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[therman]

Hi,

ALVR ist nach der Korrektur jetzt auf einem interessanten
Einstiegsniveau.
Eine Bodenbildung bei 10$ sollte man abwarten, um sicher zu gehen.

ALVR ist neben Airspan einer der WIMAX-Favoriten.

About Alvarion


COMPANY MISSION

Alvarion is a premier provider of solutions based on Point-to-Multipoint (PMP) Broadband Wireless Access (BWA), one of the technologies essential to the growth of broadband markets. The Company supplies integrated BWA solutions to telecom carriers, service providers and enterprises all over the world and helps them build profitable and sustainable voice & data businesses in any broadband market segment.

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Alvarion provides solutions based on Point-to-Multipoint (PMP), Broadband Wireless Access (BWA), a technology essential to the growth of broadband markets. Created through the merger of BreezeCOM and Floware, the Company supplies integrated BWA solutions to telecom carriers, service providers and enterprises all over the world.

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[therman]

Lucent to integrate Alvarion`s WiMAX-Ready platform
Tue Jan 11, 2005 09:41 AM ET
(The following was issued by Lucent (LU.N: Quote, Profile, Research) )
MURRAY HILL, N.J., Jan 11 - Lucent Technologies (NYSE: LU) today announced its plans to integrate WiMAX technology, based on the IEEE`s 802.16 standard, through Alvarion`s (NASDAQ:ALVR) BreezeMAX(TM) product line -- into its Accelerate(TM) Next Generation Communications Solutions portfolio, which includes Lucent`s industry-leading IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) solution.

Lucent`s IMS-based convergence solution, which will include support for WiMAX, can help service providers deliver seamless communications services across a variety of wireless and wireline networks and enables the introduction of new converged "lifestyle" service bundles that can increase customer satisfaction and reduce customer churn.

Lucent will team with Alvarion, a market leader in wireless broadband networks, to deliver a converged networking solution to service providers that includes the seamless interoperability of WiMAX, third-generation (3G) mobile (CDMA2000(R) and W-CDMA/UMTS), WiFi and wireline networks. Additionally, as part of this initiative, Lucent Worldwide Services (LWS) will provide a comprehensive suite of deployment, maintenance, and professional services to support WiMAX infrastructure and applications, further extending LWS` multi-vendor services capabilities in important growth markets.

"WiMAX clearly complements existing and emerging 3G mobile and wireline networks, and can play a significant role in helping our customers deliver converged service offerings that can be accessed using a broad range of devices on a wide variety of networks," said John Marinho, vice president of strategic marketing for Lucent Technologies. "Our Bell Labs expertise, industry-leading IMS portfolio, best-in-class 3G mobile and broadband wireline solutions, and end-to-end services capabilities place Lucent in the best position to implement WiMAX technology as part of a converged networking solution. We`re very excited to work with Alvarion because they are the front-runners and thought leaders in the WiMAX arena and this relationship will enhance our product portfolio."

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Alvarion Accelerates it`s Push into WiMAX Broadband Mobility Market
Thursday January 6, 6:00 am ET
Targets First Demonstration System within a Year


TEL AVIV, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 2005--Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALVR - News), the world`s leading provider of wireless broadband solutions and supplier of specialized mobile networks, today announced the development of a mobile WiMAX solution based on the 802.16e standard with the first demonstration system expected within a year. The target launch in 2006 is intended to coincide with the availability of WiMAX-enabled devices such as laptops and PDAs that utilize chips currently under development.

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050106/65430_1.html

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[therman]

Wireless Distribution konzentriert sich auf Vertrieb von Alvarion-Produkten: WLANs großer Bruder kommt zurück

Von: Peter Marwan

06.05.2004

Richtfunk-Systeme hatten in Deutschland in den vergangenen zwei Jahren eine schwere Zeit. Wireless Distribution, ein neuer Münchner Spezial-VAD für die Produkte des ‚Anbieters Alvarion, zeigt nun Systemhäusern lukrative Nischen für die breitbandigen Funklösungen auf.

Viele denken, sobald das Gespräch auf breitbandige Funklösungen kommt, zunächst einmal an Osteuropa oder noch exotischere Regionen, in denen so etwas durchaus sinnvoll sein könnte. Wer sich etwas intensiver damit beschäftigt, so wie etwa Christoph Beier, General Manager beim Alvarion-Distributor Wireless Distribution, findet aber auch vor der eigenen Haustüre genügend Anwendungsfelder: »Projekte mit einem ROI von deutlich weniger als einem Jahr lassen sich in zahlreichen Gewerbegebieten im Umfeld aller größeren Städte finden, dort wo mehrere Unternehmen Standleitungen besitzen oder auch in vielen Regionen der neuen Bundesländer.« Daher hat Wireless nun den Vertrieb der Alvarion-Produkte im deutschsprachigen Raum übernommen. Ein erster Versuchsballon, der Cebit-Auftritt mit benachbarten Ständen, verlief äußerst erfolgreich. Inzwischen wurden die meisten dort gesammelten Kontakte vertieft, dennoch möchte Beier noch weitere Reseller gewinnen.





Nahezu einzige Voraussetzung ist, dass interessierte Unternehmen als Netzwerksystemhäuser gut eingeführt sind und qualifizierte und ausgebildete Mitarbeiter beschäftigen. Über erste gemeinsame Projekte kann Wireless Distribution dann Partner an die Alvarion-Technologie heranführen. Die Unterstützung von Alvarion reicht dabei von der Projektplanung über die Konstruktionsentwicklung sowie Finanzierung- und Leasingangeboten bis zu Schulungen für den Endkunden – alles jedoch im Namen und Auftrag des Partners. Ein Händlerbereich auf der Webseite sowie ein mehrstufiges Partnerprogramm sind derzeit in Vorbereitung. Für eine Zertifizierung sind Schulungen, die ab Juni auch in München angeboten werden, eine wichtige Voraussetzung. Eine andere sind je nach Partnerstufe gestaffelte Mindestumsätze. »Um die zu erreichen, genügen aber zwei oder drei Projekte im Jahr«, beschreibt Beier die Anforderungen.





Auch Projekte im Mittelstand attraktiv





Dass Point-to-Point- oder auch Point-to-Multipoint-Installationen kein Hexenwerk sind und sich das Projekt auch bei bescheidenen Anforderungen des Endkunden schnell rechnet, beweisen einige Referenzkunden. So verbanden etwa die Autohäuser Diercks in Niedersachsen die Zentrale mit einer 15 Kilometer entfernten Filiale mit Produkten aus der »Breezenet B«-Serie von Alvarion. Dazu war ursprünglich eine Funkverbindung mit zwei Mbps genutzt worden, die Alvarion-Produkte ermöglichen im 5 GHz-Bereich nun höhere Bandbreiten und kürzere Laufzeiten. Ein zweites Beispiel, ebenfalls ein Autohaus, diesmal in Sachsen-Anhalt, bindet über einen zentralen Punkt zwei Filialen an die Zentrale in Lauenroth an. Installiert hat die 5-Gigahertz-Technik dort der Wirelesse--Partner Wellron Wireless Solution.

[therman]

Summerside Community Network Rolls out Alvarion Broadband Wireless Network on Prince Edward Island
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24 January 2005, 06:00am ET

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. & SUMMERSIDE, Prince Edward Island--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 24, 2005--

Provincial Deployment Leverages Funding from Government`s
Broadband Pilot Program to Connect Several Thousand Homes
and Businesses in over 100 Rural Communities
Alvarion Ltd, (NASDAQ:ALVR), the global leader in wireless broadband solutions and a provider of specialized mobile systems, today announced that the City of Summerside and its operator partner, Wireless Island Ltd., are deploying a wireless broadband network using Alvarion systems across the western half of the province of Prince Edward Island (PEI). PEI, one of Canada`s most popular summer vacation destinations, has a population of around 135,000, and covers an area of approximately 5,600 square kilometers.

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PALO ALTO, Calif. -- The new wireless technology WiMax played an
unusual role at the recent Sundance Film Festival.

Instead of carting David LaChapelle`s latest movie, "Rize," to a
screening 8,300 feet up in Utah`s Wasatch Mountains, engineers beamed
the film across the Internet from an Intel Corp. lab in Oregon, 600
miles away.

WiMax handled the final five-mile link from Park City to the Empire
Lodge at the Deer Valley ski resort -- a dramatic, high-profile feat
for the emerging technology. Still, the performance was just a dress
rehearsal. The curtain goes up for real later this year, when WiMax
launches in the market, offering an alternative for creating
broadband connections to the Internet.

Boosters see WiMax as performing more than a cameo. Some suggest it
could begin to displace the DSL and cable-modem connections most
broadband consumers use to connect online. A second generation of
high-speed products expected in a year or so promises even more:
wireless roaming that could let computer owners with a laptop connect
from anywhere they travel within a WiMax zone, which can extend five
miles or more when no obstacles, such as buildings, stand in the way.

But like many of Silicon Valley`s promises, WiMax may take longer
than expected to reach center stage. Higher costs could confront the
technology for years and network operators haven`t yet learned how to
deliver the services over WiMax -- such as phone calls -- that they
increasingly use to differentiate their networks

[FullCheck]

Wireless broadband technology company Alvarion (Nasdaq: ALVR; TASE: ALVR) reports revenue of $55.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2004, and a net loss of $6.8 million, or $0.12 per share. These figures include the operating results of interWAVE Communications from the date of acquisition, December 9, 2004. Excluding those results and acquisition and other one-time expenses, Alvarion made a non-GAAP net profit of $0.10 in the quarter, on revenue of $54.3 million. The non-GAAP profit exceeds managementt`s guidance by $0.01, and the average of the analysts` forecasts by $0.02.
The fourth quarter non-GAAP revenue represents an increase of 4% sequentially, and an increase of 38% over the comparable GAAP revenue in the fourth quarter of 2003.

Non-GAAP standalone gross margin increased for the 13th consecutive quarter to 44.7%.

On a GAAP basis, revenue for 2004 was $201.5 million, with a net profit of $0.9 million, or $0.01 per diluted share. Full year results included $1.6 million in revenue and an operating loss of $(0.8) million from the inclusion of interWAVE for a 3-week period, and special charges of $11.4 million.

For comparison purposes, Alvarion`s non-GAAP standalone revenue for 2004 was $200 million, compared with GAAP revenue of $127.2 million in 2003. Excluding amortization of intangibles and deferred stock compensation, non-GAAP standalone net profit was $15.9 million, or $0.25 per diluted share, compared with a non-GAAP net loss of $(6.5) million or $(0.12) per share in 2003.

