Airspan Networks Inc.

Type: Public
On the web: http://www.airspan.com
Employees: 207
Employee growth: (29.8%)

Airspan Networks covers a lot of ground, mostly through the air. The company supplies equipment based on the WiMax wireless networking standard. Phone companies, ISPs, utility companies, and other network operators use Airspan's base stations and subscriber terminals to provide fixed and mobile broadband wireless access. The company's other products include Wi-Fi-based networking equipment, as well as voice-over-IP (VoIP) soft switches and gateways. Airspan sells directly and through OEMs, resellers and systems integrators to customers worldwide. The vast majority of the company's sales are to customers outside the US.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2008:
Sales: $70.4M
One year growth: (25.9%)
Net income: ($49.8)M

Officers:
Chairman: Matthew J. (Matt) Desch
President, CEO, and Director: Eric D. Stonestrom
COO: Uzi Shalev

Competitors:
Alcatel-Lucent
Alvarion
Motorola, Inc.