NextPhase Wireless Expands Alliance with Broadband Wireless Leader Alv

    Business Editors/Telecommunications Writers/High-Tech Editors

    ANAHEIM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 12, 2005--NextPhase Wireless (OTCBB:NXPW), a connectivity company that specializes in delivering integrated Internet, voice and data communication solutions to its customers, today announced plans to expand its relationship with Alvarion (NASDAQ:ALVR), the world's leading provider of wireless broadband solutions and specialized mobile networks. Under the terms of this agreement, NextPhase will continue to use Alvarion equipment to expand its wireless "footprint" as well as offering the full range of Alvarion's products and solutions to its enterprise, municipality and ISP customers. NextPhase will also partner with Alvarion to coordinate market development activities and educational offerings.
    "In partnering with manufacturers, we look for companies that can help us meet our customers' needs, both today and in the future," said John Nelson, Vice President of Sales at NextPhase. "As worldwide market leader, Alvarion has the most extensive and proven portfolio of wireless broadband products and solutions available today. Looking forward, Alvarion's commitment to technical innovation and promotion of standards-based products will enable us to satisfy our customers' future needs, while delivering continued improvements in price/performance."
    "We're delighted to be strengthening our relationship with NextPhase Wireless," said, Patrick Leary, Assistant Vice President of Marketing of Alvarion. "As end user customers increasingly deploy complex wireless networks running mission-critical applications, systems integration experience and expertise becomes increasingly important. NextPhase's full-service capabilities align with our comprehensive portfolio of products and solutions to create a strong value proposition for the customer."

    About NextPhase Wireless, Inc.

    NextPhase Wireless is a connectivity company that specializes in delivering integrated Internet, voice and data communication solutions to its customers. The company designs, deploys and operates its own wireless networks and also provides wireless technology solutions to businesses and municipalities. Leveraging its full-service capabilities and world-class infrastructure, NextPhase Wireless offers a comprehensive portfolio of broadband solutions that meet customers' needs today, and can anticipate and grow to meet their needs of tomorrow.

    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.

    Except for the historical information contained herein, this press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from the results predicted and reported results should not be considered an indication of future performance. In addition to the factors discussed in the filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, among the other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: adverse changes in the business conditions and the general economy; competitive factors, such as rival companies' pricing and marketing efforts; availability of third-party material products at reasonable prices; the financial condition of the customer; risks of obsolescence due to shifts in market demand; and litigation involving product liabilities and consumer issues. NextPhase Wireless Inc. cautions readers not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. NextPhase Wireless Inc. expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any such statements to reflect any change in the company's expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

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CONTACT: NextPhase Wireless, Inc. Robert Ford, 800-748-5548 rford@npwireless.com

KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: HARDWARE COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKING MARKETING AGREEMENTS SOURCE: NextPhase Wireless

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