Alvarion CEO Zvi Slonimsky said, "We are pleased to report a strong finish to an excellent year. We grew every quarter during 2004 and ended the year with $200 million in revenue from our traditional business, a 57% increase from the prior year. During 2004, the company generated an impressive $20 million in cash flow from operations and, after acquisition-related payments, we ended the year with about $133 million in cash on our balance sheet.

"In addition to strong growth, we achieved a number of important business objectives and began multiple strategic initiatives to enhance our future prospects for growth and industry leadership.

"During the year, we dramatically increased our direct sales and proved that we can handle large projects for major operators, while also strengthening our relationships with OEM partners and distributors around the globe. Recently, we expanded our existing OEM relationships with Siemens and Alcatel to include our BreezeMAX product and signed a new WiMAX OEM agreement with Lucent as well.

"In June, we introduced BreezeMAX 3500, which made us the first vendor to market a WiMAX-ready product. We are gratified by the strong interest in WiMAX from every type of customer, both incumbent and alternative carriers as well as both fixed and mobile operators. We have about 50 installations of our WiMAX-ready solution - either as commercial deployments or in various stages of trial activity. Operators that already have commercial deployments of our WiMAX-ready solutions include, among others, Iberbanda in Spain, Altitude in France and MobileCity in Scandinavia. This points to Alvarion as the vendor of choice for future WiMAX solutions, and we believe that this high level of interest will be converted into revenue mostly beginning in the second half of 2005.

"We are executing well on our product plans and continue to expect to be introducing an Intel-based WiMAX CPE by mid-year. We plan to expand into the mobile broadband arena next year via two strategic moves. First was the acquisition of the interWAVE cellular mobile business in December. We`ve added products that support compact GSM and CDMA cellular network deployments and network extensions in hard to reach areas such as rural portion of developing regions, as well as compact cellular networks for specialty applications such as homeland security, disaster relief and travel and leisure. The new CDMA technology complements our existing voice and data capabilities in developing regions. We are pleased that the integration process is moving smoothly and according to our plans.

"The second strategic move was the formation of a new business unit to focus on developing a mobile WiMAX solution to be launched next year. The new mobile WiMAX business unit will draw on the technology and experience from both the fixed BWA and cellular businesses to accelerate development."

In its guidance for 2005, the company said it expected first quarter revenue to range between $57 and $60 million. At this revenue range, net earnings per share are expected to range between breakeven and $0.01, while non-GAAP net earnings per share, which excludes special charges, amortization of intangible assets and deferred stock-based compensation, are expected to range between $0.03 and $0.04. The guidance is in line with current analysts` estimates.

Alvarion shares closed at $10.94 in New York yesterday, giving the company a market cap of $564 million.

Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes.co.il - on February 16, 2005

[Ost-Gmbh]

Alvarion wurde von BÖRSE Online in ihr spezialwertemusterdepot aufgenommen, das war biß jetzt immer ein garant für deutlich steigende kurse.

[Canadian2000]

Nr.9-da hast Du auf jeden Fall Recht-bin heute auch zu 6,85 eingestiegen!

[teecee1]

WiMAX macht den Unterschied?
[29.04.2005 16:42]


WiMAX, auch 802.16-Standard genannt, soll dem Internet zu dem verhelfen, was Handys für das Telefonieren erreicht haben: Grenzenlose Mobilität. Bald soll der drahtlose Zugriff auf das Netz in einem mehrere Kilometer weiten Radius um nur wenige Funktürme möglich werden. Dummerweise hängt die WiMAX-Technik seit Jahren in der Standardisierungshölle fest.

Die Einigung der Industrie auf eine gemeinsame Linie dauert nun schon so lange, dass US-Unternehmen wie Clearwire oder NextWeb ordentlich Geld mit komplizierter WiMAX-Vorläufer-Technik verdienen, die mit geringerer Datenrate und geringerer Nutzermobilität arbeitet.

In der vergangenen Woche kam die WiMAX-Technik nun einen entscheidenden Schritt voran: Intel kündigte an[1], seine neue PRO/Wireless 5116-Hardware weltweit ausliefern zu können. Kommerzielle WiMAX-Feldtests könnten dadurch bereits Ende des Jahres starten.

Es ist nicht das erste Mal, dass WiMAX-Hardware angeboten wird, dennoch sind die Intel-Produkte der bislang größte Fortschritt bei der Technik. Der Chiphersteller wird mit Clearwire als Service-Provider arbeiten. Außerdem stehen diverse andere Medienfirmen als WiMAX-Carrier in den Startlöchern. In Verbindung mit der bereits vorhandenen WiMAX-Vorläufer-Technik sollen so bis Ende 2006 voll entwickelte "Ökosysteme", wie sie Intel gerne nennt, verfügbar sein, die aus Endgeräten, Benutzern, Funktürmen und diversen Service-Carriern bestehen.

Die Frage ist nur, ob es wirklich so weit kommt. In großen US-Städten, in denen es einfach ist, einen Funkturm auf ein Gebäude zu setzen, befindet sich WiMAX in direkter Konkurrenz zu verteilten WLAN-Systemen, die von dort von den Städten selbst betrieben werden. Obwohl WiMAX-Signale ähnlich wie beim Mobilfunk im Gebäudeintern abnehmen, ist die Technologie dort am besten, wo man sie mit Inhouse-WLAN-Hotspots kombiniert.

Viele kleinere Gemeinden besonders im Nordosten der USA entwickeln zudem eine immer größere Abneigung gegenüber hässlichen Mobilfunktürmen -- selbst wenn man einige von ihnen zu WiMAX-Sendern umbauen könnte, die die Handy-Wellen parallel verschicken.

Die ersten Einnahmen für die WiMAX-Technik dürfte sowieso aus dem Mobilfunkbereich kommen -- WiMAX dient dort dann als Rückkanal. Erst wenn genügend User über WiMAX-Datenkarten verfügen, wird das Geschäft für die Breitband-Internetanbieter interessant. Später könnte WiMAX dann die Handy-Netze ersetzen -- jedenfalls hat man entsprechende Überlegungen, beispielsweise bei NextWeb. Dort will man in den nächsten Monaten einen Telefonie-Dienst über WiMAX starten.

Und was kommt nach dem großen Rollout? Dann dürfte der 802.20-Standard in den USA langsam umgesetzt werden, ein verbesserter Handynetz-Dienst, der bis zu einem Megabit an Daten pro Sekunde liefert. Problematisch bleibt, dass diese Technik dem in Amerika gerade aufkeimenden UMTS-Markt für Smartphones gefährlich werden könnte, in den die Netzbetreiber enorm viel investiert haben.

Noch Zukunftsmusik ist hingegen eine Technik, die der US-Anbieter Sanswire einführen will: Der so genannte "Stratellite" ist ein Luftfahrzeug, das sich an einem gewünschten Ort in der Stratosphäre verankern lässt, um eine Gegend von der Größe des US-Staates Texas mit drahtlosem Netz zu versorgen.

Von Stu Hutson; Übersetzung: Ben Schwan

(wst[2]/Technology Review)

URL dieses Artikels:
http://www.heise.de/tr/aktuell/meldung/59162

Links in diesem Artikel:
[1] http://www.heise.de/mobil/newsticker/meldung/58682
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[Ost-Gmbh]

unser baby scheint anzuspringen,glückwunsch all denen
die mit viel holz dabei sind

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Louis Navellier empfiehlt ALVARION schon seit geraumer Zeit und vor wenigen Tagen schrieb er: "Die letzte Möglichkeit ALVR unter 9 USD zu haben..."

Wie recht er doch hatte...

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Alvarion, Airspan Up On Nokia, Intel WiMAX Collaboration




06-10-05 01:02 PM EST
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Shares of Alvarion Ltd. (ALVR) and Airspan Networks Inc. (AIRN) rose Friday after Nokia Corp. (NOK) and Intel Corp. (INTC) said they will collaborate on the development of WiMAX, a wireless technology that is touted as an alternative way to deliver both stationary and mobile Internet access at high speeds.

Analysts said the alliance between Nokia, the world`s biggest cell-phone maker, and Intel, the No. 1 maker of computer chips, lends credibility to the WiMAX technology, which is expected to offer connection speeds comparable to the Wi-Fi networks now used in cafes, but blanket entire neighborhoods with Internet access.

Alvarion and Airspan, both wireless-equipment makers, stand to benefit from such a deal by providing comfort for wireless-system operators to launch WiMAX systems, knowing that someone like Nokia is making a phone that can use it, said Craig-Hallum analyst Anthony Stoss. He rates Alvarion`s stock at buy and has no conflicts to disclose.

A vendor like Nokia can help promote a global standard in WiMAX mobile systems, which hasn`t been set yet, said Oppenheimer analyst Troy Peery.

However, longer term, it means more competition.

"It potentially adds more to the size of the WiMAX market than it takes away market share from pure players" like Alvarion and Airspan, he said. He rates both stocks at buy, and Oppenheimer makes a market in shares of both.

Officials at Tel Aviv-based Alvarion and Boca Raton, Fla.-based Airspan could not immediately be reached for comment.

Shares of Alvarion recently traded at $10.47, up 71 cents, or 7.3%, on volume of 2.4 million, more than three times their average daily volume.

Shares of Airspan rose 12 cents, or 2.8%, to $4.40 on volume of 388,900, compared with average daily volume of 381,300.

-By Deborah Finestone, Dow Jones Newswires; 201-938-2205


Dow Jones Newswires
06-10-05 1302ET

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14 June 2005


Marshall Islands National Telecommunications Authority Select Alvarion’s ULTRAWAVE Network For 3G Services



Compact GSM Solution to Provide Cost-Effective Voice and Data Services to Capital Island of Majuro and Four Remote Islands

TEL AVIV, Israel, June 14, 2005 — Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALVR), the world’s leading provider of wireless broadband solutions and specialized mobile networks, today announced the purchase of UltraWave equipment by the National Telecommunications Authority of the Marshall Islands. Alvarion will deploy the UltraWave cellular system, a compact GSM network, in the capital island of Majuro and four remote islands to enable the Authority to provide voice and data services to thousands of subscribers using 900 MHz.

“Alvarion’s UltraWave system is ideal for the varied terrain and occasional inclement weather conditions in the Marshall Islands,” commented Anthony Miller, General Manager of the National Telecommunications Authority. “It is a small, cost effective system that saves on satellite bandwidth transmission costs while providing a level of redundancy in case of natural disaster. Our subscribers will be thrilled when deployment is completed, since we could not provide services at an affordable level until now.”

