Airspan Networks Inc. announced the successful commercial deployment of its LTE solution in Band42 with b--lite. The solution deployed is Airspan's compact eNodeB and EPC technology, allowing b--lite to take immediate and full advantage of LTE technology, increasing their network capacity and coverage. Airspan's Air4G compact eNodeB provides the same effective cell coverage as a traditional Macro eNodeB at much lower power consumption, lower footprint and lower total cost of ownership.

The solution is fully compliant with latest 3GPP LTE standards and supports multiple types of LTE terminals.