[January 15, 2015]

Airvana Names Jay Hilbert as Head of Global Sales and Business Development

Airvana, a leading provider of small cell solutions, today announced the appointment of Jay Hilbert as the company's Head of Global Sales and Business Development. In this role, Hilbert will be responsible for developing and expanding relationships with mobile network operators, distribution channel partners and enterprises.

Hilbert brings more than 20 years experience in telecom, holding sales and business management positions with both large public companies and small private start-ups, including Alcatel-Lucent (News - Alert), ADC Telecommunications, and Spirent Communications. Prior to joining Airvana, Hilbert was the senior vice president of global sales and service at Cambium Networks (News - Alert), where hewas responsible for bringing in five of the world's top ten global wireless services providers as customers and driving double-digit revenue growth.

"Jay joins Airvana at a critical time in the company's growth," said Richard Lowe (News - Alert), CEO, Airvana. "Mobile operator interest in our OneCell Cloud RAN small cell system is growing, and now it's more important than ever to build on this interest. With his strong track record in telecom and wireless, Jay is the perfect fit to drive our global expansion."

"Airvana (News - Alert) has an impressive track record of delivering innovations that create new opportunities for mobile operators. OneCell provides consistent, superior LTE (News - Alert) performance for enterprises and public spaces with radically better economics than existing solutions," said Hilbert. "I'm excited to join the company and help Airvana build upon its momentum."

About Airvana

Airvana enables mobile operators to deliver dramatically better service to subscribers in the most challenging and high-value environments: offices, public spaces, and in the home. The company's innovative small cells ensure "five bar" voice coverage and superior data performance. Airvana has shipped over one million devices including one of the largest small cell networks in the world today. Airvana is a founding member of the Small Cell Forum and has 14 years of experience providing commercial wireless equipment to over 90 operators globally. For more information visit: www.airvana.com.

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