Exhibit
23.1
CONSENT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We
have
issued our reports dated March 9, 2007 accompanying the consolidated financial
statements and schedule of Airspan Networks Inc. (which report expressed an
unqualified opinion and contains an explanatory paragraph relating to the
adoption of FAS 123(R), “Share-Based Payment”) and accompanying Airspan Networks
Inc. management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2006. We hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference of said reports in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 and
to the
use of our name as it appears under the caption “Experts”.
/s/
Grant
Thornton LLP
Miami,
Florida
June
5,
2007