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Alvarion Announces Commercial Launch Of Next-Generation OFDM Broadband Wireless Access Solution

Cost-Effective, High-Performance Solution Delivers Speed and Bandwidth In Non-Line-Of-Sight Conditions

Allows Operators To Expand Target Audience and Increase Revenues  
 
Tel – Aviv, Israel, January 7, 2001 – Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALVR), a leading provider of Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) solutions, today announced the commercial launch of its next-generation BreezeACCESS OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) solution for the popular 3.5GHz frequency band, a significant extension to its fully integrated product line. As demonstrated by intensive and successful beta tests in Europe and Latin America, the solution enables carriers to provide high-performance IP-based services to subscribers in Non-Line-Of-Sight (NLOS) conditions, increasing the potential return of 3.5 GHz license investments.

The OFDM solution represents a significant addition to Alvarion’s already extensive BWA product line. Even more than before, Alvarion’s solutions now give established carriers maximum flexibility in addressing the needs of the widest possible customer base – from sophisticated Enterprises and multi-tenant units, all the way to SOHO customers, even in dense or remote geographies. BreezeACCESS OFDM can be fully integrated into existing 3.5GHz networks consisting of other Alvarion products.

The new OFDM solution leverages Alvarion’s vast BWA deployment experience to answer the expressed needs of established carriers. By using components and software developed for its existing BreezeACCESS product line together with state-of-the-art Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing technology, the Company has been able to offer a feature-rich solution. The new product delivers true NLOS performance, high cell capacity (up to 192 Mbps), and high data rates (up to 12 Mbps per Customer Premise Equipment-CPE). As such, it enables carriers to reach customers that were previously inaccessible, simplifies CPE installation, and increases the profitability of advanced IP-based services, such as Fast-Internet, VLANs (Virtual Local Area Networks), VPNs (Virtual Private Networks), and VoIP (Voice Over IP).

Commenting on the technology, Caroline Bryan, Managing Analyst (Technology) at Datamonitor, said, “OFDM has the potential to remove the final roadblocks plaguing BWA technologies and hence deployment, and to bring a major breakthrough to the BWA market. OFDM’s exceptional data rates and throughput, combined with its NLOS capabilities, support a sophisticated, easy-to-deploy, and cost-effective product, which is relevant to a broad user base. We are pleased to see the introduction of the first OFDM products, and look forward to seeing the first successful deployments.”

Commenting on the announcement, Tzvika Friedman, COO of Alvarion, said, “We are pleased to answer the needs of so many of our customers with a robust non-line-of sight solution in the 3.5GHz band. With a roadmap looking two–to-three years ahead, we already have plans to upgrade the BreezeACCESS OFDM with important additional features and incorporate additional state-of –the-art-technologies. With the help of our strong distribution channels, the BreezeACCESS OFDM will become a significant part of our product portfolio for deployments all over the world. We are proud once again to lead the industry with an exceptional new product based on cutting-edge technology.”

About Alvarion
Alvarion is a powerhouse of point-to-multipoint broadband wireless access (BWA) solutions for telecom carriers, service providers, and Enterprises worldwide. Alvarion’s systems are used to provide Internet access and voice and data services for subscribers in the last mile, as well as for cellular network feeding, building-to-building connectivity, and wireless local area networks (LANs).

Alvarion, which was formed by the merger of BreezeCOM and Floware, offers the broadest range of BWA solutions by market segment and frequency band. Its solutions are designed to address all carriers’ and service providers’ business models. With the combined market experience of its founding companies, a strong customer base, diversified distribution channels and field-proven deployments, Alvarion is the leading BWA pure-play provider for all types of end-users, from residential subscribers to business customers.

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

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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