Alvarion Brings to Market Micro Base Station for BreezeMAX -TM- 3500 N

    Business Editors/Technology Editors

    TEL AVIV, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 8, 2005--Alvarion Ltd., (NASDAQ:ALVR), the world's leading provider of wireless broadband solutions and specialized mobile networks, today announced the introduction of a micro base station for its BreezeMAX system, a WiMAX-ready platform, operating in the 3.5 GHz frequency. The micro base station is the latest addition to Alvarion's industry leading BreezeMAX product family and the ideal solution for operators needing a more cost effective, scaleable WIMAX-ready base station solution for maximum return from their network deployment.
    "With the addition of the WiMAX-ready micro base station, Alvarion facilitates market entry for carriers of all sizes by supplying them with the necessary tools to service subscribers in every network configuration, large and small," said Rudy Leser, Alvarion's Vice President of Marketing. "Not only that, it optimizes the business model for providing WiMAX services in areas of remote, rural or sparsely populated locations. This is another example of Alvarion offering the optimal solutions for the needs of carriers."
    The BreezeMAX micro base station is comprised of a stand-alone module that connects to an outdoor radio. It offers high sector capacity, spectral efficiency, advanced QoS to support voice, data and multi-media applications and outstanding coverage with non-line-of-sight (NLOS) operation.

    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(TM) 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

    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: 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 in ability 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.
    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 Carmen Deville, Investor Relations: carmen.deville@alvarion.com or +1-760-517-3188.

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CONTACT: Alvarion Ltd. Investor Contacts: Dafna Gruber, +972-3-645-6252 / 760-517-3187 dafna.gruber@alvarion.com or Carmen Deville, 760-517-3188 carmen.deville@alvarion.com or Press Contacts: In the U.S.: Donna Carlson, +1-972-308-9115 dcarlson@golinharris.com or In the U.K.: Bridget Fishleigh, +44-127-362-4442 bridget@nomadcomms.com

KEYWORD: ISRAEL INTERNATIONAL AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST INDUSTRY KEYWORD: TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKING INTERNET E-COMMERCE PRODUCT SOURCE: Alvarion Ltd.

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