London and Chelmsford, MA, February 4, 2010 —  NEC Corporation today announced that it will provide Airvana’s (NASDAQ: AIRV) HubBub™ UMTS consumer and high-capacity enterprise femtocell access point as part of its femtocell solution offering to mobile operators worldwide.  NEC will offer Airvana’s femtocell access point as part of its growing ecosystem of femtocell access point vendors.  Airvana is a leader in femtocell technology that provides a wide portfolio of CDMA and UMTS femtocell access points.

“Our collaboration with Airvana is a step forward to our goal of providing a true multi-vendor environment to mobile operators,” said Anil Kohli, General Manager, Indoor Solution division at NEC.  “Airvana’s leadership and innovation in femtocell technology and standards is demonstrated by its UMTS femtocell which will deliver tremendous value to mobile operator customers.”

Airvana’s 3GPP (3G Partnership Project)-compliant femtocell access point will deliver out-of-the-box interoperability with the NEC femtocell gateway including the security gateway, concentrator and the Femtocell Access Point Management System.  NEC will provide a smooth transition of its deployed femtocell gateways to a standards-based gateway, connecting the Airvana femtocell access point to the mobile operator network.

“The combination of NEC’s network integration expertise and Airvana’s femtocells will allow mobile operators to rapidly deploy an end-to-end femtocell solution with confidence,” said Sanjeev Verma, Vice President, Femtocell Business and Corporate Development, Airvana.  “This relationship broadens the distribution channels for our UMTS femtocell products and strengthens NEC’s femtocell solution portfolio.”

About NEC Corporation
NEC Corporation is one of the world's leading providers of Internet, broadband network and enterprise business solutions dedicated to meeting the specialized needs of a diversified global base of customers. NEC delivers tailored solutions in the key fields of computer, networking and electron devices, by integrating its technical strengths in IT and Networks, and by providing advanced semiconductor solutions through NEC Electronics Corporation. The NEC Group employs more than 140,000 people worldwide. For additional information, please visit the NEC website at: http://www.nec.com.

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About Airvana
Airvana helps operators transform the mobile experience for users worldwide.  The company’s high-performance technology and products, from comprehensive 3G femtocell solutions based on its HubBub™ CDMA and UMTS femtocells, to core mobile broadband network infrastructure, enable operators to deliver compelling broadband services to mobile subscribers, wherever they are.  Airvana’s products are deployed in 70 commercial networks on six continents.  The company is headquartered in Chelmsford, Mass., USA, with offices worldwide.  For more information, please visit www.airvana.com.

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