The core of Alvarion’s GSM solution is the UltraWave, a fully integrated set of features that combines both radio and switching functionality into a single cabinet about the size of a standard PC tower. The provider benefits from quick deployment and seamless integration to existing wireless and wireline network infrastructures. Combined with its expandable architecture, UltraWave is sufficiently scalable and flexible to adapt to changing carrier needs, delivering unparalleled value with an accelerated return on investment.

“Both its multi-island geography and lack of telecommunications infrastructure make Alvarion’s systems ideal for solving the connection challenges faced in countries such as the Marshall Islands,” said Zvi Slonimsky, CEO of Alvarion. “Carriers benefit greatly from UltraWave’s rapid roll-out, rugged, robust equipment, and the ability to expand services to many subscribers quickly and cost-effectively.”

About Marshall Islands National Telecommunications Authority

Established in 1987, the Marshall Islands National Telecommunications Authority (NTA) was 100% government owned until 1991. Today NTA is recognized as a registered private corporation in the Marshall Islands. NTA has been charged with the responsibility of providing a first class, state of the art telecommunications system for the people of the Marshall Islands. Some of the services that NTA makes available to its customers include directory assistance, dedicated data circuits, dedicated leased lines, international direct dialing worldwide, key systems for businesses, PBX systems for larger businesses and hotels, telex services, facsimile services, call waiting, call forwarding, three party conference calling, select ring, caller ID, prepaid phone cards and telephone credit card calling. NTA also provides access to Internet services.

About Alvarion

With more than 2 million units deployed in 130 countries, Alvarion is the worldwide leader in wireless broadband, providing systems to carriers, ISPs and private network operators, and also in extending coverage of GSM and CDMA mobile networks to developing countries and other hard to serve areas.

Leading the WiMAX revolution, Alvarion has the most extensive deployments and proven product portfolio in the industry covering the full range of frequency bands with both fixed and mobile solutions. Alvarion’s products enable the delivery of business and residential broadband access, corporate VPNs, toll quality telephony, mobile base station feeding, hotspot coverage extension, community interconnection, public safety communications, and mobile voice and data. Alvarion works with several global OEM providers and more than 200 local partners to support its diverse global customer base in solving their last-mile challenges.

As a wireless broadband pioneer, Alvarion has been driving and delivering innovations for more than 10 years from core technology developments to creating and promoting industry standards. Leveraging its key roles in the IEEE and HiperMAN standards committees and experience in deploying OFDM-based systems, the Company`s prominent work in the WiMAX Forum™ is focused on increasing the widespread adoption of standards-based products in the wireless broadband market and leading the entire industry to mobile WiMAX solutions.

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15 June 2005


Arobase Telecom Of The Ivory Coast Orders Alvarion`s WIMAX-READY Network



BreezeMAX™ 3500 to Provide Corporate and Smaller Business Users with Broadband Services

TEL AVIV, Israel, June 15, 2005 — Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALVR), the world’s leading provider of wireless broadband solutions and specialized mobile networks, today announced that Arobase Telecom, the Ivory Coast’s second national operator, has placed orders for BreezeMAX 3500, Alvarion’s WiMAX-ready platform. Upon its commercial launch, the operator will supply broadband data and voice services to corporate and SME subscribers in the nation’s capital city of Abidjan.

“We have found that wireless broadband is a very cost effective complement to our fiber network. The business community in Abidjan, a city of approximately 5 million inhabitants, is hungry for broadband,” said Gervais Assie Amani , CEO of Arobase Telecom. “As an emerging operator, we enjoy the rapid roll-out of Alvarion’s network and as the country’s innovative operator, we are excited about offering WiMAX services today to our subscribers. We have started to deploy our BreezeMAX network few months ago and received very positive feedback from our subscribers regarding the quality and reliability of the Internet connection. Presently, we are expanding our network with additional base stations and hundreds of CPEs to provide services in the whole Abidjan areas.”

BreezeMAX™ is an OFDM platform with advanced non-line-of-sight (NLOS) functionality designed for operators to offer broadband IP-based data and voice services. Its carrier-class design supports broadband speeds and quality of service (QoS) to enable carriers to offer multi-services to thousands of subscribers in a single cell. BreezeMAX networks are already installed in more than 30 countries worldwide.

“Emerging carriers have already learned that going with our BreezeMAX™ network affords them an edge. Especially economically beneficial for areas with little existing telecommunications infrastructure, it is no wonder that Alvarion’s WiMAX-ready system has been installed already in more than 30 countries around the world,” said Mr. Zvi Slonimsky, CEO of Alvarion. “We are pleased to strengthen Arobase’s position as a responsive carrier serving the increasing demand to provide data connectivity to businesses and universities.”

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Arobase Telecom

Arobase Telecom is a telecommunication company and at the same time, a group of New Technologies of Information and Communication (NTIC) development. Arobase Telecom builds in Côte d’Ivoire a telecommunication network-support of high-flow optical fiber on all the territory extent. It will be a question of netting the whole country on nearly 13,000 kilometres. The second network operator of Côte d’Ivoire, it has signed a 20 years Convention of Concession with the government since July 31, 2002. Such concession authorizes Arobase Telecom Company to build and exploit this telecommunications network by providing the exclusive services reserved to the State, in particular fixed telephony. Arobase Telecom network is the first telecommunications network of the last generation, entirely built with optical fiber in West Africa. It is a multi-service network with a very high flow placing at the disposal of all the fields of industry a technological infrastructure of last generation and supporting the integration of New Technologies of Information and Communication as well as new services of telecommunications with strong value such as high-flow Internet, video monitoring (security), telemedicine, educational television, videoconference and others for which the needs are growing.

Limited company incorporated under the law registered in Côte d’Ivoire, with a capital of F CFA 1 000 000 000 (one Billion) entirely held by Ivorian shareholders such as FENACOOPEC (micro finance leader), AROBASE TELECOM is Managed by a Chairman and Managing Director, Mr. AMANI Assié Gervais and employs 150 persons.

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Seit neuen bietet auch ITM (Systemhaus Deutschland) Alvarion-Produkte an:

"alvarion - Broadband Wireless Access

Alvarion entwickelt und produziert Funksysteme für die Netzwerk-Infrastruktur von Carriern, ISPs und privaten Netzen. Vom hoch entwickelten Sprach- und Datendienst in der letzten Meile bis hin zur Gebäudevernetzung reicht das Produktspektrum.

Gegründet wurde Alvarion 1993 unter dem Namen BreezeCOM, seit 2000 wird das Unternehmen an der Börse gehandelt (NASDAQ: ALVR). Mit über 2.000.000 verkauften Geräten in mehr als 130 Ländern hat sich Alvarion seither erfolgreich im BWA-Markt etabliert.

Mit Produkten in vielen Frequenzbändern können verschiedene Endkunden bedient werden, wie beispielsweise kleine und mittlere Unternehmen, Heimarbeitsplätze und private Haushalte. Für alle Segmente sind kostengünstige Systeme verfügbar, die schnell und einfach installiert und in Betrieb genommen werden können.

Mit BreezeMAX hat Alvarion jetzt den neuen Standard WiMAX adaptiert. Einzelne Benutzer können mit bis zu 10 Mbit/s angeschlossen werden, und mit OFDM steht eine sehr robuste und leistungsfähige Funktechnologie mit hohen Reichweiten und guter Abdeckung zur Verfügung.

BreezeACCESS VL - Punkt-zu-Mehrpunkt Funkverbindungen bei 5,4 GHz
BreezeMAX - WiMAX Access mit bis zu 10 Mbit/s
BreezeNET B - 28 Mbps Fast Ethernet Bridging bei 5 GHz
PRO.11 - Ethernet FunkLAN nach IEEE 802.11
RB/BU-DS.11 - Ethernet FunkLAN nach IEEE 802.11b, 11 Mb/s"

[stockyuppi]

Was für ein Kursziel sollte man hier ansetzen?

[Antifor]

Oppenheimer hatte mal 15 $ vorgegeben. Also ungefähr 12 Euro. Mit Intel im Rücken müßte das auch mittelfristig möglich sein.

[Antifor]

Börse Online sieht ein Kursziel von 10,50 €.

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Man überlege sich auch, was es für Deutschland bedeuten würde, wenn gewisse Internetprovider beschließen, die letzte Meile der Telekom zu umgehen...
Kursziele jetzt zu nennen, halte ich für verfrüht, jedoch dürfte alleine die Phantasie über die Möglichkeiten, die mit WiMax verbunden sind, gerade einem Unternehmen wie Alvarion ein hohes Potenzial eröffnen...
Wie man aus dieser Meldung ersieht, wird WiMax kommen und zwar gerade 2006/2007 werden sich diesbzgl. Meldungen noch häufen...:

Intel ties up with S.Korea`s KT on mobile Internet
June 17, 2005
U.S. giant Intel Corp. has teamed up with KT Corp. to help the South Korean firm set up high-speed mobile Internet services in its home market, which currently boasts the highest broadband penetration rate in the world.
The two companies said on Thursday they had signed an agreement to co-operate on a long-distance wireless broadband technology that Intel, the world`s largest chip maker, is betting will compete with wired access.

Intel has also agreed to provide engineering support to ensure inter-operability between its wireless data technology Mobile WiMAX and WiBro, a similar technology South Korea plans to commercialise early next year.
Intel is pushing WiMAX, which would provide high-speed data over areas as large as a small-sized city, as a way to spread cheap yet ubiquitous wireless broadband access.
The U.S. company is hoping to replicate the success it had in popularising the short-range wireless WiFi standard now popular in airports and coffee shops.

"We are very, very optimistic that WiMAX will provide an alternative broadband channel into the home," Intel`s chief executive Paul Otellini told a news conference in Seoul.
"With Mobile WiMAX, Koreans can take the broadband Internet access they have enjoyed for years in their home on the road," Otellini added.

South Korea`s top fixed-line and broadband operator KT and the country`s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. plan to offer WiBro service that allows users to maintain a high-speed Internet connection on mobile devices even as they move around.

South Korea has been a pioneer of broadband. Three-quarters of the country`s 48 million people have access to the Internet and some 12 million have high-speed connections.

But South Korean telecoms companies are seeking new growth areas as they struggle with stalled broadband and voice traffic markets.

