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Wednesday, October 23 2019 - 03:20
AsiaNet
Gogo and Airspan Partner for 5G Air-to-Ground Network Development and Roll-out
LOS ANGELES, October 23, 2019, /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/--

Gogo (NASDAQ: GOGO), the leading global provider of broadband connectivity 
products and services for aviation, today announced it has selected Airspan 
Networks to build and develop its 5G network for aviation. The new 
air-to-ground (ATG) network will be designed for use on business aviation 
aircraft, commercial regional jets and smaller mainline jets operating within 
the contiguous United States and Canada. The network is expected to be 
available to deliver 5G to business and commercial aviation in 2021.

"We are excited to have finalized our agreement with Airspan to develop and 
build the Gogo 5G network, which will be an important milestone in the inflight 
connectivity industry," said Mike Syverson, senior vice president of 
engineering and operations for Gogo Business Aviation. "Gogo 5G is the next 
step in our technology evolution and is expected to deliver an unparalleled 
user experience, pairing high performance with low latency and network-wide 
redundancy. Airspan's proven ability to deliver high capacity low latency 
solutions in challenging environments is critical to our success." 

"Airspan has over 25 years of experience of pushing the limits of wireless 
technology, whether it be breaking the barriers to scalable roll outs or 
delivering ultra-fast broadband at 30,000 feet. Our partnership with Gogo is an 
important milestone for the commercialization of true 5G applications and use 
cases. We are very excited to be a part of this project," said Eric Stonestrom, 
CEO of Airspan Networks.

The Gogo 5G system will use the same carrier-grade technology as the Airspan 
Air5G product line. The Air5G platform will provide 5G standalone mode 
operation using state of the art; virtualised RAN base station technology and 
Massive MIMO antenna arrays. Utilising advanced beamforming and tracking 
techniques, the system is capable of communicating to an Aircraft travelling in 
excess of 1200km/h, at long range, all while providing an enhanced mobile 
broadband 5G experience. 

About Airspan Networks Inc.:

Airspan (OTC PINK: AIRO) is a leading 4G and 5G RAN solution provider, with 
over 1000 customers in over 100 countries. Airspan is regularly recognized as a 
leader and pioneer in RAN and innovative Backhaul solutions. Airspan has an 
expansive product portfolio, which includes indoor and outdoor small cells, and 
all-outdoor, compact Micro and Macro base stations, a variety of user devices 
and network optimization products. These connectivity solutions operate in 
bands from Sub-6GHz to Millimeter wave. www.airspan.com
Airspan is not subject to the informational reporting requirements of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and, accordingly, does not file reports, 
financial statements, proxy statements, information statements or other 
information with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release may 
contain forward-looking statements.  This press release may contain 
forward-looking statements.  For information about forward-looking statements 
visit www.airspan.com/fls

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For Media Enquiries: 
Damiano Coletti, 
+1-561-893-8670
mediarelations@airspan.com

SOURCE: Airspan Networks
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