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TMCNet: Aruba Receives FCC Approval for Software-Upgradable Access Points and Use of Additional 802.11n Radio Channels

[September 15, 2008]

Aruba Receives FCC Approval for Software-Upgradable Access Points and Use of Additional 802.11n Radio Channels

(Marketwire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) SUNNYVALE, CA, September 15 / MARKET WIRE/ --

Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN), a global
leader in wireless LANs and secure mobility solutions, today announced that
the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted approval for Aruba
to use Software Defined Radio (SDR) and Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS)
technology in its 802.11n access points.

SDR allows customers' access point radios to be modified and updated via
software download over the network, without bringing the units out of
service or even physically accessing them. DFS enables Aruba's wireless
LANs to use otherwise prohibited 5.3 and 5.4GHz radar channels, thereby
enhancing Wi-Fi bandwidth capacity. Upon detecting a radar transmission,
DFS automatically shifts access points and clients to non-interfering
channels. The SDR and DFS features are expected to lower customers' ongoing
operating and maintenance costs, and improve network performance.

"Aruba is a pioneer in using software downloading to repurpose, update, and
upgrade our wireless LANs, allowing them to evolve and deliver value long
after the original purchase," said Keerti Melkote, Aruba's co-founder and
chief technology officer. "SDR extends this concept down to the Wi-Fi
radios. From the comfort of the data center, centralized IT staff can use
SDR to update radios and add new channels. We believe this labor-saving
tool will be hugely popular."

FCC rule 15.407(h)(2) requires that products support DFS when operating in
the Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure (UNII) UNII 2 and UNII 2
Extended 5.25-5.35GHz and 5.47-5.725GHz bands, respectively. Devices
operating in these bands must vacate restricted channels on which radar is
detected, and are forbidden to enter the channels for a period of time
after detection. The European Union mandates the use of a similar DFS
scheme, and Aruba was recently granted approval based on the European EN
301 893 V1.4.1 standard.

"If enterprises determine that they must use DFS channels to meet the
business goals of the application in the 5GHz band, then DFS provides a
solution to address any interference issues, while a solid WLAN foundation
ensures that unintentional interference will not cause intermittent
issues," said Timothy Zimmerman, Gartner Principal Research Analyst.

"Bandwidth is king in an all-wireless workplace -- the more channels you
have available, the greater the potential capacity of your network,"
continued Melkote. "DFS provides another 15 802.11n channels that can be
layered together to add capacity, or switched to in the event of
interference on other channels. Coming on the heels of European DFS
approval, the FCC approval allows the use of DFS throughout our two largest
geographic markets."

About Aruba Networks

People move. Networks must follow. Aruba securely delivers networks to
users, wherever they work or roam. Our mobility solutions enable the
Follow-Me Enterprise that moves in lock-step with users:

-- Adaptive 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi networks optimize themselves to ensure
that users are always within reach of mission-critical information;
-- Identity-based security assigns access policies to users, enforcing
those policies whenever and wherever a network is accessed;
-- Remote access solutions and fixed mobile convergence ensure
uninterrupted access to applications as users move;
-- Multi-vendor network management provides a single point of control
while managing both legacy and new wireless networks from Aruba and its
competitors.


The cost, convenience, and security benefits of our secure mobility
solutions are fundamentally changing how and where we work. Listed on the
NASDAQ and Russell 2000? Index, Aruba is based in Sunnyvale, California,
and has operations throughout the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia
Pacific regions. To learn more, visit Aruba at
http://www.arubanetworks.com.

? 2008 Aruba Networks, Inc. AirWave?, Aruba Networks?, Aruba
Mobility Management System?, Bluescanner, For Wireless That Works?,
Mobile Edge Architecture, People Move. Networks Must Follow., RFProtect,
The All Wireless Workplace Is Now Open For Business, Green Island, and The
Mobile Edge Company? are trademarks of Aruba Networks, Inc. All rights
reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.

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Media Contacts
Michael Tennefoss
Aruba Networks, Inc.
+1-408-754-8034mtennefoss@arubanetworks.com
Patty Oien
Breakaway Communications
+1-415-358-2482poien@breakawaycom.com

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