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Press
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September 26th
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
ALVARION
LTD.
Date:
September 30th,
2007 By:
/s/
Efrat
Makov
Name:
Efrat
Makov
Title: CFO
EXHIBIT
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Contacts
Efrat
Makov,
CFO Claudia
Gatlin, Investor
Relations
+972-3-645-6252 +212-830-9080
+760-517-3187 claudia.gatlin@alvarion.com
Efrat.makov@alvarion.com
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ALVARION
to showcase unique implementation of Mobile
WiMAX
Demonstration
at WiMAX World provides glimpse of media-rich services to
be
offered
by leading carriers such as the Digicel Group
Tel
Aviv Israel, September 26, 2007, Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALVR), the
world’s leading provider of WiMAX and wireless broadband solutions, today
announced that they will be showcasing a unique demonstration of mobility in
a
real outdoor environment at the WiMAX World show in Chicago, September 25-27.
Alvarion’s cutting edge 4MotionTM 802.16e
solution
will show the advance capabilities of Mobile WiMAX. Show attendees are invited
to experience the demonstration by registering at Alvarion’s booth, number
409.
While
driving around the streets surrounding the McCormick Place in Chicago,
participants can test drive Personal Broadband on a laptop equipped with a
Mobile WiMAX PC card. Passengers will experience down link speeds in excess
of
two megabits per second. These services are enabled via Alvarion’s Mobile WiMAX
BreezeMAXTM
base station operating at 2.5 GHz and using OFDMA. This outstanding experience
will provide an excellent real-life glimpse of Mobile WiMAX from the user’s
point of view. Alvarion offers innovative Radio Access Network (RAN) technology
in terms of WiMAX innovation and implementation.
“As
the
fastest growing and most innovative GSM operator in the Caribbean, Digicel
view
Mobile WiMAX as the next revolutionary technology to enable mass market adoption
of broadband, said Magnus Johansson Group Director, Broadband at Digicel Group.
“As such we have entered a strategic alliance with technology leader Alvarion
utilizing their OPEN™ WiMAX strategy for our build out in the Caribbean. This
unique demonstration of mobility over 802.16e standards offers a sampling of
the
power of Mobile WiMAX. Digicel is committed to bring new and innovative services
to our customers and we have confidence in Alvarion’s solution to enable fast
time to market and support of a wide range of applications.”
“We
are
excited to showcase outdoor mobility with real 802.16e Mobile WiMAX,” said
Tzvika Friedman president and CEO of Alvarion. “The demonstration shows just a
hint of the innovation a leading operator like Digicel can bring to their
customers. We are presenting a high level of media-centric services
over our mature IEEE 802.16e 4Motion
solution,
offered to all vendors and service providers adopting the operator-centric
OPEN
WiMAX approach.”
The
Digicel Group is a strategic Mobile WiMAX partner with Alvarion. It brings
new
products and services to the Mobile WiMAX market while Alvarion offers superior
technology capabilities. This demonstration highlights the innovation,
flexibility and enhanced user-experience enabled by broadband wireless networks.
The all-IP network solution allows media-centric services over Mobile WiMAX,
enabling end-users to enjoy the experience of Personal Broadband.
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About
Digicel
Since
its
launch in 2001, Digicel has quickly become the largest GSM operator in the
Caribbean and new entrant to the Central American market, with 5.2 million
customers across 22 markets. The company is renowned for competitive rates,
unbeatable coverage, superior customer care, a wide variety of products and
services, and state-of-the-art handsets. With total investments exceeding US$1.9
billion, Digicel has placed the Caribbean at the cutting edge of wireless
technology.
Digicel
is incorporated in Bermuda and has operations in Anguilla, Antigua &
Barbuda, Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, Bonaire, Curaçao, The Cayman Islands,
Dominica, El Salvador, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti,
Jamaica, Martinique, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the
Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos and El Salvador. Digicel
also has coverage in St. Martin and St. Barths and is preparing to launch in
Suriname, its 23rd market.
The
company is the lead sponsor of Caribbean sports teams including the West Indies
Cricket Team, Special Olympics teams across the Caribbean and is title sponsor
of the Digicel Caribbean Football Union Cup and the Copa de Naciones Digicel,
the Caribbean and Central America qualifiers towards the CONCACAF Gold
Cup. For more information, visit
http://www.digicelgroup.com.
About
Alvarion
With
more
than 3 million units deployed in 150 countries, Alvarion
(www.alvarion.com) is the world’s leading provider of innovative wireless
broadband network solutions enabling Personal Broadband to improve lifestyles
and productivity with portable and mobile data, VoIP, video and other
services.
Alvarion
is leading the market to Open WiMAX solutions with 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 personal mobile broadband, 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.
As
a
wireless broadband pioneer, Alvarion has been driving and delivering innovations
for over 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 Open WiMAX solutions.
This
press release contains 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: the failure of the market for WIMAX products to develop as
anticipated; Alvarion’s inability to capture market share in the expected growth
of the WIMAX market as anticipated, due to, among other things, competitive
reasons or failure to execute in our sales, marketing or manufacturing
objectives; 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 the Company’s 20-F Annual Report Risk Factors section as well as in other
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Information
set forth in this press release pertaining to third parties has not been
independently verified by Alvarion and is based solely on publicly available
information or on information provided to Alvarion by such third parties for
inclusion in this press release. The web sites appearing in this press release
are not and will not be included or incorporated by reference in any filing
made
by Alvarion with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which this press
release will be a part of.
You
may
request Alvarion's future press releases or a complete Investor Kit by
contacting Kika Stayerman, kika.stayerman@alvarion.com or
+972.3.767.4159.
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