Airspan Selected by TES Media for Fixed Wireless Access Deployment in the Czech Republic.

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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 28, 2000

Airspan Networks Inc., (Nasdaq:AIRN), a provider of fixed wireless access telecommunication systems, today announced that it has signed a contract with TES Media, a Czech telecommunications operator, to deploy a new fixed wireless telecommunications network across the Czech Republic.

The network, which will be based on Airspan's AS4000 fixed wireless access platform, will deliver high-speed data services to business customers when it launches in September.

A series of strategically-positioned AS4000 base stations in 15 cities, including Prague, will link TES Media customers throughout the country. TES Media will also use Airspan's AS8100 system to monitor and manage the network.

"Airspan was the logical choice for deploying a robust data service for our business customers quickly, and at low cost," said Robert Gardner, general director and CEO of TES Media. "We expect considerable demand for the new services and are already looking at expanding the deployment to include six other cities."

"Demand for high-speed data communications is increasing dramatically in Central and Eastern Europe," said Jonathan Paget, executive vice president and chief operating officer at Airspan. "Our product portfolio allows service providers such as TES Media to respond immediately to market demands. Our economical synchronous data capabilities are unmatched in the industry, and it is a simple evolution of the existing TES Media platform to add IP services and carrier-class voice."

Airspan's AS4000 fixed wireless platform is suitable for both urban and less densely populated areas, where copper or fiber local loops can be extremely expensive or even impractical to use. Based on Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) technology, the AS4000 system offers a variety of services, including integrated voice, data, ISDN, IP packet services and Internet access. Its point-to-multi-point wireless architecture uses a central radio site to connect customers within a cell radius of up to 25km.

About TES

TES Media is a rapidly growing telecommunications company headquartered in Prague. TES provides broadband services to markets in major business centers in Central and Northern Bohemia covering 15 percent of the Czech Republic. TES's core business is cable television, but it has recently added two new divisions to provide fixed wireless local loop and long distance fiber data transportation services. All TES's fixed wireless and cable television markets are linked together via a 300 kilometer fiber backbone network which will serve as the launch pad for providing a new package of broadband, digital, entertainment, Internet, voice and data services to residential and business customers in all its markets. TES currently serves over 100,000 customers in the Czech Republic. With the strategic and technical support of Airspan, TES plans to be a major provider of voice and high speed Internet and data services in its market areas.

About Airspan Networks

Airspan is dedicated to providing fixed wireless telecommunications systems to operators and ISPs (Internet Service Providers) around the world with licenses in frequency bands between 900 MHz to 4.0 GHz, including both PCS and MMDS. Airspan's systems are based on CDMA technology that provides wide area coverage, security and resistance to fading. Airspan's systems can be deployed rapidly and cost effectively, providing an attractive alternative to traditional wired communications networks. Airspan also offers radio planning, network installation, integration, training and support services to facilitate the deployment and operation of its systems. More information on Airspan can be found at http://www.airspan.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to future events or future financial performance that involve risks and uncertainties. Such statements can be identified by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential" or "continue" or the negative of such terms or comparable terms. These statements are only predictions and actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these statements based upon a number of factors including the projected increase in demand for high-speed data transmission in Europe, demand in the Czech Republic and those identified in the Company's filings with the SEC.