Airspan and Motorola Sign Global OEM Agreement
New Orleans, February 28, 2000
Motorola to Extend Its Fixed Wireless System?s Product Line into the 3.5 GHz Band with Airspan?s
Flagship AS4000, AS8100 Systems
Airspan Networks Inc., a market leader in fixed wireless telecommunications, today announced that
it has signed an OEM agreement with Motorola?s Network Solutions Sector (NSS) whereby
Motorola will market and distribute Airspan?s AS4000 Wireless Fixed Access System and AS8100
Access Management System to telecommunications service providers worldwide.
Airspan?s systems will be offered as a part of Motorola?s wireless solutions portfolio which is aimed
at network operators providing fixed access communications services. With network deployments in
more than 25 countries, Motorola is the world?s largest provider of fixed access technology, bringing
landline telecommunications quality to the global marketplace.
The addition of the AS4000 enables Motorola to deliver wireless fixed access solutions in the
3.5GHz range for the first time. By offering high quality voice and enhanced data services, Motorola
will be providing products to meet the application needs of both high end residential and
small/medium enterprise users.
Airspan?s AS4000 system delivers a variety of wireless fixed access services, including high quality
voice, leased line, packet data and high-speed Internet access. The AS8100 Access Management
System is a suite of tools for network operators to configure, manage and test AS4000 system
performance.
?The global OEM agreement with Motorola opens up a significant new sales channel for our wireless
fixed access products,? said Eric Stonestrom, Airspan?s chief executive officer. ?We are pleased to
be partnering with such a highly regarded leader in delivering high quality, value added wireless
communications solutions to service providers worldwide.?
?This agreement with Airspan allows us to further complement our extensive portfolio of fixed access
end-to-end products with a solution our customers have been asking for,? said John Thode,
Motorola?s General Manager of the Wireless Access Systems Division. ?By combining our strengths
in system planning, integration, deployment, services, and customer care with the high quality, feature
rich AS4000 product from Airspan we can offer the most competitive solution for this segment of the
wireless fixed access market.?
About Airspan Networks Inc.
Airspan is dedicated solely to providing fixed wireless telecommunications access systems and has an
established track record with many major communications service providers around the globe.
Airspan?s systems are based on proven, robust Code Division Multiple Access technology that
provides wide area coverage, security and resistance to fading. Airspan?s systems can be deployed
rapidly and cost effectively, providing an attractive alternative to traditional wireline communications
networks. Airspan also offers radio planning, network installation, integration, training and support
services to facilitate the deployment and operation of its systems. More information on Airspan can
be found at airspan.com.
About Motorola
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) is a global leader in providing integrated communications solutions and
embedded electronic solutions. Sales in 1999 were $30.9 billion. For more information, please visit
our web site at motorola.com
For further information contact:
Airspan Communications:
David Farthing
Marketing Communications Manager
Tel: +44 1895 467 169
Fax: +44 1895 467 202
From Q Rocket Thread>
Airspan?s AS4000 range of wireless access systems provide robust, broadband CDMA for a
telecommunication service provider's local access network.
These systems enable 32kbit/s and 64kbit/s telephony, 56kbit/s modem connectivity, 2B+D ISDN,
128kbit/s leased lines, and internet solutions for business and residential applications.
Designed to provide near line-of-sight wide-area coverage, the systems operate over distances up to
25km.
AS4000 systems connect to the telephony network via a standard local exchange/central office
switch interface, and to data and packet networks using standard 2Mbit/s and 1.5Mbit/s interface
technologies.
A wide range of ST types are available. These include units for analogue telephony (single, dual, four
and multi-line variants); 128kbit/s digital leased lines; Basic Rate ISDN; and packet data terminals.
The ST comprises a compact and unobtrusive radio unit which is mounted externally at the
end-user?s premises, a drop cable that connects the radio unit to an internal unit, and regular network
termination points. The radio unit includes an integrated flat-plate antenna that can be installed and
maintained without any specialist radio knowledge.
Airspan's Radio Base Stations are named "Central Terminals" (CTs). These provide the radio link to
the Subscriber Terminals (ST) which are deployed at the end-users? locations. In addition the CTs
provide connectivity to an operator's switch, to an Access Concentrator (AC) for "Demand
Assigned" operation, or to datacomms equipment. Network interfaces supported include 2-Wire
VF, 2Mbits G.703 with CAS in TS16, DASS2, DSS1, V5.1 or V5.2 signalling schemes. T1
(1.5Mbit/s) interfaces and signalling schemes are also supported.
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