Alvarion® Chosen by Adam Internet to Deploy WiMAX™ Project in South Australia

BreezeMAX® Extreme 5000 to power wireless broadband connectivity for metropolitan Adelaide

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Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALVR), the world’s leading provider of WiMAX and wireless broadband solutions, today announced it has been selected by Adam Internet to deploy a WiMAX network across metropolitan Adelaide, Australia. Adam Internet is building a wireless broadband network as part of the Australian government’s Broadband Guarantee Program aimed at providing services to all Australian residents. The network will deliver high-speed broadband services to subscribers across an approximate 5000 square kilometer area of metropolitan Adelaide.

Adelaide is widely spread geographically with significant pockets of residential and business premises that lack access to conventional broadband services. Working with the Australian Broadband Guarantee program, which provides qualifying applicants with a subsidy to connect to this service, and the South Australian State Government which has provided seed funding to assist in the infrastructure build, Adam Internet has commenced deployment .

Alvarion is working closely with Adam Internet and expects that the deployment in 14 wireless service areas will be complete in about one year providing maximum coverage across metropolitan Adelaide. It is expected that up to 55,000 residential and business premises will benefit from the provision of this service and will elevate Adelaide above the national Australian average for Broadband penetration.

“Adam Internet aims to bring broadband services to people and businesses who are faced with a very limited choice in the market today. WiMAX offers a high-capacity network that is quick to deploy and very economical to operate,” said Greg Hicks, chairman of Adam Internet. “The excellent performance results of BreezeMAX Extreme 5000 coupled with its compact flexible outdoor design configuration enables us to significantly reduce our upfront network investment and accelerate our return on investment. Alvarion’s expertise in delivering our specific requirements makes them an ideal partner for this project.”

WiMAX technology enables lower cost high speed broadband data applications over extended coverage areas for many types of business models. Alvarion’s WiMAX solutions are very widely deployed all over the world in over 100 countries.

“We are excited to partner with Adam Internet for this important deployment across metropolitan Adelaide,” said Tzvika Friedman, president and CEO of Alvarion. “Residents and businesses will now have access to innovative WiMAX services. Our feature-rich BreezeMAX Extreme WiMAX offering will create new business opportunities for Adam Internet and will allow them to grow their business very quickly.”

Alvarion’s outdoor WiMAX products provide a low energy solution through the use of advanced amplifiers and natural air-flow for cooling. These products have a smaller environmental footprint due to the lower energy consumption, which makes it possible to power them by low maintenance alternative energy solutions, such as solar power, resulting in significantly lower operational expenses for network operators.

About Adam Internet

Adam Internet is a South Australian company based in Adelaide with over 20 years experience as a leading Internet Service Provider. The company is privately owned and locally operated and delivers data solutions with superior customer service to over 80,000 residential, business and Government clients.

Adam Internet is rated within the top ten largest ISPs in Australia and yet remains steadfastly focused and centered in Adelaide. In particular, 2009 has brought significant and continued growth for Adam Internet with the construction of a $6 million Tier 3 Data Centre and the commencement of the WiMax network in conjunction with Alvarion Ltd.

About Alvarion

Alvarion (NASDAQ: ALVR) is the largest WiMAX pure-player with the most extensive WiMAX customer base and over 250 commercial deployments around the globe. Committed to growing the WiMAX market, the company offers solutions for a wide range of frequency bands supporting a variety of business cases. Through its OPEN WiMAX strategy, superior IP and OFDMA know-how, and ability to deploy end-to-end turnkey WiMAX projects, Alvarion is shaping the new wireless broadband experience ( www.alvarion.com).

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