The Wibro services operate at up to a quarter of the speed of WiFi services provided in public places such as coffee shops, but do not require users to remain in a "hot spot" near a transmitter.

Under the agreement with KT, Intel will provide its extensive broadband wireless expertise, silicon and technical services.

Intel expects the first commercial trials of WiMAX early next year, with different variations of the technology for mobile users available for trials by early 2007.

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Diese Website ist sehr informativ:
http://www.wimaxxed.com/

[stockyuppi]

Höhere Kurse würden mich sehr freuen, da ich nun investiert bin und bei $8,80 in USA gekauft habe. Immerhin wurden heute schon mal die 11,00 erreicht :-)

[Ost-Gmbh]

ja, auch das chartbild sieht fantastisch aus.
ich bin nach der B.online empfehlung bei 6,70€ rein.
sie schreiben das ab herbst ein herr friedman das ruder übernehmen soll, hoffentlich ist das nicht der michel

[stockyuppi]

Bei dem gestrigen Umsatz scheinen immer mehr der Meinung zu sein, dass es eine gute Firma ist....
Jedenfalls werde ich diese spekulative Aktie weiter sehr beobachten. Ein schneller Absturz ist im Moment nicht zu erwarten, aber für immer kann man sie eben nicht behalten.

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29 June 2005

Alvarion Demonstrates BREEZEMAX™ Si - Self Install CPE - for WIMAX Networks at WCA Annual Event


TEL AVIV, Israel, June 29, 2005 - Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALVR), the world`s leading provider of wireless broadband solutions and specialized mobile networks, today announced the BreezeMAX™ Si, a self-installable, indoor WiMAX-ready customer premises equipment (CPE) based on the IEEE 802.16-2004 standard and using the Intel®PRO/Wireless 5116 broadband interface chip. Available for customer trials later this year, the BreezeMAX Si will be demonstrated at the WCA annual show, June 29-30, Booth #323, in Washington, D.C.

The BreezeMAX Si opens the door for fixed broadband wireless access (BWA) WiMAX standard-based solutions to be widely and quickly deployed. Factors of economies of scale, standards-based technology and ease-of-deployment will pave the way for wide adoption of WiMAX-based products. In addition, it enables centrally provisioned, portable connectivity for subscribers to use the CPE in various points within the network coverage and re-connect to the service after moving from one location to another.

"Alvarion is taking another positive step towards realizing the future of WiMAX technology for use in the home and office," said Scott Richardson, General Manager of Intel`s Broadband Wireless Division. "With the Intel® PRO/Wireless WiMAX Modem Silicon, Alvarion`s BreezeMAX Si offers consumers a high-quality broadband wireless solution with simple indoor installation."

BreezeMAX Si represents another major industry milestone by combining easy plug-and-play CPE installation and relocation with the performance and reliability that have qualified Alvarion as the leading WiMAX equipment vendor. This new indoor CPE, together with outdoor CPEs, offers carriers optimization of their network planning by trading-off coverage, capacity and installation costs. With the elimination of professional installation, this self-install unit enables carriers to vary their distribution channels to best fit their business models.

Powered by superior technology, the BreezeMAX Si is the most advanced WiMAX CPE today featuring:

WiMAX-ready technology with Intel PRO/Wireless 5116 broadband interface chip
Six-element beam switching antenna design, providing 3600 coverage with iFAS - intelligent Fast Antenna Selection algorithm that ensures instant selection of best antenna, interference immunity and reduced signal fading
OFDM and OFDMA radio technology for improved indoor penetration and NLOS operation
Central provisioning and authentication architecture that enables immediate connectivity at any point of coverage within the BreezeMAX network
Quick installation using SIM card or user-friendly installation utility. End user can self-install the BreezeMAX Si CPE and get broadband connectivity instantly.

Since announcing its WiMAX technology related agreement with Intel in July 2003, Alvarion has been at the forefront of WiMAX, with industry-leading milestones. These include the commercial launch of its WiMAX-ready BreezeMAX™ 3500 and subsequent installation with numerous operators worldwide, the first live demonstration of triple play services with a WiMAX-ready CPE using the Intel® PRO/Wireless 5116 broadband interface, showcased in April of this year with Iberbanda`s Alvarion network in the WiMAX Forum`s Cetecom lab in Malaga, Spain; and the recent announcement of the upcoming availability of BreezeMAX at 2.3 and 2.5 GHz.

"BreezeMAX Si represents another significant achievement in Alvarion realizing its WiMAX vision of broadband everywhere. It`s small, attractive shape contains the most advanced WiMAX technology on the market today making it easy to deploy and easy to use," said Zvi Slonimsky, CEO of Alvarion. "As the world leader in selling WiMAX equipment, we are continuing to push toward mass market adoption and reducing installation time and cost is a major part of that effort. The enhanced value proposition of a standards-based, self-install CPE with Alvarion`s proven reliability and performance will benefit our existing customers as well as the market as a whole."

BreezeMAX™ is Alvarion`s WiMAX-ready platform that uses OFDM technology for advanced non-line-of-sight (NLOS) functionality and is designed for operators to offer broadband IP-based data and voice services. Its carrier-class design supports broadband speeds and quality of service (QoS) to enable carriers to offer multiple services to thousands of subscribers in a single base station.

About Alvarion
With more than 2 million units deployed in 130 countries, Alvarion is the worldwide leader in wireless broadband, providing systems to carriers, ISPs and private network operators, and also in extending coverage of GSM and CDMA mobile networks to developing countries and other hard to serve areas.

Leading the WiMAX revolution, Alvarion has the most extensive deployments and proven product portfolio in the industry covering the full range of frequency bands with both fixed and mobile solutions. Alvarion`s products enable the delivery of business and residential broadband access, corporate VPNs, toll quality telephony, mobile base station feeding, hotspot coverage extension, community interconnection, public safety communications, and mobile voice and data. Alvarion works with several global OEM providers and more than 200 local partners to support its diverse global customer base in solving their last-mile challenges.

As a wireless broadband pioneer, Alvarion has been driving and delivering innovations for more than 10 years from core technology developments to creating and promoting industry standards. Leveraging its key roles in the IEEE and HiperMAN standards committees and experience in deploying OFDM-based systems, the Company`s prominent work in the WiMAX Forum™ is focused on increasing the widespread adoption of standards-based products in the wireless broadband market and leading the entire industry to mobile WiMAX solutions.

For more information, visit Alvarion`s World Wide Web site at www.alvarion.com

[Ost-Gmbh]

wieso ruscht denn das ding heute so,weiß einer was?

[Sugar2000]

5 July 2005


Alvarion Announces Preliminary Second Quarter Results; Revenue Expected to be $46 to $47 Million



Revised revenue range relates to project delays and slower-than-expected pace of some installations

TEL-AVIV, Israel - July 5, 2005 -- Alvarion Ltd. (Nasdaq: ALVR), the world`s leading provider of wireless broadband solutions and specialized mobile networks indicated that, when results for the second quarter are announced on August 3rd, revenue is expected to be between $46 and $47 million. The Company indicated that, at this revenue range, EPS for the quarter is expected to be a loss per basic share of $0.06 to $0.08 on a GAAP basis, and a loss per basic share of $0.04 to $0.06 on a non-GAAP basis, which excludes amortization of intangibles and of deferred stock-based compensation, and non-recurring charges, totaling about $1 million.

The shortfall was caused by unrelated customer-specific issues in non-WiMAX areas:

Delays in a few projects as a result of customers` internal reasons such as budget adjustments
Slower-than-expected installations, mainly of certain compact cellular projects, which did not allow us to recognize the revenue from equipment already shipped.

Management`s original Q2 guidance already took into account both some minor disruption from the transition to WiMAX and the probability that its largest customer in 2004 would account for a very low amount of Q2 revenue compared to its revenue contribution in the past several quarters.

"It became clear that these customer-specific delays would affect our Q2 revenue in the final days of the quarter," said Zvi Slonimsky, CEO of Alvarion. "Interest in WiMAX continues to gain momentum and, although it was a relatively small portion of the total, revenue from our BreezeMAX™ product was in line with our plan in Q2."

"We continue to expect the second half of 2005 to be better than the first half. In light of the Q2 shortfall, we will have to re-evaluate the achievability of our target for the year, and we will give guidance for Q3 and update the overall outlook on August 3, after we have had an opportunity to go through our normal quarterly analysis process," concluded Mr. Slonimsky.

Management will host a conference call to respond to questions from the investment community at 8:30 a.m. EDT today, July 5, 2005. Please call the following number to participate: 480-629-9025.

The public is invited to listen to the live webcast of the conference call. For details, please visit Alvarion`s website at www.alvarion.com. An archive of the on-line broadcast will be available on the website.

A replay of the call will be available from noon EDT on July 5, 2005 through 11:59 p.m. EDT on July 12, 2005. To access the replay, please call: 320-365-3844. To access the replay users will need to enter the following code: 788725.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Alvarion expects to report final results for the second quarter on August 3, 2005, with a conference call following the release. Details of the conference call will be announced in the near future.

About Alvarion
With more than 2 million units deployed in 130 countries, Alvarion is the worldwide leader in wireless broadband, providing systems to carriers, ISPs and private network operators, and also in extending coverage of GSM and CDMA mobile networks to developing countries and other hard to serve areas.

Leading the WiMAX revolution, Alvarion has the most extensive deployments and proven product portfolio in the industry covering the full range of frequency bands with both fixed and mobile solutions. Alvarion`s products enable the delivery of business and residential broadband access, corporate VPNs, toll quality telephony, mobile base station feeding, hotspot coverage extension, community interconnection, public safety communications, and mobile voice and data. Alvarion works with several global OEM providers and more than 200 local partners to support its diverse global customer base in solving their last-mile challenges.

As a wireless broadband pioneer, Alvarion has been driving and delivering innovations for more than 10 years from core technology developments to creating and promoting industry standards. Leveraging its key roles in the IEEE and HiperMAN standards committees and experience in deploying OFDM-based systems, the Company`s prominent work in the WiMAX Forum™ is focused on increasing the widespread adoption of standards-based products in the wireless broadband market and leading the entire industry to mobile WiMAX solutions.

For more information, visit Alvarion`s World Wide Web site at 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: 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 in ability 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.

Information set forth in this press release pertaining to third parties has not been independently verified by Alvarion and is based solely on publicly available information or on information provided to Alvarion by such third parties for inclusion in this press release. The web sites appearing in this press release are not and will not be included or incorporated by reference in any filing made by Alvarion with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which this press release will be a part of.

