Description
Airspan Networks is an American telecommunications company headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, developing Radio Access Network technology including the Sprint 'Magic Box' and both small cells and macro cells for the Rakuten virtualized network.
Airspan was originally a product division of DSC Communications,a manufacturer of telephone switching equipment. Original products included a CDMA-based radio platform used for the fixed wireless market. Airspan separated from DSC Communications in 1998 and announced Eric Stonestrom as CEO and President.
Airspan originally focused its product line on the small cell and mini-macro equipment market, used by mobile operators to extend wireless services. Through the acquisition of Mimosa Networks in 2018, Airspan entered the market for fixed wireless solutions which are used in commercial, enterprise and operator networks for wireless backhaul and access applications.
Airspan's 5G NR development program is focused on mmWave, Sub 6GHz, Massive MIMO, and Open Virtual RAN architectures. Airspan also offers fixed wireless access and backhaul solutions for PTP (point-to-point) and PTMP (point-to-multi-point) applications through its Mimosa Products.
In March, 2019, Airspan announced a partnership with Google in support of CBRS services.
In August 2021, Airspan completed a business combination with New Beginnings Acquisition Corp. and the combined company was renamed Airspan Networks Holdings Inc. and began trading on the NYSE American under the ticker symbol MIMO.
