[May 07, 2012]

Alvarion's® BreezeULTRA™ Successfully Deployed in a Point-to-Point Configuration in GWS Stadtwerke Network, Hameln, Germany

Alvarion (News - Alert)^® Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALVR), a provider of optimized wireless broadband solutions addressing the connectivity, coverage and capacity challenges of public and private networks, today announced the successful deployment of the BreezeULTRA solution in a Point-to-Point configuration on the GWS Stadtwerke Hameln GmbH network in Hameln, Germany. BreezeULTRA is a high performance wireless solution with superior capacity and packet processing for voice, video and data.

GWS is a long standing Alvarion customer with an established network of wireline and wireless broadband services in Hameln, Germany. With customer demand for increasing data, GWS was motivated to seek more capacity and bandwidth. This was achieved, through Alvarion's system integrator ITM in Germany who has worked with GWS since their first installation in 2006. GWS selected the BreezeULTRA solution to upgrade an existing Point-to-Point link and deliver higher capacity wireless solutions to end customers.

"With a fully installed base and more customers joining the network every day, we needed a solution that would capitalize on our existing infrastructure without having to seek additional spectrum," states Mr. Koehler, Project manager and department head of telecommunications at GWS Stadtwerke Hameln. "BreezeULTRA allowed us to achieve great spectral efficiency, doubling our capacity to customers with minimal efforts."

The inherent flexibility of the BreezeULTRA enabled a fast and smooth integration into the current network infrastructure delivering immediate results. Capacity was successfully increased from the original output of 75 Mbps over a 40 MHz channel to as high as 120 Mbps over a 20 MHz channel at a distance of 1.5 Km. Bandwidth consumption decreased from 40 MHz to 20 MHz, allowing GWS to offer more services more efficiently over the same link.

"This first BreezeULTRA installation demonstrates our vision of a high performance solution that fits our customers' needs for more capacity," states Tal Meirzon, COO at Alvarion. "As our multi-technology portfolio expands, our customers will be able to upgrade their networks and effectively meet growing end user requirements."

One of the key advantages of the BreezeULTRA is in the careful attention paid to engineering a simple and easy-to-use solution. BreezeULTRA is designed to simplify logistics and operations with the all-inclusive package, broad spectrum coverage, well designed installation and mounting kit and the integrated web and quick installation wizard. Installers can easily and rapidly install and commission a BreezeULTRA unit using the same base station pole and cabling, and within 5 minutes have the BreezeULTRA up and running, helping to reduce OPEX (News - Alert) and CAPEX costs.

The first solution in the BreezeULTRA family to be introduced is the BreezeULTRA P6000 Point-to-Point solution, providing high-quality data, voice and video for private networks. Additional Point-to-Multipoint and Hybrid Backhaul-to-Multipoint versions will be available as part of the BreezeULTRA family roadmap.

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GWS Stadtwerke Hameln GmbH web site: www.stadtwerke-hameln.de / www.piper-air.de (telecommunications sector)

About GWS Stadtwerke Hameln

The GWS Stadtwerke Hameln GmbH is a local utilities company that operates its own telecommunications sector since 2001. Alvarion Equipment is used since 2005. Currently, about 1300 customers will be connected via the wireless solution. More detailed information is available at www.piper-air.de

About ITM

ITM works since 1987 as distributor and system integrator in Germany and Austria for networking products. Carriers, utilities, public authorities and many other enterprises rely on ITM to plan, set up and support their wireless or wired networks.
(www.itm-group.com)

About Alvarion

Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALVR) provides optimized wireless broadband solutions addressing the connectivity, coverage and capacity challenges of telecom operators, smart cities, security, and enterprise customers. Our innovative solutions are based on multiple technologies across licensed and unlicensed spectrums. (www.alvarion.com)

This press release contains 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: our failure to fully implement the 2012 plan referred to above, our inability to reallocate our resources and rationalize our business in a more efficient manner, potential impact on our business of the current global macro-economic uncertainties, the inability of our customers to obtain credit to purchase our products as a result of global credit market conditions, the failure to fund projects under the U.S. broadband stimulus program, continued delays in 4G license allocation in certain countries; the failure of the products for the 4G market to develop as anticipated; Alvarion's inability to capture market share in the expected growth of the 4G market as anticipated, due to, among other things, competitive reasons or failure to execute in our sales, marketing or manufacturing objectives; the failure of the Alvarion's strategic initiatives to enable Alvarion to more effectively capitalize on market opportunities as anticipated; the potential incurrence by Alvarion of unknown liabilities of Wavion; the failure of Alvarion to effectively integrate the business and technology of Wavion into that of Alvarion and Alvarion's products and realize the expected synergies from the acquisition; the failure of Alvarion to gain market acceptance for the Wavion products as contemplated; the failure of the markets for Wavion's and Alvarion's products to grow as anticipated; 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 the Company's 20-F Annual Report Risk Factors section as well as in other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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