Companies team to simplify 3G home networking deployments CHELMSFORD, Mass., Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Airvana, Inc. (NASDAQ:AIRV), the company transforming the mobile experience, and Thomson (Euronext 18453; NYSE: TMS), a world leader in media and communications technologies, today announced that they entered into a global sourcing agreement for Airvana's Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS) femtocell technology. As a result of the agreement, Thomson will use Airvana's femtocell products in conjunction with their own residential gateways. "By partnering with Airvana we will add value to our residential gateway product line and strengthen our innovative offering in the fixed-mobile convergence space. Incorporating such advanced femtocell technologies in our gateway platforms will also further consolidate Thomson's position within the 3G femto home access solution ecosystem of Nokia Siemens Networks with whom we've entered into a related collaboration in 2007," said Georges Laplanche, Vice President of Thomson's Premises Systems business unit. Airvana's UMTS femtocell products are based on a flexible architecture that allows continuous feature enhancement, enabling the delivery of innovative mobile services. Expanding the company's global partner relationships is an important part of Airvana's strategy to provide operators with a comprehensive femtocell solution to speed time to market for operators and help simplify set-up for end users. "In order for femtocells to be widely deployed, consumers will expect to take the product out of the box, plug it in and have it work," said Sanjeev Verma, vice president of business development and co-founder of Airvana. "By partnering with Thomson, we believe that our femtocell products will be deployed with the best possible user experience." About Airvana Airvana is a leading provider of network infrastructure products used by wireless operators to provide mobile broadband services. Airvana's software and hardware products -- including base stations, controllers, gateways and femtocells -- enable wireless networks to deliver broadband-quality multimedia services to mobile phones, laptop computers and other mobile devices. These services include Internet access, e-mail, music downloads, video, IP-TV, gaming, push-to-talk and voice-over-IP. Airvana's solutions enable new services and deliver carrier-grade mobility, scalability and reliability with relatively low operating and capital costs. Worldwide, Airvana's mobile broadband systems are deployed on six continents in 16 major networks by industry-leading service providers who demand high standards of carrier-class performance. Airvana is headquartered in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, USA. http://www.airvana.com/ Safe Harbor 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 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. Media Contact Investor Contact Jim McManus David Reichman Davies Murphy Group Sharon Merrill Associates (781) 418-2402 (617) 542-5300 DATASOURCE: Airvana, Inc. CONTACT: Media Contact: Jim McManus of Davies Murphy Group for Airvana, Inc., +1-781-418-2402, ; or Investor Contact: David Reichman of Sharon Merrill Associates for Airvana, Inc., +1-617-542-5300, Web site: http://www.airvana.com/

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