DBD Orders VoiceMAX for their WiMAX Network

Airspan and DBD successfully resolve outstanding contractual issues

Boca Raton, Florida, April 15, 2008 - Airspan Networks Inc. (Nasdaq: AIRN), a leading worldwide provider of WiMAX broadband wireless access networks, announced today that its customer Deutsche Breitband Dienste GmbH ("DBD") of Germany has purchased Airspan’s class leading VoiceMAX voice over IP solution. Airspan and DBD have also reached agreement on all outstanding contractual issues.

VoiceMAX, Airspan’s state of the art voice processing technology is operational on DBD’s WIMAX network. Voice services, over the network supplied by Airspan, is an important part of the total customer solution currently delivered to DBD’s customer base.

In addition, DBD and Airspan have resolved their outstanding contractual issues and Airspan will receive the outstanding contractual payments by April 30, 2008.

“We are satisfied at reaching this resolution with this important customer," said David Brant, CFO of Airspan. “This agreement positively positions both parties for the future and puts the contractual issues behind us. We look forward to continuing to work with DBD in supporting their plans for continued success with their WiMAX network.”

About Airspan Networks Inc.

Airspan is the industry’s leading WiMAX pure player, ranked #1 for IEEE802.16-2004 WiMAX revenue in 2007 and has now been selected for some of the world’s largest mobile WiMAX deployments. With direct sales offices throughout Asia, EMEA and the Americas, a worldwide network of resellers and agents, and partnership alliances with major OEMs, Airspan boasts over 100 commercial WiMAX deployments worldwide. www.airspan.com.

About DBD Deutsche Breitband Dienste GmbH ("DBD")

DBD Deutsche Breitband Dienste GmbH is a telecommunications company operating across Germany. As a pioneer of the WiMAX wireless broadband access technology, DBD provides residential customers and SMEs with easy-to-use and inexpensive high-speed wireless Internet access and voice services. Supported by its strategic investor Intel, DBD operates wireless networks in both metropolitan areas (under the MAXXonair brand) and rural areas (under the DSLonair brand) across Germany. The company was founded in August 2003 and its headquarters are located in Heidelberg, Germany. More information on DBD's technology and services is available at www.MAXXonair.de and www.DSLonair.de.

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Email: dbrant@airspan.com

Charlotte Laurent-Ottomane

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