Airspan's AS.MAX product family has been designed for indoor, self-installable deployment, an essential component for the economic rollout of broadband wireless. The EasyST is the first product of its type to offer fully indoor plug-and-play WiMAX services. The product family will be commercially available in the third quarter 2005. Fujitsu's GeoStream Access Gateway portfolio of products encompasses state of the art, highly scalable copper and fibre access solutions, specifically developed for the high density, high functionality requirements of Next Generation Multi Service Access Networks.

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About Fujitsu

Fujitsu is a leading provider of customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace. Pace-setting technologies, highly reliable computing and telecommunications platforms, and a worldwide corps of systems and services experts, uniquely position Fujitsu to deliver comprehensive solutions that open up infinite possibilities for its customers' success. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.77 trillion yen (approximately US$45 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004.
For more information, please see: http://www.fujitsu.com

About Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe

Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe Limited is a major supplier of Broadband Access equipment in Europe and is Fujitsu's worldwide design location for access network solutions - including a centre of excellence for the development of Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) technology. From its base in Birmingham, West Midlands, Fujitsu designs, develops and manufactures telecommunications technology for the European market. The company has a long-standing relationship with BT spanning many years, with its technology accounting for over 2.5 million lines of DSL broadband in the UK. Fujitsu was recently announced as a preferred supplier for BT's 21st Century Network. The company's advanced technology has resulted in the Queen's Award for Enterprise: Innovation 2005, in addition to the ISPA's Best Hardware Award 2005.
For more information, please see: http://uk.fujitsu.com

About Airspan Networks

Airspan Networks is a worldwide leader in Broadband Access wireless communications, having delivered systems with more than 1 million lines of capacity to over 300 customers in more than 95 countries. Airspan's products are being used by carriers, service providers and in enterprise networks to deliver carrier-class voice, high-speed data and Voice over IP (VoIP) services. Airspan's product portfolio contains an extensive range of Point to Multipoint (PMP) and Point-to-Point (PtP) products covering both licensed and unlicensed bands between 700MHz and 6GHz, including both PCS and 3.5GHz international bands. Airspan is at the forefront of the WiMAX revolution as a founding member and Board member of the WiMAX Forum(TM).

Airspan is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida with its main operations centre in Uxbridge, United Kingdom.
For more information, please see: http://www.airspan.com

About WiMAX Forum

The WiMAX Forum(TM) is an industry-led, non-profit corporation formed to help promote and certify the compatibility and interoperability of broadband wireless products using the IEEE 802.16 and ETSI HiperMAN wireless MAN specifications. The forum's goal is to accelerate the introduction of these devices into the marketplace. WiMAX-Certified(TM) products will be fully interoperable and support Metropolitan Broadband Fixed and Portable Applications.
For more information, please see: http://www.wimaxforum.org

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