Alvarion® Showcases Growing Offering of Multi-technology Wireless Broadband Solutions at AfricaCom 2011

Visit us at booth #D16
Cape Town, South Africa, November 9, 2011 — Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALVR), a provider of optimized wireless broadband solutions addressing the connectivity, capacity and coverage challenges of public and private networks, is returning to AfricaCom 2011, November 9-10, at Cape Town International Convention Center in Cape Town, South Africa. As part of its ongoing strategy to introduce and expand its offering of multi-technology wireless broadband solutions for carrier and vertical customers, the company will be showcasing recent additions to its powerhouse portfolio at the booth, engaging with customers and media and reiterating its position at the annual Alvarion AfricaCom Press Conference.

The Alvarion booth is titled “Solutions Made to Fit” as a reflection of its commitment to meeting the technological and business needs of the diverse African market. Here are some of the highlights of Alvarion’s participation at the upcoming AfricaCom event:

Alvarion will be showcasing a number of new and exciting products, among them the BreezeCOMPACT™ base station, the BreezeULTRA® family product line and the TrueActive® BreezeCELL for indoor capacity and coverage. Also featured will be Alvarion’s latest BreezeMAX Extreme 5000 V1.8 and the BreezeMAX® Pro 6000.
A section of the booth has been allocated for Alvarion partners Axis and Pivot 3 who will be showcasing their own solutions.
The Alvarion Press Conference will be held on Wednesday, November 9 between 12:40pm and 1:30pm, at the Seminar Theater next to the Alvarion booth #D16. Alvarion will be presenting with two customers, MTN Uganda and Gondwana, who will deliver case studies on Alvarion deployments at Mediclinic and iWay Africa.
Also at the event, Alvarion and valued customer MTN Uganda have been shortlisted for the AfricaCom Rural Telecoms Award for the Internet Cafés Project carried out by MTN Uganda, in partnership with the national regulator, the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), which has been deploying Alvarion’s Rural Broadband solution since December of 2010 to provide public internet access in 23 rural districts within Uganda.
Alvarion will also be hosting a Happy Hour event on Wednesday, November 9th, at 4 pm, visitors are welcome to stop by for some relaxation, biltong and beer.

If you are interested in meeting with Alvarion at the show, please contact Alvarion Director of PR and Marketing Communications, Janine Wiener at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

About Alvarion
Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALVR) provides optimized wireless broadband solutions addressing the connectivity, capacity and coverage 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: potential impact on our business of the current global recession, 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; 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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