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Alvarion Announces the BreezeACCESS SU-M Mobile Radio Unit For Homeland Security Applications

Tel-Aviv, Israel and Carlsbad, CA, August 13, 2002 Alvarion, Ltd., a leading provider of Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) solutions, today announced the commercial launch of its BreezeACCESS SU-M, a wireless mobile data subscriber unit designed for the homeland security marketplace. It allows public safety agents such as police officers, fire fighters, emergency medical technicians, and military personnel -- to quickly access remote servers in a mobile environment. The SU-M provides a true mobile broadband connection for public safety officers working in the field. Users can seamlessly extract information, contact headquarters or other field officers, as well as send large data files with pictures and other pertinent information with the same speed and data integrity that exist in a wired infrastructure.

The SU-M is an extension of the BreezeACCESS product family, and fits seamlessly into the existing BreezeACCESS infrastructure. By using BreezeACCESS Access Units (AU) and Cell Extenders, the SU-M can roam between cells, creating a wireless grid. Moreover, the SU-M can compliment existing mobile data systems currently used by many public safety organizations, but which offer less optimal data capacity and throughput.

When deploying the SU-M in combination with existing systems, users enjoy a significant increase in efficiency, since the SU-M can transfer large amounts of data at multi-megabit speeds. As a result, public safety officers can remain on the streets and front lines, saving time, money, and better assisting the public. For example, police officers can obtain arrest warrant data, mug shots, and finger- print information quickly and efficiently in the field; and fire fighters can quickly retrieve electronic copies of city maps and building blueprints in transit to emergency sites. In addition, IS staff can remotely administer software updates instead of requiring each unit to be physically brought in for software maintenance.

"The SU-M is a true milestone for homeland security applications," said Amir Rosenzweig, President of Alvarion, Inc. "With concerns about public safety emerging as a primary focus of U.S. public policy, Alvarion is using its wireless networking expertise to help national efforts in ensuring greater public safety. With the release of our SU-M mobile radio unit, we are making real-time file sharing applications a reality in homeland security applications."

The SU-M has been initially introduced to the US market. The unit will be released to the International market by the end of 2002

About Alvarion
Alvarion is a premier provider of solutions based on Point-to-Multipoint (PMP) Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) used by telecom carriers, service providers, and enterprises worldwide. Alvarion systems provide Internet access and voice and data services in the last mile, cellular network feeding, building-to-building and wireless local area network (LAN) connectivity.

Alvarion offers the broadest range of BWA solutions by market segment and frequency band, designed to address all carriers’ and service providers’ business models. With its combined market experience, strong customer base, diversified distribution channels and field-proven deployments, Alvarion is a leading BWA pure play provider for every end user profile, from residential subscribers to business customers.

This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on the current expectations or beliefs of Alvarion’s management and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements: inability to further identify, develop and achieve success for new products, services and technologies; increased competition and its effect on pricing, spending, third-party relationships and revenues; as well as the inability to establish and maintain relationships with commerce, advertising, marketing, and technology providers and other risks detailed from time to time in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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