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Kentucky’s Largest Municipal Utility Builds Carrier-Class Wireless Broadband Network Using Alvarion BreezeACCESS

 Owensboro Municipal Spurs Economic Development by Offering Broadband For a Third Less than Cable and DSL  
 
Carlsbad, CA and Owensboro, KY - May 27, 2003 – Alvarion, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALVR), a leading provider of wireless broadband solutions worldwide, today announced that Owensboro Municipal Utilities (OMU) has deployed Alvarion’s BreezeACCESSÔ Point-to-Multipoint (PMP) solution to offer broadband services in its service area. Kentucky’s largest municipal utility, OMU, launched OMU Online to provide cost-effective high-speed Internet access to business and residential customers throughout Owensboro.

In a short 6 months since launching service, OMU Online has connected more than 700 customers with broadband access. Currently, it has a backlog of several hundred connections, and expects to have a total of 1,500 customers by the end of the year.

“We chose BreezeACCESS because we wanted to provide a cost-effective alternative to local DSL and cable operators, but with carrier-class reliability and scalability,” said Phillip Coleman, OMU Online’s Director of Operations. “As a public utility, OMU’s driving goal is to improve the quality of life and economic environment of our community. The Alvarion solution enables us to do so while protecting our reputation as a high quality service provider.”

Alvarion’s network administrative tools for remote management and quality of service (QoS) made it easy for OMU to deploy and manage the network without incurring costs attributable to hiring and training a large staff of network engineers.

“Compared to DSL or cable alternatives, OMU recognized that wireless broadband is a more reliable and cost-effective method of providing broadband access as a utility service to both residential and business customers,” said Amir Rosenzweig, President of Alvarion Inc. “OMU serves as a model to other public utilities around the country that also have long-standing reputations for quality with customers and deep-rooted ties within their communities.”

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About Alvarion

Alvarion is the global leader in wireless broadband, providing solutions to telecom carriers, other service providers, and private network operators with over 1.5 million units deployed in 120 countries worldwide. With the industry’s greatest breadth of products, Alvarion provides flexible, scalable solutions for maximum customer profits. From Internet access and network backhaul to enterprise bridging and mobile public safety, Alvarion is the only company that delivers Complete Spectrum networks by implementing advanced technologies across a range of frequency bands. Alvarion, Inc. is a fully owned subsidiary of Alvarion Ltd. And is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA with its corporate offices in Tel Aviv, Israel.

This press release may contain 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: 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 filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 

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