EXHIBIT
23.1
CONSENT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We
consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Airspan Networks,
Inc. for
the
registration of 7,300,000 shares of its common stock and to the incorporation
by
reference therein of the references to our firm in Item 6. Selected Financial
Data and Item 9A. Controls and Procedures and of our reports dated April 27,
2005, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedules of
Airspan Networks, Inc., Airspan Networks, Inc. management's assessment of the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, and the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Airspan Networks,
Inc., included in its Annual
Report on Amendment No.1 to the Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31,
2004, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
ERNST
& YOUNG LLP
London,
England
August
12, 2005