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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
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duly authorized.
ALVARION
LTD.
Date:
November 8th,
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’s
Mobile WiMAX™ Technology Chosen by ITRI for New Application
Lab
Alvarion’s
4Motion Used in ITRI’s First
M-Taiwan
WiMAX™ Application
Lab for
Innovative
Network Research
TEL
AVIV,
Israel, November 5, 2007 — Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALVR), the world’s leading
provider of WiMAX™ and wireless broadband solutions, today announced
that its Mobile WiMAX™ technology has been chosen for the first WiMAX
Forum™
M-Taiwan
WiMAX Application Lab (MTWAL), managed by ITRI at the campus in Hsinchu. The
new
lab, also referred to as a Proof-of-Concept (PoC) lab, has just been opened
by ITRI for the purpose of testing and developing innovative Mobile WiMAX
applications. Expansion of network coverage throughout the Hsinchu Science
Park,
National Chiao Tung University, and National Tsing Hua University, is planned
as
part of the project’s next phase.
Alvarion’s
IEEE 802.16e end-to-end 4Motion™ solution will provide various applications over
Mobile WiMAX, and promote multi-vendor interoperability performance of
WiMAX™ equipment at the 2.5 GHz frequency band.
“After
working with the WiMAX expert Alvarion for two years, and learning their unique
Mobile WiMAX technology, it is clear that their 4Motion offering is the best
solution for us,” said Dr. Gin-Kou Ma, Deputy General Director of SoC Technology
Center (STC) of ITRI. “Alvarion’s complete solution enables quick and easy
deployment of mobile broadband services. Leveraging our advanced Mobile WiMAX
research, we plan to offer mobile applications throughout the campus and beyond,
while assisting Taiwan in maintaining a competitive position in the WiMAX
industry overall.”
“Enjoying
the outcome of our mutual efforts with ITRI, we are excited about the opening
of
the MTWAL and the deployment of our 4Motion solution in the Hsinchu campus,”
said Rudy Leser, corporate vice president strategy and marketing of Alvarion.
“We believe that our OPEN WiMAX solution provides ITRI with the advantage of
a
best-in-class offering for their research development needs, and enhances their
position as a leading telecommunications R&D center in the growing mobile
market of Taiwan.”
About
OPEN WiMAX
Alvarion’s
all-IP OPEN WiMAX architecture is the foundation of its operator-centric best
of
breed 4Motion solution. Whether providing a complete Alvarion-based network,
or
combining BreezeMAX’s superior radio technology with network elements
from its world-class ecosystem of partners, Alvarion delivers an end-to-end
solution that is tailored to the specific requirements of each
operator.
About
ITRI
The
Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) is a non-profit R&D
organization engaging in applied research and technical services
(www.itri.org.tw). Founded in 1973, ITRI has played a vital role in
transforming Taiwan’s economy from a labor-intensive model to a high-tech
industrial one. ITRI is a multidisciplinary research center. It has six core
laboratories, five focus centers, five linkage centers, several business
development units, and other supporting units. ITRI has 6,000 employees, and
serves as the technical center for industry and an unofficial arm of the
government's industrial policies in Taiwan. Backed by its broad research scope
and close industrial ties, ITRI is becoming an increasingly active member in
the
global industrial R&D community. Apart from its headquarters located in
Taiwan, ITRI has branch offices in Silicon Valley, Tokyo, Berlin, and
Moscow.
About
Alvarion
With
more
than 3 million units deployed in over 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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