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Dutch Wireless Broadband Operator Xtratyme Experiences Tremendous Growth During Three Month Life

Over 300 corporates use wireless network running on Alvarion equipment for broadband services 
 
Tel-Aviv, 10 April 2003. Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ ;ALVR), a leading provider of wireless broadband solutions today announced that Dutch operator, Xtratyme, which only launched its network at the beginning of the year provides broadband services to over 300 corporations and contracts have been agreed with a further 400 companies.

Xtratyme has built both a backbone and an access network using the equipment and expertise of Alvarion. The network operates in the unlicensed 2.4GHz spectrum and has been live since the beginning of 2003. To date, the network has been rolled out in the eastern part of the Netherlands where high-speed internet access services are not widely available. Xtratyme acts as a carrier-of-carriers and sells its wireless bandwidth to regional ISPs who then provide access services to businesses and consumers.

Two regional ISPs who use Xtratyme’s wireless network are BetuweNet (www.betuwe.net and www.gadraadloos.nl/nl2/index.htm) in the city of Arnhem and Flakkee Net in the city of Oude Tonge.

Both ISPs are offering data services of up to 2Mbps with customers able to choose the speed of the service in line with their requirements and budget.

Ton Brand, founder of Xtratyme, said: “People are not interested in what technology is used to deliver high speed access – they just want always-on, competitively priced broadband services. DSL is not available in many areas of Holland and leased lines are extremely expensive. But that said, wireless is always going to be our first choice because it’s so quick and easy to build a network which can be scaled up as demand increases.”

Zvi Slonimsky, CEO of Alvarion, said: “Yet again we see wireless being used by regional ISPs in Europe to provide broadband services to businesses and residential customers. As in the US, regional ISPs are finding that wireless is a very cost effective access technology, which is extremely flexible and can generate revenues from day one. Xtratyme has created a great success with the connection of many customers during its short life and it won’t be long before the next 300 are onboard. “

About Alvarion

Alvarion is dedicated to delivering seamless wireless broadband networking infrastructure to carriers, ISPs and private network operators, in order to leverage their broadband opportunities into sustainable profits. Alvarion offers premier wireless broadband solutions for access in the last mile, backhauling connection to the backbone and private network connectivity. Featuring the industry's most extensive range of products and international support, Alvarion is a pioneering leader of the converged wireless broadband network. With over 1.5 million units deployed in 120 countries worldwide, Alvarion provides secure rich-media networks for business or residential Internet access, corporate VPNs, cellular base station feeding, community interconnection, public safety connectivity and extended Hotspots. Recently incorporated InnoWave's wideband access portfolio and expertise, Alvarion provides a complete wireless solution supporting a wide range of frequency bands, customer profiles and service types.

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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