Alvarion Receives $2m Russian Orders for Wireless Voice, Data Networks



New Orders Totaling Approximately $2 Million Received for Wireless Voice, Data Networks From a Major Regional Operator

Tel- Aviv, Israel-/25 Nov, 2004 - Wi-Fi Technology News/- Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALVR), the leading provider of wireless broadband solutions worldwide, announced the receipt of orders from a new customer in Russia to build eMGW? networks providing broadband data and toll-quality voice services to homes and small and medium-sized businesses in the 1.5GHz frequency band.

The operator, Kubanelectrosvyaz, a subsidiary of Southern Telecommunications Company (UTK), covers the southern Krasnodar territory and will install Alvarion networks in three of Russia?s southern cities: Krasnodar, Sochi and Novorossiysk. One of the seven regional operators of the whole of Russia, UTK is owned by the giant, federal holding company, Sviazinvest Communications Investment. The orders were secured jointly with Sotcom, Alvarion?s local partner for support and will be the company to manage the network deployments. The network is scheduled to be operational by the end of 2004.

Mr. Nikolay Martynenko, Technical Director of Southern Telecommunications Company (UTK), commented, ?We are impressed with the quick delivery and expertise by the Alvarion/Sotcom deployment team. We appreciate the fact that the modularity of Alvarion?s system allows us to build out as demand warrants, while receiving high quality services.?

"With huge territories lacking in essential telecommunications infrastructure, broadband wireless is ideal for many regions in Russia, making this fast-growing market an important opportunity for Alvarion,? said Zvi Slonimsky, CEO of Alvarion. ?The combination of the industry?s most extensive portfolio of robust, cost-effective BWA solutions together with our unmatched experience makes Alvarion the smart choice for operators in Russia and other similar locations looking to expand services and increase their market share.?

Mr. Igor Maizels, General Director of Sotcom, related, ?Operators in Russia are all facing the same challenge of how to provide voice and data services to areas with little existing telecom infrastructure. Alvarion?s eMGW? is an ideal solution for many of Russian regional operators. We are marketing the system aggressively to expand Alvarion?s penetration to bring much needed voice and data services throughout this fertile market.?

About Southern Telecommunications Company (UTK)

?Southern Telecommunications Company? PJSC is one of seven largest telecom operators of Russia providing its customers with full range of advanced telecom services including local telephony, domestic and international long-distance telephony, IP-telephony, data transmission, access to the global Internet, ISDN, ADSL and other telecom services. For more information, visit http://www.stcompany.ru

About Sotcom

The SOTCOM Telephone Company is one of the leading private operators in Ryazan region, providing a full range of modern telecommunication services, including voice, data transmission and transport services. Its long-term experience as an operator, leverage their role as an official distributor of Alvarion and Alvarion?s Technical and Training Center in Russia and CIS countries. During the last nine years, twenty wireless projects, totaling 50,000 lines, were successfully implemented by SOTCOM in Russia and CIS, including projects in Moscow, Chechen Republic, Baku (Azerbaijan) and other locations.

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. Leading the WiMAX revolution, Alvarion has the most extensive deployments and proven product portfolio in the industry covering the full range of frequency bands. 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, and public safety communications. Alvarion works with several top OEM providers and over 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 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 deploying OFDM-based systems, the company's prominent work in the WiMAX ForumTM is focused on increasing widespread adoption of standards-based products in the wireless broadband market. For more information,visit http://www.alvarion.com.