AdventNet Web NMS Empowers Airvana for CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Infrastructure Management.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 18, 2004

AdventNet Inc. (www.adventnet.com), the leading provider of affordable network and systems management software, today announced that Airvana, a leading provider of All-IP 3G Radio Access Network (RAN) infrastructure equipments for wireless carriers and OEMs, has developed its management system using AdventNet Web NMS(TM) platform.

The management system, AirVista(TM), is a customizable and scalable application that allows anytime-anywhere configuration, control, and monitoring of Airvana RAN elements over an IP network. Leveraging AdventNet Web NMS's versatility AirVista(TM) provides a full suite of network management capabilities including fault, performance, configuration, security management and seamless integration capability with existing OSSs during deployment.

"Developed on AdventNet Web NMS, AirVista(TM) is a critical component in the successful deployment of the next generation All-IP 3G Radio Access Networks from Airvana," said Sridhar Vembu, CEO of AdventNet.

"The open, standards based architecture of AdventNet's Web NMS, its scalability, and comprehensive management functionalities were the key factors influencing our selection," said Amit Jain, Senior Product Manager at Airvana.

Leveraging AdventNet Web NMS's capabilities, AirVista(TM) offers a rich web-based interface for easy but secure access across any IP network. AirVista(TM) provides active device panel views to show Airvana equipment graphically with live status of components. Its extensive fault management functionalities enable operators to accurately monitor and manage their infrastructure across a wide geography.

Airvana supplies the AdventNet Web NMS based AirVista Management System to its OEM customers including Nortel Networks and Ericsson Inc.

About AdventNet

AdventNet provides affordable software for management and provisioning of complex networks, systems, and IT applications. With a broad product portfolio and an active customer base ranging from enterprises, equipment vendors, and service providers, AdventNet has emerged as a very affordable and high-quality alternative to expensive software that is common in this industry. AdventNet is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA with offices in NJ, MA, India, UK, China, and Japan and has a well-trained partner base around the globe. It has over 400 employees and more than 1000 customers. For more information call 925-924-9500 or visit www.adventnet.com.

About Airvana

Airvana is a global leader in developing All-IP 3G Radio Access Network infrastructure equipment for wireless carriers and OEM providers. Airvana builds Radio Access Network (RAN) infrastructure based on the CDMA2000 1xEV-DO 3G Wireless standard and an All-IP architecture. The company's solutions help service providers provide mobile Internet services integrating the best of mobile and data networking technology. Its products and services are been used by major CDMA operators and wireless infrastructure OEMs.

Airvana is based in Chelmsford. For more information, visit the company's web site at http://www.airvananet.com.