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Airspan is a worldwide leader in broadband wireless with over 400 customers in more than 100 countries. As a founding member of the WiMAX Forum™, Airspan has led the way in WiMAX, being among the first wave of companies to achieve certification for its base station and end user premises equipment. Airspan is also leading the race to Mobile WiMAX. Through a careful choice of advance technologies, the flagship base station HiperMAX is software upgradeable to Mobile WiMAX. The recently announced MacroMAXe and MicroMAXe products also use the same baseband technology first developed for HiperMAX. The IEEE 802.16e-2005 compliant, quad-band MiMAX USB device, announced in 2006, will be the first Wave2 compatible Mobile WiMAX device for laptops.

Airspan has always taken the lead to bring real-world solutions to WiMAX networks. Two examples of particular note are the seamless integration of WiMAX and Wi-Fi technologies and the introduction of VoiceMAX. Airspan’s Intel-based EasyST and ProST CPEs have versions with Wi-Fi Access Point functionality. This capability enables them to simultaneously offer both WiMAX and Wi-Fi, thus enabling the service provider to address a variety of markets including fixed, nomadic, portable and Mobile WiMAX together with any Wi-Fi enabled device. The challenges associated withdelivering time critical services such as voice and video over a shared medium such as wireless access are well known. Airspan’s VoiceMAX gives operators the ability to deliver carrier-grade VoIP through a software suite that provides admission control and manages network congestion to deliver the best user experience for VoIP calls across a HiperMAX network operating fixed, nomadic and mobile profiles simultaneously. We in Airspan believe that now is the right time to build your WiMAX networks. The advanced technologies we have embedded into our productsensure that whether you plan to start with Fixed WiMAX and migrate to Mobile WiMAX in the future or go for Mobile WiMAX from the outset, your investment is safe and your network is ready for tomorrow’s opportunities. Its industry leading technologies and solutions coupled with years of experience of building and supporting large BWA networks make Airspan the ideal partner for Mobile and Fixed WiMAX deployments.

The Ultimate WiMAX Product Family

• Base Stations : HiperMAX, MacroMAXd, MacroMAXe, MicroMAXd, MicroMAXe

• End User Devices : MiMAX USB, EasyST, EasyWiFi, EasyVoice, ProST, ProST-WiFi

• Network Products : ControlMAX, VoiceMAX

• Network Management : Netspan

Proxim introduces a family of WiMAX Forum Certified™, TDD products that deliver the highest performance, most affordable wireless solution in licensed 3.5 GHz bands.  Like all Proxim products, the Tsunami MP.16 3500 continues to offer a comprehensive feature set to future-proof wireless networks :
Frequency support for 3.5 GHz band, Advanced revenue-enhancing features are standard - including flexible bandwidth provisioning for DSL, T1 or Ethernet-like tiered services as well as NAT and DHCP for IP-based storage and e-mail hosting, Housed in a ruggedized enclosure, the 3500 from Proxim Wireless can be deployed in extreme weather conditions.

Drawing on Proxim’s leadership in the point-to-multipoint arena, the tsunami MP16 350o products have been developed as platforms to leverage these applications. By building off of an established Tsunami MP.11 product line, Proxim can evolve its expertise in serving the Service Provider markets with a product that is WiMAX compliant.

• Leveraging existing software features, mechanical designs and customer channels poise Proxim Wireless to effectively address the WiMAX markets such as: cost-effective last mile access and security and surveillance in a very cost effective way
• Investment protection through common concept of network design and software feature sets, which includes rich management capabilities, most advanced encryption with AES and authentication via RADIUS, antenna alignment utility, and revenue-enhancing services with bandwidth control, NAT/ DHCP
• Ensures simple and easy installation
• Only base station on the market based on wimax Intel chipset
• End-to-end Intel based solution ensures maximum WiMAX compatibility
• Provides consistent deployment & user experience similarto that of Tsunami MP.11 product via an easy-to-use graphical interface
• Single UV-shielded CAT5 cable carries power and data
• Easily interface to existing RADIUS systems for subscriber provisioning
• Weatherized enclosure allows collocation on rooftops – limiting physical access
• Advanced encryption protects over-the-air transmission
• Password protection of all remote management methods
• Decrease Subscriber Unit configuration time with integrated and vertical/ horizontal polarized antennas
• Eliminate guess work in locating the remote antennas with audible tone and real-time signal strength measurements
• Support for both local and remote management, removing the need for expensive on-site supports

