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Jun 14, 2005

Marshall Islands National Telecommunications Authority Select Alvarion’s ULTRAWAVE Network For 3G Services

Compact GSM Solution to Provide Cost-Effective Voice and Data Services to Capital Island of Majuro and Four Remote Islands

TEL AVIV, Israel, June 14, 2005 — Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALVR), the world’s leading provider of wireless broadband solutions and specialized mobile networks, today announced the purchase of UltraWave equipment by the National Telecommunications Authority of the Marshall Islands. Alvarion will deploy the UltraWave cellular system, a compact GSM network, in the capital island of Majuro and four remote islands to enable the Authority to provide voice and data services to thousands of subscribers using 900 MHz.

“Alvarion’s UltraWave system is ideal for the varied terrain and occasional inclement weather conditions in the Marshall Islands,” commented Anthony Miller, General Manager of the National Telecommunications Authority. “It is a small, cost effective system that saves on satellite bandwidth transmission costs while providing a level of redundancy in case of natural disaster. Our subscribers will be thrilled when deployment is completed, since we could not provide services at an affordable level until now.”

The core of Alvarion’s GSM solution is the UltraWave, a fully integrated set of features that combines both radio and switching functionality into a single cabinet about the size of a standard PC tower. The provider benefits from quick deployment and seamless integration to existing wireless and wireline network infrastructures. Combined with its expandable architecture, UltraWave is sufficiently scalable and flexible to adapt to changing carrier needs, delivering unparalleled value with an accelerated return on investment.
“Both its multi-island geography and lack of telecommunications infrastructure make Alvarion’s systems ideal for solving the connection challenges faced in countries such as the Marshall Islands,” said Zvi Slonimsky, CEO of Alvarion. “Carriers benefit greatly from UltraWave’s rapid roll-out, rugged, robust equipment, and the ability to expand services to many subscribers quickly and cost-effectively.”

About Marshall Islands National Telecommunications Authority

Established in 1987, the Marshall Islands National Telecommunications Authority (NTA) was 100% government owned until 1991. Today NTA is recognized as a registered private corporation in the Marshall Islands. NTA has been charged with the responsibility of providing a first class, state of the art telecommunications system for the people of the Marshall Islands. Some of the services that NTA makes available to its customers include directory assistance, dedicated data circuits, dedicated leased lines, international direct dialing worldwide, key systems for businesses, PBX systems for larger businesses and hotels, telex services, facsimile services, call waiting, call forwarding, three party conference calling, select ring, caller ID, prepaid phone cards and telephone credit card calling. NTA also provides access to Internet services.

About Alvarion

With more than 2 million units deployed in 130 countries, Alvarion is the worldwide leader in wireless broadband, providing systems to carriers, ISPs and private network operators, and also in extending coverage of GSM and CDMA mobile networks to developing countries and other hard to serve areas.

Leading the WiMAX revolution, Alvarion has the most extensive deployments and proven product portfolio in the industry covering the full range of frequency bands with both fixed and mobile solutions. Alvarion’s products enable the delivery of business and residential broadband access, corporate VPNs, toll quality telephony, mobile base station feeding, hotspot coverage extension, community interconnection, public safety communications, and mobile voice and data. Alvarion works with several global OEM providers and more than 200 local partners to support its diverse global customer base in solving their last-mile challenges.

As a wireless broadband pioneer, Alvarion has been driving and delivering innovations for more than 10 years from core technology developments to creating and promoting industry standards. Leveraging its key roles in the IEEE and HiperMAN standards committees and experience in deploying OFDM-based systems, the Company's prominent work in the WiMAX Forum™ is focused on increasing the widespread adoption of standards-based products in the wireless broadband market and leading the entire industry to mobile WiMAX solutions.

For more information, visit Alvarion’s World Wide Web site at www.alvarion.com

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