Alvarion(R) and Digicel Group Deploy WiMAX(TM) 802.16e Network Throughout the Caribbean

Companies sign master supply agreement during CTIA Wireless 2008
LAS VEGAS--(Business Wire)--
Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALVR), the world's leading provider of
WiMAX(TM) and wireless broadband solutions, today announced the
signing of a master supply agreement with Digicel Group, the largest
mobile operator in the Caribbean. Alvarion was selected by Digicel as
its strategic partner to deploy a WiMAX network throughout the
Caribbean region in a major initiative over the next few years.
Alvarion was selected following a successful commercial deployment of
its 802.16e solution in Grand Cayman in 2007.

As part of the master supply agreement, Alvarion, along with its
OPEN(TM) WiMAX partners, will provide an end-to-end WiMAX offering
based on Alvarion's Mobile WiMAX(TM) solution. The agreement also
includes a comprehensive package of professional services.

"Mobile WiMAX represents a unique opportunity for Digicel to
leapfrog current technology to offer a wireless full service portfolio
as an attractive alternative to the existing operators' offering,"
said Mario Assaad, CTO of Digicel Group. "Businesses and consumers are
looking for an alternative wireless solution. Based on our successful
Grand Cayman deployment and our experience with the high throughput
and quality of service of Alvarion's WiMAX solutions, we believe
Alvarion is the best choice for enabling us to provide advanced
services to our customers."

Based on the success of the Grand Cayman deployment, Digicel is
moving quickly to deploy WiMAX in additional markets to deliver
primary voice, data VPN and residential broadband to both corporate
and residential customers. With an existing operational GSM footprint
in 23 markets, Digicel chose Mobile WiMAX as its next-generation
broadband technology because of its ability to emulate traditional
fixed line services, as well as to enable personal mobile broadband
services, using a wide variety of innovative end-user devices.

The rapid service uptake in Grand Cayman illustrates the current
demand for WiMAX-enabled primary broadband services, even in a market
with high broadband penetration. Digicel reached double-digit market
share after only a few months of operation fully loading the network,
which has recently been expanded to meet customer demand.

The WiMAX 802.16e network in Grand Cayman is enabling Digicel to
offer custom-designed service plans for businesses, as well as a
consumer plan offering up to 3 Mbps downlink and 1 Mbps uplink
throughput and performance. The wireless broadband connection is being
used by consumers in both fixed and portable modes. The small form
factor of Alvarion's residential CPE allows subscribers to take their
broadband connection with them wherever they go, paving the way for
Digicel to make full use of Mobile WiMAX technology to provide
Personal Broadband services in the future.

"We are proud to extend our relationship as a strategic partner
with Digicel," said Tzvika Friedman, President and CEO of Alvarion.
"Digicel is as an example of a highly capable customer leveraging its
assets for expanding service offering and achieving growth, while
providing advanced and unique services to its customers. After
extensive and rigorous testing among major WiMAX telecom equipment
manufacturers, we were selected to offer Primary Broadband as an
alternative for the local incumbent, followed by Personal Broadband as
the natural expansion for cellular businesses. Building on the
successful deployment in 2007, we look forward to helping this valued
customer meet the unique service requirements of its millions of
subscribers throughout the Caribbean."

About Alvarion

Alvarion is the largest WiMAX pure player, ensuring customer long
term success with fixed and mobile solutions for the full range of
frequency bands. Based on its OPEN(TM) WiMAX strategy, the company
offers superior wireless broadband infrastructure and an all-IP
best-of-breed ecosystem in cooperation with its strategic partners.
Alvarion boasts over 200 commercial WiMAX deployments worldwide
(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: the failure of the market for WIMAX
products to develop as anticipated; Alvarion's inability to capture
market share in the expected growth of the WIMAX market as
anticipated, due to, among other things, competitive reasons or
failure to execute in our sales, marketing or manufacturing
objectives; 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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Investors:
Alvarion Ltd.
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CFO
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or
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