Proxim Wireless Achieves WiMAX Forum Certification for Tsunami® MP.16 3500 Product in March 2006. The Tsunami MP.16 3500 Base Station Unit has received the WiMAX Forum Certified™ mark for IEEE 802.16d-2004 compliance by the WiMAX Forum™. WiMAX Forum Certified products are developed according to WiMAX Forum-defined certification profiles, based on the IEEE 802.16d-2004 and ETSI HIPERMAN standards. In order to attain the WiMAX Forum Certification seal, hardware systems are required to pass stringent and extensive test procedures consisting of protocol conformance, radio conformance, and interoperability testing.

In addition, All units of the Tsunami MP-16-3500 are qualified over temperature and are designed to meet rigid environmental requirements.

“We are proud to report that the Proxim Tsunami MP-16-3500 Base Station has been certified as inter-operable by the WiMAX Forum with products based on wimax chipsets from Intel, Sequans, and Wavesat, [...] We believe no other Wimax Base Station has demonstrated this breadth of interoperability. Since we believe that the majority of products in the marketplace are or will be based on one of these chipsets, Proxim Wireless customers are assured of the highest level of interoperability.” said Amit Malhotra, Vice President of Marketing at Proxim Wireless.”

Proxim’s Tsunami MP.11 product family offers fixed and mobile WiMAX capabilities to distribute wireless broadband access supporting video, voice and data applications. Supporting the 900 MHz, 2.4 GHz, 5.3 GHz, 5.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz unlicensed frequency bands and the 4.9 GHz licensed frequency band restricted for public safety (US only), a proxim’s mp.11 network enables support for all communities – urban, suburban and rural.

Proxim’s Tsunami MP.11 Series offer scalable and flexible approach to network design with multiple frequency band support for licensed and unlicensed frequency bands and multiple form factors :

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• Quick and easy installation for indoor or outdoor deployments
• Enables quadruple-play applications - video, voice, data and mobility with low latency and IEEE 802.16 QoS
• Advanced security with AES encryption
• Mobile roaming with fast handoff speeds up to 200 km per hour (120 miles/hour)
• Compatible with Tsunami Quickbridge.11 point to point bundle, MP.11 5012 subscribers and ORiNOCO Wi-Fi Mesh
• Access Points to provide optimal large wireless broadband deployment

Here is a video presenting the Alvarion BreezeMAX & BreezeACCESS Applications with Deployment Scenarios : Public Access, Video Surveillance, E-education, Public Safety, Municipality Outdoor/Outdoor Worker, Wifi Voice and Mobility, Industrial, Indoor Wifi Coverage.

About Alvarion BreezeMax & BreezeACCESS :

1. BreezeMAX is an advanced WiMAX solution available deployed since 2004 by over 130 operators in more than 30 countries, and the first to offer CPE powered with Intel PRO/Wireless 5116 broadband interface WiMAX chip.
2. BreezeACCESS product family is the world’s most deployed wireless broadband platform.

BreezeMAX Wi2 from Alvarion combines the advantages of the popular WiFi access with the powerful capabilities of BreezeMAX systems to provide cost-effective solutions for personal broadband services, bridging the gap to full future WiMAX 802.16e personal broadband mobility.

The Alvarion Wi2 system comprises a combination of a WiFi Access Point and a BreezeMAX unit that provides backhaul connectivity. The Wi2 can be deployed most anywhere to provide broadband mobility to standard IEEE 802.11 b/g end user devices.  Used in conjunction with the BreezeMAX base stations, the Wi2 can be used to expand the existing capabilities of  WiMAX and pre-WiMAX networks.

BreezeMAX network using the Wi2 can be used to provide personal broadband services to high-end business, residential users equipped with WiFi enabled devices such as laptops, PDAs, smart-phones, and portable gaming devices.

Operating in both licensed and non-licensed frequencies, the Wi2 system leverages the availability of WiFi technology - along with the BreezeMAX Broadband broadband wireless access system - to answer critical public and private sector needs such as traffic management, video surveillance, public Internet access, homeland security, and various nomadic applications.

