Hitachi Communication Technologies Taps Airvana to Supply Comprehensive Femtocell Solutions

Companies Join Forces to Address Japan's Large CDMA Market

CHELMSFORD, Mass. and TOKYO, Oct. 28/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Airvana [1], Inc. AIRV [2] the company transforming the mobile experience, today announced that it has entered a definitive supply agreement with Hitachi Communication Technologies, Ltd. ("Hitachi Com").

The agreement covers Airvana's HubBub(TM) CDMA femtocell, Femtocell Service Manager, and Universal Access Gateway, and follows a joint development relationship announced in July 2008.As part of the companies' previously announced [3] joint-development agreement, Airvana has customized its HubBub CDMA femtocell [4], which is unique in the industry for its support of both 1x-RTT and EV-DO services; its Femtocell Service Manager, a scalable auto-configuration and remote management system; and its Universal Access Gateway [5], a carrier-class femtocell network gateway; to support the advanced features of Hitachi Com's Convergence Server. Under the terms of the agreement announced today, Hitachi will provide marketing, sales and support activities, primarily in the Japanese market, for the Airvana femtocell products. Delivery of the Airvana-Hitachi Com joint solution will provide operators with rapid deployment capabilities of advanced femtocell solutions. Hitachi's infrastructure equipment is used in networks serving more than 30 million Japanese CDMA and EV-DO subscribers.

"The successful adoption of femtocell technology requires that leading operators can efficiently integrate these solutions into their existing networks," said Mr. Setsuo Takahashi, Corporate Officer EVP, Carrier Networks Division, Hitachi Com. "We will now take the relationship through its natural progression by working to market, sell and support Airvana's products as part of a comprehensive network solution."

"Hitachi Com is a clear leader in providing CDMA network technology to the Japanese market. Working together, we have developed a comprehensive femtocell solution," said Sanjeev Verma, Vice President of Femtocell Business and Corporate Development, Airvana. "By extending our relationship to include marketing, sales and support, we will continue to build our business in this innovative market."

About Airvana

Airvana helps operators transform the mobile experience for users worldwide. The company's high-performance technology and products, from comprehensive femtocell solutions to core mobile network infrastructure, enable operators to deliver compelling and consistent broadband services to mobile subscribers, wherever they are. Airvana's products are deployed in 70 commercial networks on all six continents. The company is headquartered in Chelmsford, Mass., USA, with offices worldwide. For more information, please visit www.airvana.com [1].

About Hitachi Communication Technologies, Ltd.

Hitachi Communication Technologies, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501) Fiscal 2007 (ended March 31, 2008) sales totaled 103.528billion yen ($916.5 million).The company develops, designs and manufactures a wide range of information and communication systems-related products. For more information, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi-com.com/ [6]

SafeHarbor Statement

Any statements in this press release about future expectations, plans and prospects for Airvana constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements typically contain the words "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," "will", "continue" and similar expressions. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including without limitation the timing and rate of femtocell market acceptance and growth, operator femtocell deployment plans, the highly competitive and rapidly evolving market in which Airvana competes, Airvana's limited operating history, the fluctuation of its past operating results and its reliance on sales through Nortel for a significant portion of its revenues and product and service billings and other factors discussed in Airvana's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, the forward-looking statements included in this press release represent Airvana's views as of the date of this press release. Airvana anticipates that subsequent events and developments may cause its views to change. While Airvana may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, it specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Airvana's views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.

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