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Alvarion® Selected by Wisper for Large WiMAXTM Expansion in Midwest U.S.
Wisper Wireless a wholly owned subsidiary of DiversiCOM deploys WiMAX
network in Minnesota using Alvarion's BreezeMAX® 2500 and BreezeMAX 3650
solutions
Chicago, September 30, 2008 - Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALVR), the world's
leading provider of WiMAXTM and wireless broadband solutions, today
announced that Wisper High Speed Internet has chosen Alvarion after an
extensive selection process to expand its WiMAXTM services for
residential and commercial customers across Minnesota. The network will
use Alvarion's WiMAX Forum CertifiedTM BreezeMAX 2500 for the 2.5 GHz
frequency, and FCC-approved BreezeMAX 3650 for the 3.65 GHz frequency,
enabling broadband data services to over 550,000 residents in the area.
"Customer demand for wireless broadband service is constantly increasing
and with Alvarion as our preferred WiMAX vendor, we are all set to
provide reliable and fast broadband services," said Scott Arvig, Chief
Manager of Wisper. "Given Alvarion's superior technology we are
confident that their solution will enable us to address customer needs
today and in the future, offering continuous broadband connectivity and
allowing users to access the Internet from school, the office and at
home."
Alvarion's BreezeMAX base stations provide the true openness needed for
setting the foundation for Mobile WiMAXTM. BreezeMAX 3650 gives U.S.
operators the ability to leverage the performance and economics of scale
of an 802.16e solution using the 3.65 GHz frequency. BreezeMAX 2500 is
successfully deployed commercially in various networks around the
country. This deployment is planned to focus on providing high speed
data, as well as voice services to underserved and rural areas.
"We are pleased to work with Wisper as they continue to expand broadband
offerings to their Midwest customers," said Greg Daily, President of
Alvarion, Inc. "Wisper's ongoing commitment to the development of new
and emerging technologies allows their customers to take full advantage
of the latest communications services and capabilities. Using our
standardized solutions, we believe Wisper will be able to leverage the
cutting-edge benefits of WiMAX with easy-to-install services and
competitive prices, two critical issues in today's competitive market."
With networks running over Alvarion's technology, Wisper plans to
increase coverage and services over the next two years to all types of
businesses and residences with a 600% capacity growth by offering both
voice and data services.
<http://> About Wisper
LLC (DBA Wisper High Speed Internet) is wholly owned by diversiCOM, Inc.
and was incorporated in the spring of 2005. Based in Melrose, MN Wisper
High Speed Internet provides broadband services to 21 communities from
its 18 service tower facilities. Early in 2008, Wisper constructed the
first WiMAX site in the state of Minnesota. Today Wisper looks forward
to expanding its service offering to include carrier grade voice
services, as well as its service territory by utilizing its 2.5GHz
licenses and 802.16e based network.
About Alvarion
Alvarion is the largest WiMAX pure player, ensuring customer long-term
success with fixed and mobile solutions for the full range of frequency
bands. Based on its OPENTM WiMAX strategy, the company offers superior
wireless broadband infrastructure and an all-IP best-of-breed ecosystem
in cooperation with its strategic partners. Alvarion has delivered over
200 commercial WiMAX deployments worldwide (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: 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.
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