The BreezeMAX Wi2 is an all-outdoor system that comprises 3 elements :

1. A feature-rich WiFi Access Point (IEEE 802.11 b/g)
2. A BreezeMAX SU-ODU (supplied separately)
3. A power supply module that provides power to both the WiFi AP and the BreezeMAX SU-ODU.

The Wi2 system from Alvarion requires only a single connection to either AC or DC power and is an ideal solution for operators, municipalities and communities looking to build metropolitan broadband networks or to integrate WiFi hot zone capabilities into their existing broadband wireless access networks.

Key benefits and advantages for the Alvarion BreezeMAX WI2

• Converged network serving WiMAX/pre-WiMAX users and portable WiFi clients, yielding significant installation and operations savings.
• Rich set of secure differentiated service levels enabling intranet, public access, and homeland security applications over one network.
• Investment protection through easy migration to 802.16e mobile WiMAX.
• Low maintenance costs using comprehensive AlvariSTAR network management system with high service availability and optional OSS for user management.
• Future-ready modularity and flexibility to seamlessly integrate new technologies such as 802.16e and MIMO
• Supports WiMAX/pre-WiMAX operation in 2.X, 3.X and 5.X GHz
• Rich features set including end-to-end QoS, virtual AP, VLANs and VLAN mapping, and 802.11i and 802.1x security
• Comprehensive full solution, combining Alvarion’s BreezeMAX WiMAX Certified backhauling with a robust high power and feature rich WiFi 802.11 b/g access point

Main Features for the Alvarion BreezeMAX WI2

• Product Description : Alvarion BreezeMAX Wi2 wireless access point
• Device Type : Wireless access point
• Enclosure Type : External
• Dimensions (WxDxH) : 10.9 in x 8.3 in x 13 in
• Weight : 15.4 lbs
• Data Link Protocol: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
• Remote Management Protocol : SNMP 1, SNMP 2, Telnet, SNMP 3, HTTP, HTTPS
• Features : VLAN support, Weighted Round Robin (WRR) queuing, MAC address filtering, SNTP support,
• MIMO technology, Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) support, Access Control List (ACL) support, Quality of Service (QoS), SSH support
• Power :  AC 120/230 V / DC -48 V

The Alvarion BreezeMAX 3650 is a complete 802.16e-based WiMAX solution, providing superior coverage and capacity with fewer cell sites. As a cost-efficient solution operating in the 3650 – 3700 MHz frequency range, BreezeMAX 3650 is an easily expandable “future-proof” wireless network solution that enables you to get the most return for your investment.

The modular macro or micro base station includes a network processor unit and modules for up to 6 hot-swappable access units, plus additional power modules, making it easy to expand or upgrade at a minimal cost. Compatible with future 802.16e equipment BreezeMAX 3650 offers next generation Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) and end-to-end QoS for high-bandwidth applications including VoIP, video and high-capacity data sharing services.

The Alvarion BreezeMAX 3650 self-install CPE features Non-Line-Of-Sight (NLOS) technology for superior performance in obstructed or noisy environments. Six high-power antennas with Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing Access (OFDMA) technology help provide the most stable indoor links for the highest subscriber satisfaction. Each indoor Access Unit supports up to four frequencies, offering link redundancy and reliability that is not available in other solutions. Four 3.5 or 5 MHz PHY channels provide RF 2nd order and 4th order diversity for enhanced performance.

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Main Features for the Alvarion BreezeMAX 3650

• Advanced antenna technology, including 2nd and 4th order diversity and MIMO for increased coverage and capacity
• Range of BreezeMAX base station configurations
• Variety of CPEs for both outdoor and indoor use
• Self-install CPE with patent-pending technology for stable connections
• Future accessibility of WiMAX 802.16e standard equipment
• Fixed and portable services to residential and business users located in rural, suburban and urban areas
• Cost-effective, next generation Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) for high-bandwidth data, VoIP and multimedia services

Components the Alvarion BreezeMAX 3650

• Modular Macro or Micro Base Station
• Network Processing Unit (NPU)
• Indoor/Outdoor Access Unit
• BreezeMAX Si (self-install unit)
• BreezeMAX Voice Gateway
• Networking Gateway