Airspan and b-lite Successfully Deploying LTE Technology in Aalst - Belgium Region
January 29 2014 - 3:44PM
Marketwired
Airspan and b-lite Successfully Deploying LTE Technology in Aalst -
Belgium Region
BOCA RATON, FL--(Marketwired - Jan 29, 2014) - Airspan Networks
Inc., a leading provider of 4G LTE solutions, announced today the
successful commercial deployment of its LTE solution in Band42 with
b•lite, a leading 4G Service provider in Belgium.
The solution deployed is Airspan's compact eNodeB and EPC
technology, allowing b•lite to take immediate and full advantage of
LTE technology, increasing their network capacity and coverage.
Airspan's Air4G compact eNodeB provides the same effective cell
coverage as a traditional Macro eNodeB at much lower power
consumption, lower footprint and lower total cost of ownership. The
solution is fully compliant with latest 3GPP LTE standards and
supports multiple types of LTE terminals.
"We are very pleased to deploy and demonstrate Airspan's LTE
solution capabilities in a dense, urban environment in the heart of
Europe," said Henrik Smith-Petersen, President, Global
Sales, adding, "Airspan is fully supportive to b•lite in their
business model and expansion plans where small cells and small cell
backhaul solutions will play a significant role moving
forward."
"We are very excited to be migrating to our first TD-LTE system
in Belgium using 4G spectrum," said Max Heilbron, b•lite's CEO. "We
are working with Airspan because we believe they have the expertise
and experience we need to deliver the best solution. Our combined
expertise together with our spectrum will give a significant boost
to the mobile broadband availability in Belgium. Our 4G technology
will be offered to residential and business customers and will also
be a great asset for any mobile broadband with a Quality of Service
guarantee for projects enabling Wi-Fi on public
transportation."
Airspan's small cell portfolio provides a comprehensive set of
solutions for the deployment of LTE small cells in a variety of use
cases in outdoor and indoor locations. AirSynergy and Air4G
represent the industry's most ground-breaking and disruptive
product solutions, radically changing the economics of providing
LTE services.
About b•lite
b•lite is a Belgian telecom operator rolling-out a 4G network in
Belgium using its 3.5 GHz spectrum. b•lite uses a bandwidth of 100
Mhz enabling extreme high throughputs for residential users,
business and public transportation companies in Belgium.
www.blite.be.
About Airspan Networks
Inc. Airspan (OTCBB: AIRO) is a leading 4G LTE RAN solution
provider, with over 1000 customers in over 100 countries. Airspan
is regularly recognized as a leader and pioneer in 4G LTE and
broadband wireless technologies. Airspan has an expansive product
portfolio, which includes indoor and outdoor Femto and Pico cells,
and all-outdoor, compact Micro and Macro base stations, a wide
variety of user devices, and advanced core network products. These
connectivity solutions operate in bands from 400 MHz up to 6.4 GHz.
www.airspan.com.
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