You may request Alvarion`s future press releases or a complete Investor Kit by contacting Carmen Deville, Investor Relations: [e-mail] or [phone].

[teecee1]

xMax ist schneller als UMTS

Neue Konkurrenz für Flash-OFDM, UMTS und WiMax

05.07.2005 11:57 | von silicon.de

Das US-Unternehmen XG Technology hat nach eigenen Angaben eine drahtlose Netztechnik entwickelt, die Daten vier bis sechs Mal schneller als UMTS überträgt und mit weniger Sendestationen auskommt. xMax - so der Name der Technik - nutzt dafür niedrige Frequenzbereiche, auf denen bereits Radio- und TV-Signale übertragen werden. Der Radio- und TV-Empfang werde dadurch nicht beeinträchtigt, hieß es.

Die Technik sei für die Internet-Breitband-Übertragung auf mobile Geräte und in entlegene Gebiete geeignet, sagte Joe Bobier, President of Operations bei XG Technology, der Nachrichtenagentur Reuters. Das System sende Signale aus, die zu schwach für herkömmliche Antennen seien. Spezielle Antennen könnten sie dagegen empfangen.

Auch in höheren Frequenzbereichen und in verkabelten Systemen könne die Technik genutzt werden - zunächst sollten jedoch niedrige Frequenzbereiche abgedeckt werden. XG Technology verhandle derzeit mit Chipherstellern, die xMax-Hardware produzieren wollten. Der Preis für einen Empfänger-Chip könne bei Abnahme hoher Volumina 5 bis 6 Dollar betragen, eine Basisstation werde etwa 350.000 Dollar kosten.

Im Gegensatz zu Flash-OFDM (Flash Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) und WiMax benötigte xMax keine speziellen Frequenzbereiche. Seien Flash-OFDM und WiMax in Frequenzen oberhalb von 1 Gigahertz angesiedelt, hätten die Signale Probleme, Wände zu durchdringen und längere Distanzen zurückzulegen.

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Hier die Meinung eines der angeshensten unabhängigen Research-Häuser der USA - wie (fast) immer witzig und zwischen den Zeilen interessant geschrieben:

Motley Fool
WiMAX at a Discount
Tuesday July 5, 4:41 pm ET
By W.D. Crotty

The largest percentage loser on the Nasdaq today -- and by a wide margin -- is wireless broadband connective infrastructure company Alvarion (Nasdaq: ALVR - News).

News that the company expects second-quarter revenue to be between $46 million and $47 million and net loss to be between $0.06 and $0.08 a share is the driving reason that the Israel-based company`s stock tanked by more 20%. Analysts were expecting sales of $54 million and earnings of $0.05 a share.

Stirring interest in the stock has been the growing interest in WiMAX, a technology that will allow broadband connections over a much greater range than what is now available. Even though it is a small part of the company`s revenue, WiMAX has been making news lately, with Intel (Nasdaq: INTL - News) getting its chips and devices into testing deals with Nokia (NYSE: NOK - News) and Sprint (NYSE: FON - News). WiMAX is hot, and Alvarion was the first to demonstrate a working customer-premises demo with the Intel chip.

Not so hot, though, are Alvarion`s non-WiMAX products. Hurting results are customer "budget adjustments" and slower-than-expected installations. Nether excuse is good, but when you have $127.1 million in cash and no debt, there is no reason to panic -- although that is just what investors did today.

The company is preparing to update its outlook for the year on Aug. 3, when it reports third-quarter results. Investors should consider that the company has been making modest profits and is expecting a modest loss in the second quarter. This is not a company at the end of its technology rope searching for its future. Alvarion`s future is already mapped out in WiMAX.

Investors interested in speculating in WiMAX`s promise of "broadband everywhere" are paying 18 times 2006 expected earnings for Alvarion. Be aware, though, that established names like Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO - News) could quickly launch products if WiMAX looks to be a big winner.

Fact is, WiMAX could and may be the next "big" thing. The fact also remains that Alvarion is still a small fish next to a much bigger fish.

Fool contributor W.D. Crotty does not own shares in any of the companies mentioned. Click here to see the Motley Fool`s ironclad disclosure policy.

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Oppenheimer hat ALVR am 5.7. von BUY auf NEUTRAL herabgestuft...

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[posting]17.154.743 von teecee1 am 06.07.05 17:09:06[/posting]xGTM Technology, LLC is an innovative laboratory led by Mats Wennberg, formerly of Microsoft, that has produced a new communications technology called xMaxTM. xMax boosts the data rates of all wired and wireless communications. xMax is not a compression technique, but rather a synergistic mix of two well-established communication approaches that dramatically improves spectrum utilization.

By combining elements of traditional narrowband carrier systems with key elements found in low-power wideband systems, xMax delivers data rates orders of magnitude higher than other broadband approaches without causing harmful interference to neighboring spectrum users.

xMax uses xG Flash SignalingTM to transmit wideband data at power levels up to 100,000 times below FCC regulated power limits and up to 10,000 times below that of ultra wideband (UWB) emissions. Because xMax only requires a narrow slice of dedicated spectrum to coordinate its xG Flash Signal, it is ideally suited for wireless deployments in piecemeal, low-frequency, channel allocations.

Creating a new low frequency path for high-speed communications, xMax requires significantly less infrastructure to cover a given service area. Ramifications of this are enormous as all networks face a trade off between data rate and range. Redefining this key relationship, xMax stands to improve the performance and profitability of not only broadband wireless networks, but also any system that uses RF transmissions such as DSL and coaxial cable networks.

In fact, xMax is so robust that signal capacity improvements to cable networks enable the delivery of over 1,000 channels of enhanced services. In the DSL space, xMax delivers improved data-rates while increasing the reach of DSL up to an estimated 72,000 ft. from the central office. As such, xMax provides a cost-efficient avenue for voice, video, and data services into enterprise and consumer markets.

xG Technology, LLC is not a manufacturer of consumer products. We provide value to licensees who will use our technology for the manufacture of their own products.

History

xG Technology, LLC (the “Company”) was founded in 2002 by Joseph A. Bobier and Mooers Branton & Company, a merchant bank, as a Delaware limited liability company. The Company was formed to commercialize its groundbreaking xMax technology that has been under development for several years. The core development of xMax is complete and the Company is now focused on product development for commercial deployment.

The Company is the owner of intellectual property that has been developed by Joe Bobier and his team of engineers. In the late 1990s, before anyone ever uttered the term "Wi-Fi," Bobier turned his hometown and neighboring towns into a wireless community, deploying a 2.4 GHz city-wide wireless network to deliver high-speed Internet access to subscribers. As the result of the project, Bobier saw the shortcomings of Wi-Fi, especially compared to the VHF and UHF narrow-band communications systems. Specifically, compared to VHF and UHF systems, the 2.4 GHz wireless networks lacked range, building penetration, efficiency and were expensive to implement. That realization fueled Bobier`s drive to find a new way to deliver wireless broadband that could have the reach, reliability, speed and affordability of traditional radio.

The Company

While headquartered in Sarasota, Florida, the Company also has executive offices in Stockholm, Sweden. This Nordic region is home to some of the most prolific wireless pioneers in the world, including Nokia and Ericsson. The Company can learn from the exceptional talent pool in this region and hopes to continue to develop key relationships that will help the Company achieve its goals in the future. In addition, the Company has an office in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for product development, research and IP development.

Executive Management Team

Richard L. Mooers, Executive Chairman
Mats Wennberg, CEO
Roger G. Branton, CFO
Joseph A. Bobier, President of Operations
Christopher S. Whiteley, Program Manager
Dennis L. Cook, Patent Attorney
Board of Directors

Richard L. Mooers, Mooers Branton & Company
Roger G. Branton, Mooers Branton & Company
Palmi Sigmarsson, PS Consulting, ehf.
David Fält, ACH Securities S.A.
Mats Wennberg, xG Technology, LLC
Advisors

Dr. Stuart Schwartz, Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, IEEE Fellow, Ph.D. University of Michigan

Dr. Tandhoni S. Rao, Technical Advisor, MBA, University of Texas, Ph.D. EE Georgia Tech, co-founder and CTO of Envoy Networks, Inc.

Dr. Richard Mandelbaum, Ph.D. Princeton University, former CEO of Applied Theory

Dr. David K. Cohoon, B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ph.D., Purdue.

Julian Epstein, Public Affairs and Communications Counselor, LawMedia Group, LLC.

Hal Mordkofsky, FCC Attorney, Blooston Mordkofsky, Duffy, Dickens & Prendergast

Joseph Ostoyich, Patent Review Counsel, Howrey, Simon, Arnold, & White

Tim Ayers, Press Contact, Ayers Associates, LLC

Corporate Mailing Address:

Sarasota, Florida

xG Technology, LLC
240 South Pineapple Avenue,
Suite 701
Sarasota, FL 34236
941-954-8701 Office
941-954-8595 Fax

[Antifor]

Na, die Aktie hat sich jedenfalls wieder gut erholt. Spricht klar für den Titel.

Muß hier auch MR. Crotty zustimmen, daß einige wohl eher panikartig reagiert haben, was angesichts eines Barmittelbestands von mehr als 127 Millionen $ gar nicht nötig ist.

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Hier einer der Gründe für die Investitionszurückhaltung (ein einheitliches Protokoll ist noch nicht en detail festgelegt für städtische WiMax-Netze...) - eine Kinderkrankheit:

13 July 2005


Alvarion Director Named Chair Of License-Exempt Task Group Of The Broadband Wireless Access Standard IEEE 802.16



Task Group to Help Expand WiMAX Technological Parameters and Applications

Tel Aviv, Israel, July 13, 2005 - Alvarion Ltd., (NASDAQ: ALVR), the world’s leading provider of wireless broadband solutions and specialized mobile networks, today announced that its Director of Strategic Technologies, Mariana Goldhamer, was recently named Chair of the newly formed IEEE 802.16h Task Group. Topping the group’s agenda is the drafting of an amendment of IEEE 802.16 standard relating to improved coexistence mechanisms for license-exempt (LE) operation.

Underscoring Alvarion’s leadership role in many global standards bodies, Goldhamer’s appointment demonstrates the company’s commitment to develop a protocol that will significantly increase the market potential of multi-vendor wireless metropolitan area network systems based on the IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX) standard. This protocol will also provide a solution for the so-called “contention-based protocol”, requested by the newly released FCC Rules that allow for non-exclusive licensing in the 3650-3700 MHz band.

