EXHIBIT
23.1
CONSENT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING
FIRM
We
have
issued our reports dated March 31, 2006 accompanying the consolidated financial
statements of Airspan Networks, Inc. and subsidiaries appearing in the 2005
Annual Report of the Company to its shareholders and accompanying the schedule
included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2005
which are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement. We consent
to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement of the
aforementioned reports and to the use of our name as it appears under the
caption “Experts.”
/s/
GRANT
THORNTON LLP
Miami,
Florida
January
19, 2006