[April 24, 2012]

Alvarion and BHU Selected by Tier 1 Mobile Carrier to Deliver Wi-Fi Connectivity to Rural China

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, and BHU, the exclusive distributor of Alvarion (Wavion) products in China since 2009, today announced that a Tier 1 Mobile Carrier has deployed Alvarion's carrier-grade Wi-Fi base stations for high speed Wi-Fi Internet access bridging the digital divide in the Liaoning province in rural China.This project is one of many Tier 1 Carrier projects spearheaded by BHU throughout different provinces around China using Alvarion (Wavion) carrier-grade Wi-Fi solutions, with more expected in the future as broadband usage grows in China and Wi-Fi deployments expand.

Approximately 2,500 of Alvarion's two-way beamforming Wi-Fi base stations have been installed in 2.4GHz in Liaoning province, covering large and small rural cities such as Shenyang (the province's capital city), Tieling, Fushun, Chaoyang and Fuxin. Further expansion of the carrier network is taking place by continuing to connect more and more rural areas in the province. Due to the vast and rugged terrain, laying down cables was not possible. Alvarion's Wi-Fi base stations met this challenge with a wireless solution that is easy and economical to deploy over any topography, including foliage, and Non-Line-of-Site conditions. With Alvarion's extended coverage and capacity, fewer base stations were required to provide a high-quality Wi-Fi service making this solution a very cost-effective option.

Liaoning Province is situated in the southern part of Northeast China and has a total population of 40.9 million citizens, of which 23.7 million are considered rural and had no telephony or Internet connection to surrounding regions. With the installation of Alvarion's Wi-Fi base stations in the predominantly agricultural area, public services improved, commuting reduced and livelihood improved, i.e. farmers are able to access an online agricultural information service allowing them to improve yields and profitability. In the case of early detection of possible harmful pests or diseases to greenhouse crops, photographed samples could be emailed immediately to agricultural research institutions for quick diagnosis. In addition, the installations give citizens of the province unlimited connectivity and coverage wherever Wi-Fi is present, and the ability to use their mobile phones, tablets and other Wi-Fi integrated devices. Access to online applications such as e-mailing, e-education, e-health, e-banking, sending and receiving of documents and photos is now made possible in a secure, low-cost and efficient manner.

"Alvarion's carrier-grade Wi-Fi base stations were selected for this project because of their enhanced Wi-Fi technology that delivers high performance and unlimited coverage and capacity," stated Xu Dongdong, CEO of BHU. "Once again, we were able to offer the Chinese carrier market and mobile operators a high quality, low cost solution for the variety of needs of their end-users."

"We are pleased to work hand in hand with our long-time partner and distributor BHU to provide carrier-grade Wi-Fi connectivity throughout dozens of provinces, to the 3 major carriers in China with a total of more than 10,000 base stations," stated Tal Meirzon, COO at Alvarion. "Covering vast areas of rural landscape and being able to connect such a large populationwith Alvarion's Wi-Fi technology, only serves to solidify our commitment to bridging the digital divide and giving access to Wi-Fi services that improves people and communities day to day lifestyles."

About BHU (Beijing Huasun Unicreate Co. Ltd)

BHU is dedicated to professional wireless solutions and over the years has gained extensive expertise and experience in the more challenging areas of wireless communications including mobile wireless broadband, long-distance and high-bandwidth NLOS wireless transmission, and Wi-Fi coverage with extended range and penetration ability. Since 2006 BHU is also selling military products - a IP/E1/Video & audio mobile wireless communication system, based on intelligent OFDM technology (iOFDM), which ignited the whole wireless field. Through the hard work of BHU and its partners, BHU with Alvarion's Wi-Fi products has become the No. 1 market share holder in outdoor smart antenna AP market of China carriers. BHU also serves customers in the military, navy, power supply, transportation, oil, police, fire control, enterprise, government and education industries. BHU is open to cooperate with powerful partners to develop new markets in the wireless field. To learn more about BHU please visit BHU website http://www.bhuwireless.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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