Alvarion To Supply Latin American Telecom Operator With Additional Wireless Voice And Data Solutions For $18 Million Network Expansion

Alvarion continues to support massive expansion of 3.5 GHz voice and high-speed internet access network in rural and suburban regions

Tel-Aviv, Israel, April 14, 2004 – Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALVR), the world’s leading provider of wireless broadband solutions, announced today that it has received an additional order valued at $18 million for its advanced eMGW™ solutions from a Latin American telecom operator for further expansion of its 3.5 GHz wireless access network. The implementation of this phase of the expansion is expected in the second half of 2004 and the beginning of next year.

Alvarion’s eMGW™ is a highly cost-effective point-to-multipoint fixed wireless access system which supports carrier-class telephony, corporate access and fast Internet access services. This solution is reliable, highly scalable, and can be installed quickly.

“We are proud to continue our support for this massive infrastructure initiative,” said Zvi Slonimsky, CEO of Alvarion. “We are also gratified that this operator selected the eMGW™ as a cost-effective solution for bringing new voice and data services to rural and suburban regions. We believe that our proven technology and capability in handling large implementations was a significant factor in our being selected again, and our experienced team continues to work closely with the operator’s deployment teams to ensure that this aggressive expansion project continues to roll out smoothly.”

About Alvarion
With over 1.5 million units deployed in 130 countries, Alvarion is the worldwide leader in wireless broadband providing systems to carriers, ISPs and private network operators. Featuring the industry's most extensive portfolio and covering the full range of frequency bands, the company's products enable the delivery of business and residential broadband access, corporate VPNs, mobile base station feeding, hotspot coverage extension, community interconnection, and public safety communications. Alvarion works with several leading OEM providers and through over 200 local partners to support its diverse customer base in solving their last mile connection challenges wherever located.

As an industry pioneer, Alvarion has been driving and delivering wireless broadband innovations for 10 years from core technology developments to creating and promoting industry standards. Most recently offering OFDM-based systems and taking leading roles in the IEEE and HiperMAN standards, the company's prominent work in the WiMAX ForumTM is focused on leading the wireless broadband market to widespread adoption of standards-based products.

For more information, visit Alvarion’s World Wide Web site at www.alvarion.com

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