Airspan Has Received Notification That NASDAQ Has Extended the Suspension of Bid Price Compliance Rule

BOCA RATON, FL--(Marketwire - December 29, 2008) - Airspan Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRN), a leading provider of WiMAX based broadband wireless access networks, today announced that it had received notification that NASDAQ has extended its temporary suspension of the rules requiring a minimum $1 closing bid price or a minimum market value of publicly held shares until April 20, 2009. NASDAQ has said that it will not take any action to delist any security for these concerns during the suspension. NASDAQ has stated that, given the continued extraordinary market conditions, this suspension will remain in effect through Friday, April 17, 2009 and will be reinstated on Monday, April 20, 2009. Prior to the resumption of these rules NASDAQ will inform the Company of the number of calendar days remaining in the compliance period and the specific date by which the Company needs to regain compliance. If no further extensions or other amendments to these rules are made by NASDAQ, the Company currently expects that its specific date to regain compliance will be April 27, 2009.

Airspan previously received notification from the NASDAQ Stock Market advising that, for the previous 30 consecutive business days, the bid price of the Company's common stock had closed below the minimum $1.00 per share requirement for continued inclusion on the NASDAQ Global Market pursuant to NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 4450(a)(5) (the "Rule").

If the Company does not regain compliance with the Rule by the date to be specified by NASDAQ, NASDAQ will provide written notification that its securities will be delisted. At that time, the Company may appeal to the NASDAQ's determination to delist its securities to a Listing Qualifications Panel (the "Panel"). The Company may also apply to transfer its securities to The NASDAQ Capital Market if it satisfies the requirements for initial inclusion set forth in Marketplace Rule 4310(c) on such date. If the Company's application is approved, the Company will be afforded the remainder of this market's second 180 calendar day compliance period in order to regain compliance while its common stock remains listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market.

At a special meeting of shareholders held December 16, 2008, the Company's shareholders authorized the Company's Board of Directors to undertake a reverse split of the Company's shares within a range of one-for-five shares to one-for-fifteen shares. The Company has not yet determined whether, when or in what ratio to effect a reverse split, and will continue to evaluate the desirability of a reverse split in light of market conditions and NASDAQ listing requirements.

About Airspan Networks Inc.

Airspan is a leading WiMAX pure player and the solution-provider of choice for some of the world's largest WiMAX deployments. Developing leading-edge technology for broadband access and IP-telephony, Airspan continues to supply operators around the world with best-of-breed solutions. 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.

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Contact Information: For Investor Relations and Media Inquiries, contact: David Brant Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Tel: +1 561 893-8650 Fax: +1 561 893-8681 Email: dbrant@airspan.com Charlotte Laurent-Ottomane Investor Relations Email: clottomane@airspan.com Tel. +561 395 4581