April 19, 2005: Airspan Networks, Inc. announced recently its self-installable, indoor WiMAX customer premises equipment (CPE), known as the EasyST, was demonstrated at the launch of Intel’s WiMAX system-on-a-chip. The EasyST, which uses Intel Corporation’s Pro/Wireless 5116 broadband interface, connects IP-enabled devices directly to WiMAX networks and can be installed indoors by end users within minutes. Designed for the residential and small enterprise markets, the device is said to be the world’s first integrated voice and data WiMAX product, supporting two voice lines and an Ethernet connection. It can also act as an 802.11 Wi-Fi access point.

Jonathan Paget, Chief Operating Officer of Airspan Networks, said: “We are pleased to make this announcement, as it demonstrates our leadership position in the WiMAX market. Indoor, self-installable CPEs are the key to unlocking WiMAX’s potential.” Paul Senior, Vice President of Marketing at Airspan Networks added: “This is an exciting event. Airspan and Intel have been working together for over two years to bring WiMAX to the market, and the EasyST is the product of our joint vision for an indoor, self-installable WiMAX CPE that makes WiMAX a scaleable, mass market proposition.” Airspan will commence trials of its AS.MAX family of base stations and the self-installable Indoor EasyST with service providers in the second quarter of 2005, and expects commercial network rollouts to begin in the third quarter.