Comprising of participants from world-leading telecommunications companies including BT, Intel, Microsoft, Motorola, Nortel and Huawei, the LE Operation Task Group is part of the IEEE 802.16 Working Group on Broadband Wireless Access Standards. The group’s goal is to ensure that multi-vendor WiMAX systems can be readily deployed in the license-exempt bands with reduced interference to other geographically co-located IEEE 802.16-based LE services. The establishment of such a standards-based license-exempt coexistence protocol is necessary to reduce concerns over WMAN inter-system interference in LE bands, and will significantly increase WiMAX-based systems’ market potential.

“The appointment of Mariana Goldhamer as Chair of the IEEE 802.16h license-exempt working group brings us another step closer to reaching industry-wide acceptance of the WiMAX standard,” said Ron Resnick, WiMAX Forum President. “Fully backed by Alvarion, Goldhamer has been campaigning to realize an industry supported solution for unlicensed WiMAX for some time. With the establishment of the LE task group and her appointment as Chair, Goldhamer now is in an ideal position to lead the adoption of the 802.16h standard.”

In addition to her most recent appointment, Goldhamer represents Alvarion in several other global standards bodies serving as Chair of ETSI HiperMAN, Vice-Chair of ETSI BRAN, and Co-Chair of ITU-R SWP 9B-1. Goldhamer also serves as the wireless broadband industry’s official liaison between IEEE 802.16 and ETSI BRAN and between the WiMAX Forum Regulatory Working Group and ITU-R SG9.

“Our company is proud to have Mariana Goldhamer represent us as Chair of the IEEE 802.16h LE task group,” said Rudy Leser, VP of Marketing. “Alvarion has an excellent track record of delivering technology to the broadband wireless market from WLAN 802.11 toward WMAN 802.16-2004 and onward to 802.16e. By participating in the LE committee, Alvarion is demonstrating its commitment to the ISM and UNII unlicensed spectrums that will accelerate the adoption of the WiMAX standard in additional markets throughout the world.”

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Auf folgenden Analystenkonferenzen wird sich Alvarion demnächst vorstellen:

1 - 4 Aug 2005 RBC Capital Markets
San Francisco USA

7 - 8 Sep 2005 Roth Capital New York Conference
New York USA

7 - 9 Sep 2005 Deutsche Bank Annual Global Emerging Markets Conference
New York USA

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Press Release

19 July 2005

Iberbanda Expands Into Spanish Province Of Castilla Y Leon With Alvarion’s WIMAX-Ready BREEZEMAX™ Network

TEL AVIV, Israel, July 19, 2005 — Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALVR), the world’s leading provider of wireless broadband solutions and specialized mobile networks, today announced another expansion of its WiMAX-ready system based on the BreezeMAX platform with Spain’s emerging carrier, Iberbanda, this time in the country’s largest province, Castilla y Leon. In support of bringing broadband to the province and to generate cooperative projects between Castilla y Leon and Israel, Second Vice President and Minister of Economy and Labor, Mr. Tomas Villanueva, accompanied by other directors of the Government of Castilla y Leon, visited Alvarion’s corporate headquarters yesterday.

In deepening the carrier’s commitment to deploy broadband services in Spain’s rural areas, Iberbanda ordered this initial installation of Alvarion’s WiMAX-ready network to offer a host of high bandwidth applications to business and residential customers. To date, Iberbanda has installed Alvarion’s BreezeMAX networks in the Spanish provinces of Andalusia, Catalonia, and Navarra.

“The broadband program of Castilla y León is to cover most of this province over the next few years to provide broadband services to residences and businesses areas that are currently without access because of the prohibitive costs of wired infrastructure,” said Carlos Morell, CEO of Iberbanda. “Our experience with BreezeMAX in the other regions of Spain lead us to build this network in Castilla y Leon, especially with its mountainous areas full of line-of-sight challenges. In addition, with the province’s population of less than 3 million and given its geographic size, only a WiMAX network provides a profitable business model with a diversified service offering.”

BreezeMAX™ is Alvarion’s WiMAX-ready platform that uses OFDM technology for advanced non-line-of-sight (NLOS) functionality and is designed for operators to offer broadband IP-based data and voice services. Its carrier-class design supports broadband speeds and quality of service (QoS) to enable carriers to offer multiple services to thousands of subscribers in a single base station.

“Iberbanda is a carrier who has demonstrated its vision of the benefits of broadband wireless over the years with Alvarion,” Tzvika Friedman, President and COO of Alvarion. “Given the size, terrain, the population characteristics of the area, we believe that the initial network in Castilla y Leon has the potential to grow over the next few years, and become one of our largest BreezeMAX deployments. In addition, we are pleased to be part of the public sector’s efforts to bring broadband to the area to further economic development.”

The BreezeMAX platform has been designed from the ground up according to the IEEE 802.16-2004 standard and will be submitted for certification later this year according to the schedule and readiness of the WiMAX Forum labs. The platform serves as a base for Alvarion’s future mobile solution targeted towards the emerging IEEE 802.16e standard for mobile broadband services.

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About Iberbanda

Iberbanda is a provider of advanced LMDS-based broadband services to companies throughout Spain. Using cutting edge wireless and fiber optic technologies, Iberbanda provides high-speed Internet access, data communications, voice, and other value-added IP-based services in Spain’s 72 largest cities. In addition, Iberbanda leases its advanced infrastructure to Application Service Providers (ASPs), Internet Service Providers (ISPs), and transport and access services throughout Spain.

Iberbanda’s investors include major international telecommunications, retail, and financial groups, including the Prisa Group (26%), El Corte Ingles (26%), Sercotel (América Móvil) (18%), Omega Capital (9%), Caja Duero (7%), Ibercaja (4%), Caja San Fernando (4%), Caja de Huelva y Sevilla (El Monte) (4%) and Promecal (2%). For more information, visit www.iberbanda.es

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Hier eine Analystenmeinung vom 15.7.2005:

TECH KNOWLEDGE
By Ari Bensinger


Alvarion Rides the WiMAX Wave
As the latest wireless broadband technology begins to catch on, this equipment maker is poised to see strong growth


The latest buzz in wireless technology is WiMAX, a wireless-broadband technology targeted for the metropolitan area network (MAN). More often than not, this sort of "disruptive technology," as researchers like to call it, ends up being more buildup than substance. But while many challenges lie ahead, we at Standard and Poor`s think WiMAX, with its capability of transmitting network signals covering distances in excess of 30 miles at a theoretical shared data rate of up to 75 megabits (Mbps), may actually live up to its billing and change the competitive landscape for telecommunications. Advertisement


Given its ability to rapidly introduce high-speed data access throughout a local loop without the cost or delay of wired plant upgrades, wireless broadband is quickly emerging as a legitimate local access technology. To lower equipment costs, the wireless broadband market is in a continuing process of standardization. The WiFi Alliance, a nonprofit international association, has promoted the 802.11 wireless local area network (LAN) standard.

WORKING TOGETHER. The newest specification, WiMAX, short for worldwide interoperability for microwave access, applies to any broadband wireless access network based on the 802.16 technology standard, which relates to the wireless MAN air interface. WiMAX makes fixed wireless more attractive to service operators since it supports larger-range outdoor access networks with more performance and dedicated high-end services.

Similar to the WiFi Alliance, the WiMAX Forum, a nonprofit industry organization, was developed to ensure interoperable 802.16 systems from multiple vendors. The initial version of 802.16d, approved in the fall of 2004, is designed for fixed (non-mobile) applications only, such as wireless replacements for home DSL or cable modem service and wireless backhaul operations. Intel (INTC ; ranked buy; recent price: $27.59) has been a major supporter of the technology, developing a WiMax chip named Rosedale, which we think should help lower equipment costs by fostering competition and volume.

Until now, the uptake of fixed-wireless technologies has been restrained by the lack of interoperability between the equipment of the industry`s many manufacturers as well as the lack of availability of standards-based components. The coming standardization process should help fuel the market`s growth potential.

DEVELOPING REGIONS. Initial vendor 802.16d WiMAX certification, which is needed to standardize equipment, is expected to begin during the second half of 2005. We believe that systems based on the mobile version of the standard (802.16e), which could start shipping in notebooks and personal digital assistants (PDAs) as early as 2006, will have far greater potential than WiFi to provide ubiquitous coverage to rival that of cellular networks.

S&P believes fixed WiMAX is best suited for developing geographic areas that lack a sophisticated wired infrastructure, since it provides a cost-effective alternative for service carriers to connect broadband, as well as enterprise customers in areas that wired broadband doesn`t reach. We think Mobile WiMAX, conversely, will likely be targeted toward developed countries, where it can provide wireline carriers and cable operators with a wireless technology to compete with rival third generation (3G) service offerings, potentially becoming a true disruptive technology.

One company at the forefront of the broadband wireless access market is Alvarion (ALVR ; ranked strong buy; $9.69). It provides wireless broadband connectivity infrastructure -- point-to-point transmission through the air between stationary devices -- allowing telecom carriers and service providers to offer broadband data and voice services in the licensed and license-free bands.

INTEL ONBOARD. In developing regions, Alvarion targets low-density population areas that have limited telecommunications infrastructures. In developed regions, the applications are aimed at countries that are lacking coverage in their telecommunications infrastructures and are seeking mass deployment of technologies for voice and broadband services. According to independent research group Skylight Research, Alvarion was the clear leader in the broadband wireless access equipment market, with a 31% share, as of March, 2005.

Alvarion helped produce the 802.16a wireless MAN standard and became a principal founder of the WiMAX Forum. In addition, in July, 2003, when Intel announced its intention to develop an 802.16-compliant silicon chip, it chose Alvarion as its systems house vendor to test the equipment.

It`s clear that Alvarion benefits from getting a first look at the evolution of the WiMAX standard. The company is one of the few vendors to commercially ship WiMAX-ready equipment, which should only require at most a simple software upgrade, to become WiMAX compliant. Given its leading market position and our view of its time-to-market advantage, we see Alvarion as best positioned to benefit from our forecast of widespread adoption of WiMAX wireless technology. We also view the company as an attractive takeover candidate.

BUMPS AHEAD. Still, we think investors should prepare for hiccups. It`s important to remember that technological transitions take time and usually encounter many roadblocks before widespread commercialization. WiMAX is no exception -- it faces several challenges ahead, including timely product certification, the wait for lower equipment costs, spectrum availability, and regulatory policies.

One need not look farther than Alvarion to better understand the risks involved in the timing of WiMAX acceptance. On July 5, the stock price dropped over 20% after the company warned that second-quarter revenue will be down about 15% from prior guidance, largely reflecting what we view as customer-project delays.

