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Altitude Telecom to Build Wireless Broadband Network in France Using Alvarion’s WiMAX-Based Platform

For Delivery of Critical Voice and Data Services to Corporate and SME Users  
 
Tel-Aviv, Israel, September 23, 2004 - Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALVR), the global leader in wireless broadband solutions, and Altitude Telecom, a private and independent telecommunications operator, today announced the signing of an agreement and the receipt of an initial order for the deployment of an advanced wireless broadband network across France.

Altitude Telecom will deploy Alvarion's BreezeMAX™, to build a nationwide network using their 3.5GHz spectrum. Based on WiMAX Forum™ profiles, the BreezeMAX provides operators the ultimate flexibility to serve a variety of business and residential customers cost effectively. As the only current operator with a license to operate in the 3.5GHz throughout France, Altitude will offer broadband connectivity to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as well large businesses for both LAN and VoIP services. The 3.5 GHz network will complement and upgrade the existing wireless telecommunications infrastructure, including an increased customer base and enhanced services.

Initially Altitude Telecom’s BreezeMAX network will be rolled out in four counties, the first to be Vendee (Vendée département) with plans for additional counties within a year.

“We are investing heavily in our wireless broadband network and need to be sure that we have the most experienced vendor with the best equipment onboard,” said Bertrand Lebarbier, Assistant General Manager Back Office Development of Altitude Telecom.

“We welcome yet another customer for our BreezeMAX platform and a further validation of our commitment to and belief in the WiMAX standard.” added Zvi Slonimsky, CEO of Alvarion. “Operators are looking to the future by installing our BreezeMAX and basing their future prosperity and success on WiMAX.”

About Altitude Telecom

Altitude Telecom, established in 1995, is a French nation-wide multi-service telecommunications service provider that invests in broadband technologies to provide data/Internet/voice solutions - namely IP VPN MPLS, internet access, web hosting, and network engineering - to its market. Altitude is France's leader in the 26 GHz wireless market and serves many large companies with a broad range of services, including IP VPN MPLS and LAN-to-LAN links, using various wired and wireless telecommunications technologies. For more information, visit www.altitudetelecom.fr

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 www.alvarion.com

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