Alvarion stated that smaller vendors have been petitioning carriers to delay deployment plans until they can gain official WiMAX certification over the next couple of quarters in order to be considered for network testing. The company also indicated that spectrum-allocation holdups in Europe are having a negative impact on results. Although this is disappointing, we prefer to focus on Alvarion`s attractive long-term market opportunity due to its strong market position.

GAINING LEVERAGE. Following an estimated 7% sales increase in 2005, we see sales advancing 20% in 2006, to $260 million, reflecting increased demand for the company`s wireless broadband products, primarily in developing countries with little existing telecom infrastructure. We expect WiMAX-related revenue growth to greatly benefit with Intel`s introduction of lower-cost equipment during late 2005.

We see significant operating leverage in the company`s business model, since we believe Alvarion`s long-term goal of cutting total operating expenses to 35% of revenue, from the current 42%, is achievable over the next couple of years. Overall, we look for earnings per share to advance to 33 cents in 2006, from an estimated 5 cents in 2005.

We think Alvarion`s current stock price doesn`t fairly reflect the significant growth opportunity for its WiMAX products. Our 12-month target price of $14 is largely based on a forward p-e of 42 times our 2006 EPS estimate, excluding 15 cents of stock-option expense.

PREMIUM VALUE. Combined with our 20% long-term estimated EPS growth rate for the company, the target price represents a forward p-e-to-growth (PEG) ratio of 2.1, above the peer mean. We believe this premium is more than justified by the sizable growth opportunities we expect to become available to Alvarion as the industry moves toward WiMAX. On a price-to-sales basis, our target price represents 3 times our 2006 sales-per-share estimate, a multiple we view as in line with other next-generation equipment suppliers.

Risks to our recommendation and target price include delays in the deployment of the WiMAX standard, increased competition from larger equipment vendors that may decide to enter the market, and the loss of a major customer.

Required Disclosures

In the U.S.
As of June 30, 2005, research analysts at Standard & Poor`s Equity Research Services U.S. have recommended 30.2% of issuers with buy recommendations, 57.5% with hold recommendations and 12.3% with sell recommendations.

In Europe
As of June 30, 2005, research analysts at Standard & Poor`s Equity Research Services Europe have recommended 34.4% of issuers with buy recommendations, 46.8% with hold recommendations and 18.8% with sell recommendations.

In Asia
As of June 30, 2005, research analysts at Standard & Poor`s Equity Research Services Asia have recommended 33.3% of issuers with buy recommendations, 47.2% with hold recommendations and 19.5% with sell recommendations.
Globally
As of June 30, 2005, research analysts at Standard & Poor`s Equity Research Services globally have recommended 31.0% of issuers with buy recommendations, 55.4% with hold recommendations and 13.6% with sell recommendations.



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ISL to invest $15.5 million in rural phone network
Mon Jul 25, 2005 05:01 AM ET
DHAKA, July 25 (Reuters) - Bangladesh`s Integrated Services Ltd. (ISL) will invest 1 billion taka ($15.51 million) to extend a phone network to rural areas in the southern part of the country, a top company official said on Monday.
"ISL will out roll out fixed wireless network in 34 administrative districts to provide telecommunication facilities among rural people," ISL Chairman Afzal Chowdhury told reporters at a briefing.

The company has already entered into an equipment supply agreement with U.S. firm Alvarion (ALVR.O: Quote, Profile, Research), Chowdhury added. ISL will commission 34 base stations to launch the service by the end of the year.

The company plans to offer 300,000 fixed wireless phones in the first phase, officials said.

Bangladesh, with a population of 140 million, has about one million fixed phone subscribers and over 5 million mobile phone subscribers.

($1 = 64.46 taka)

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Am 3.8. kommen die Quartalszahlen...


Free wireless network up and running in Olney
Tuesday July 26, 2:31 pm ET


A free wireless network was launched in the Olney section of Philadelphia on Tuesday as part of the efforts of Wireless Philadelphia, a city-created nonprofit organization overseeing the deployment of a citywide high-speed wireless network.
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The pilot program will provide free, high-speed Internet access to residents and visitors for a year. Coverage is over a 1-square mile area of the neighborhood with the intersection of 5th and Nedro streets as the center point. A personal computer or other electronic device with wireless capability will be needed to use the network, which is sponsored by AT&T, Lucent Technologies, BelAir Networks, Pronto Network and Ninth Wave Media. The latest addition brings the number of pilot projects in the city up to seven.

"We are working on finding out about each community and engaging them in being involved in these pilots," said Dianah L. Neff, chief information officer of Philadelphia.

Philadelphia Wireless is choosing between three finalists to deploy a high-speed wireless network to cover the city`s 135 square miles, Neff said. A decision is expected within the next 10 days.

"The entire city will be covered within a year," Neff said. "We will be doing a 10- to 15-square mile test area to make sure the vendor can demonstrate and make their system do everything they say it can do."

Neff estimates the total cost of deploying, operating and maintaining the network at between $15 million and $18 million, of which $10 million will be for infrastructure.

Those being considered for the contract include AT&T, which is in a partnership with Lucent and BelAir Networks; Earthlink, which has partnered with Motorola, Canopy and Tropos Networks; and Hewlett-Packard, which is working with Alvarion, Business Intelligence Group and Tropos Networks.

Most of the proposals came in near the $18 million mark, but the city will negotiate once a vendor has been chosen, Neff said. Once in place, the network will rent space to Internet Service Providers and community organizations, such as colleges, that will sell high-speed Internet access at about the cost of dial-up or less.

In addition to the Olney section, pilot networks were set up in Love Park and the nearby Benjamin Franklin Parkway and the square mile between Sixth and Second streets and Vine and Walnut streets, which encompasses Franklin Square, Washington Square, the National Constitution Center, Independence Park and the Independence Visitor Center. Wireless pilot programs are also operating in West Philadelphia in the West Powelton/Saunders Park area; South Philadelphia, between Catharine and Washington streets and 12th and 15th streets; Brewery Town in North Philadelphia; and Norris Square, which will hold its official launch celebration on Aug. 13.

Published July 26, 2005 by the Philadelphia Business Journal

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3 August 2005

Alvarion Reports Second Quarter 2005 Results

Final Results Confirm WiMAX Momentum

TEL AVIV, Israel—August 3, 2005 -- Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALVR), the leading provider of wireless broadband solutions worldwide, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2005.

Revenue for the second quarter reached $47.0 million, down 18% sequentially from $57.2 million in the first quarter of 2005, and down 4% from $48.8 million in the second quarter of 2004. The decline in revenue resulted from lower sales to a major customer, and delayed orders and postponed revenue recognition in non-WiMAX product lines. On a GAAP basis, the lower-than-expected level of revenue caused the company to report a net loss of ($3.6) million, or ($0.06) per share. This compares with net income of $0.4 million, or $0.01 per share in Q1 and $2.5 million, or $0.04 per diluted share in the second quarter of 2004.

Excluding amortization of acquired intangibles and deferred stock compensation of an aggregate of $1.1 million and $0.7 million in the second quarter of 2005 and 2004, respectively, and amortization of intangibles and deferred stock compensation as well as acquisition related expenses totaling $2.5 million in Q1 2005, on a non-GAAP basis, Q2 net loss was ($2.5) million, or ($0.04) per share, compared with a net profit of $2.8 million, or $0.04 per diluted share in the prior quarter, and a non GAAP net profit of $3.2 million, or $0.05 per diluted share in Q2 of 2004. See attached table showing the reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP figures.

Gross margin increased to a record 46.5% in Q2 of 2005 due to a favorable product mix. Excluding amortizations mentioned above, operating expenses increased slightly to $25.0 million or 53% of revenue, on a non- GAAP basis, due primarily to continued investment, mainly in research and development in connection with the cellular mobile and WiMAX initiatives.

Comments of Management

“Despite a challenging quarter, BreezeMAX revenue continued to grow in line with our original expectations and we achieved several important goals,” said Zvi Slonimsky, CEO of Alvarion. “We continued to expand the number of WiMAX trials and evaluations and believe we are engaged in more WiMAX activity than any other vendor. In addition to expanded trials, in Q2 we began to see additional orders for commercial deployments of the BreezeMAX platform in several regions of the world. This is significant beyond the immediate contribution to revenue because these deployments will afford us valuable field experience that will help us maintain our market lead.”

“We are on track with a number of new product introductions. In April, Alvarion was the first vendor to demonstrate a working outdoor CPE based on the Intel chip. Later in the quarter, we also demonstrated our indoor self-install CPE, also based on the Intel chip, at several industry events. We also announced the expansion of the BreezeMAX platform to include 2.3 GHz and 2.5 GHz bands for North America. In addition, we introduced enhancements to some of our non-WiMAX products including the MPOTS extension of our multi-service solution, significantly improving the price per line for carriers.”

“The integration of the interWAVE business is progressing according to plan, and we are continuing to expand our pipeline of new opportunities. As these opportunities move through the normal sales cycle, we expect to see better traction and higher revenues during the second half of the year for this business.”

Commenting on the quarter, Mr. Slonimsky said, “We have always expected a relatively slow first half of 2005, due to the transition of our wireless DSL products to a WiMAX standard-based platform. Our original guidance, particularly for Q2, assumed some displacement of proprietary products and longer sales cycles as customers considered moving to BreezeMAX. After a detailed analysis of actual Q2 results, we confirmed that the reasons for the revenue delays in our non-WiMAX products were indeed customer-specific, but we also identified an underlying hesitation on the part of customers for our TDM voice-oriented products. This was something we had not anticipated.”

“Looking ahead to the second half of the year,” Slonimsky continued, “We continue to expect growth from our wireless DSL solutions, both our current advanced products for the unlicensed bands and WiMAX-ready products in the licensed bands. However, our revised outlook assumes that this growth will be less robust than we originally expected due to longer-than-expected sales cycles and potential further delays in allocating licensed spectrum in certain key regions. Our second half expectations are also tempered by the likely continuation of weakness in TDM voice-oriented solutions as customers evaluate potential WiMAX alternatives. We continue to expect improving business momentum in our cellular mobile business in the second half of the year but, as was the case in Q2, we may not recognize revenue in the same quarter as we ship the equipment. Finally, for some of the same reasons just cited, we have excluded from our guidance any substantial revenue from a major customer that accounted for a significant amount of our revenue in 2004. We continue to believe that there is a good possibility of further orders from this customer in the second half and, therefore, we believe there is some potential upside to our revised outlook.”

Third Quarter Guidance

The Company’s revenue guidance for Q3 2005 is $43 million to $48 million. At this revenue range, per share results are expected to range between a loss of 6 and 10 cents per share, while the non-GAAP loss per share, which excludes amortization of intangibles and deferred stock compensation, is expected to range between 4 and 8 cents.

Alvarion’s management will host a conference call today, August 3, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the quarter. To participate in the call, please dial one of the following numbers approximately five minutes prior to the scheduled start time: USA: [phone]; International: [phone].

The public is invited to listen to the live webcast of the conference call. For details please visit Alvarion`s website at www.alvarion.com. An archive of the on-line broadcast will be available on the website. A replay of the call will be available from 12:30 p.m. EDT on August 3 through 11:59 p.m. EDT on August 10, 2005. To access the replay, please call USA: 320-365-3844, International: [phone]. To access the replay, users will need to enter the following code: 789335.

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Business Weekly Online 5.8.2005

Stocks: The Wired and the Tired
S&P`s Todd Rosenbluth explains why he`s still wary about telecom services outfits and gives ideas for playing the growth in the latest technologies


Competition from cable and wireless outfits continues to plague wireline telecom service providers, which have had to slash prices of their offerings. The stocks in this group have declined 5.1% in the year ending July 31, vs. a 2.6% gain in the S&P 1500 Index, says Todd Rosenbluth, who follows telecommunications stocks for Standard & Poor`s Equity Research Services. Advertisement

Although Rosenbluth has a negative outlook overall for the traditional telecom carriers, he still thinks some stocks are worth buying. CenturyTel (CTL ) is his only strong buy recommendation in U.S.-based telecom services.

Rosenbluth is particularly optimistic about a few companies that supply equipment for billing and customer care for the telecoms, such as Alvarion (ALVR ), a play on the development of WiMax, and Dycom Industries (DY ), which he expects to benefit from Verizon`s (VZ ) commitment to deploy its fiber-based initiatives. Billing and customer-care providers that he favors include Amdocs (DOX ) and CSG Systems (CSGS ).

Among the larger companies in the sector, S&P likes Motorola (MOT ) and Cisco Systems (CSCO ), Rosenbluth says.

These were a few points Rosenbluth made in an investing chat, presented on Aug. 2 by BusinessWeek Online on America Online, in response to questions from the audience and from BW Online`s Karyn McCormack. Edited excerpts follow. AOL subscribers can find a full transcript at aol.businessweek.com/chat.

Note: Todd Rosenbluth is an S&P Equity Research analyst. He has no ownership interest in or affiliation with any of the companies under discussion in this chat. All of the views expressed in this chat accurately reflect the analyst`s personal views regarding any and all of the subject securities or issuers. No part of the analyst`s compensation was, is, or will be, directly or indirectly, related to the specific recommendations or views expressed in this chat. For required disclosure information and price charts for all S&P STARS-ranked companies, go to spsecurities.com and click on "Investment Research" and then on "Required Disclosures & Standard & Poor`s STARS vs. Closing Prices Charts."

Q: How have telecom stocks performed lately?
A: For the telecom services [wireline] subindustry that I follow, we remain negative. The stocks in this subindustry have declined 5.1% in the year-to-date period ended July 31, vs. a 2.6% gain in the S&P 1500 Index. In the last three months, the subindustry has also trailed the broader market, rising 3.9%, vs. the 7.7% gain in the 1500.

Q: Why have they been down this year?
A: Well, we believe these telecom stocks reflect the competitive pressure from cable and from wireless competition that has lead to a reduction in local phone lines and forced the telecom carriers to respond with aggressive pricing initiatives. Although we expect this trend to continue, we believe there are some stocks worth buying in this group, which I`m sure we`ll get to, as well as some sell recommendations in this telecom subindustry.

Q: What`s your outlook on the regional Bells, and do you think they will be viable competitors with cable companies?
A: We cover all four of the regional Bell stocks at Standard & Poor`s. We have a buy recommendation on the shares of Verizon Communications (VZ ), a hold recommendation on the shares of SBC Communications (SBC ), and sell recommendations on the shares of Qwest Communications (Q ) and BellSouth (BLS ).

We believe that Verizon has the strongest fundamentals, due in part to the strength of its wireless unit and its ability to keep its EBITDA [earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization] margins relatively stable and above its peers despite the cable competition you referred to. We believe the cable carriers will provide sizable competition in most of the markets the regional Bells operate in.

Q: Where do you see Verizon in the near future -- say, three years? What`s your view of Verizon`s broadband strategy to enter the video/TV market?
A: We believe the company is gearing up for an intense fight with cable carriers, and that its fiber-based broadband initiative has some unique features related to a video high-speed data integration.

However, we believe, given the early stage of development, there are still challenges ahead for the company. We have a 12-month target price of $42 and believe the pending acquisition of MCI (MCIP ) will help the company to compete nationwide in both the consumer and enterprise markets.

Q: Do you see any more consolidation for the telecom-services group?
A: Well, we believe it has been a busy period for M&A activity, given Verizon`s pending deal for MCI and SBC Communication`s pending deal with AT&T (T ), as well as previously mentioned wireless deals. However, we expect that the approval process for these two large wireline deals will result in the selling of overlapping assets, including local phone lines.

We think smaller telecom companies, such as CenturyTel (CTL ), will be interested in increasing their customer count over the next 12 months. CenturyTel is the only strong buy recommendation within our U.S. telecom services coverage.

Q: Where will WiMax technology take this sector?
A: We believe that WiMax is a focal point in the telecom services industry and have positive recommendations on the shares of both Alvarion (ALVR ) and Airspan Networks (AIRN ).

We believe these companies will benefit from ties to select wireless suppliers as partners and the overall commercial rollout of WiMax. As for Alvarion, we expect fixed WiMax equipment sales to begin to accelerate with the incorporation of a lower-cost Intel Premise chip, expected in the third quarter.

Q: What are your top plays for the balance of this year and 2006?
A: In telecom services, CenturyTel is our only U.S. 5-STAR, or strong buy, recommendation. However, broadening the universe to include companies that supply equipment or billing and customer care for the telecom space, we have strong buy recommendations on the aforementioned Alvarion, a play on the development of WiMax; Dycom Industries (DY ), which is rated as a strong buy due to our view of Verizon`s commitment to deploy its fiber-based initiatives; Amdocs (DOX ), which provides billing and customer care for telecom customers and is ranked as a buy; and CSG Systems (CSGS ), which provides billing and customer care for the cable companies that are rolling out telephony offerings and is ranked as a buy by S&P.

Other buy recommendations in this broad space include Motorola (MOT ) and Cisco Systems (CSCO ), which is ranked as a strong buy.

Q: Do those companies you just mentioned pay dividends? In the past, that`s what attracted investors to telecom stocks. Is this still the case?
A: Many of the names that I mentioned are telecom-equipment stocks, and thus a dividend payout isn`t where they put their free cash flow.

However, in telecom services, the payment of a dividend is a sign, in our view, of the stability of its cash flow. Among the dividend-paying telecom stocks we favor are Verizon, CenturyTel, and another rural telecom company, Citizens Communications (CZN ), whose dividend yield is above 7%.

Q: Now that you have mentioned the strong buys and buys, how about the sells?
A: We have sell recommendations on BellSouth, which is trading above our 12-month target price of $25; a sell recommendation on Qwest Communications, which reported results today (we have a $3 target price on Qwest); and we have a sell recommendation on Alltel (AT ), with a $60 target price. We believe the recently completed purchase by Alltel of Western Wireless will create challenges for Alltel.

Q: What`s your take on Nokia (NOK )?
A: We have a hold recommendation on the ADRs [American depositary receipts] of Nokia. We think the company`s succession plan for its president and CEO is positive from a corporate governance and shareholder viewpoint. While we see long-term competitive challenges for Nokia, with the shares priced below peers on p-e and other metrics, we have a 12-month target price of $17.

Q: May I ask your opinion on Motorola?
A: Sure. My company follows Motorola and has a buy recommendation on the shares. We believe Motorola`s challenge is to balance the expanded distribution of low-end handsets in developing countries against its goal of being a wireless innovator with high-end devices. We also believe Motorola is on track to benefit from WiMax and other hybrid planned wireless broadband networks.

Q: Can you give your 12-month outlook for Nextel Communications (NXTL )?
A: My colleague covers Nextel shares and has a buy opinion on the company. Recent results from Nextel were driven by customer additions and one of the industry`s lowest customer-turnover rates. We have a 12-month target price of $39, but recognize that Nextel has agreed to be acquired by Sprint (FON ) in a deal, pending approvals, that could close in the third quarter of 2005.

Q: Is it too late to buy stocks in the wireless area?
A: We believe that there`s upside potential for some stocks in this space. We have a buy opinion on the shares of both Nextel Communications and Sprint. As mentioned, these two companies are awaiting approval to complete a merger.

Q: Which outfits do you see benefiting the most from Voice over Internet Protocol?
A: We believe that VoIP will be a disruptive force in the telecom-services industry, as it will take away traditional voice-service revenues from the Baby Bells. We believe that cable companies, many of which have rolled out their cable telephony services, will be among the winners in this space.

However, we`ve seen regional or Baby Bell companies, such as Qwest Communications, offering their own VoIP service. And we believe that if its acquisition of AT&T goes through as planned, SBC will be a large provider of VoIP in the coming years.

Q: What`s your opinion of Lucent Technologies (LU )?
A: My colleague at S&P has a hold recommendation on Lucent shares. We believe the company`s cost-control focus should lead to gross margins of 43% to 45% for the next two years. With the shares priced below peers, using our forward sales estimate, we would hold Lucent shares.

Q: Do you think investors have recovered from the scandal at WorldCom?
A: We believe that telecom investors need to learn the lessons from the aforementioned WorldCom and look closely at a company`s fundamentals and, in particular, its debt load. For example, we have concerns about Qwest Communications, which carries, in our view, a relatively high amount of debt, which will make growth a challenge over the next few years. However, we aren`t suggesting that Qwest will need to undergo a similar bankruptcy process to WorldCom.

We still believe there are telecom services stocks worth buying, and believe investors need to look for a company with strong fundamentals, like some of the ones we mentioned earlier.

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WiMAX erst 2010 massentauglich

"Versprechungen wie bei UMTS"

12.08.2005 15:40 | von silicon.de


Die drahtlose Netztechnik WiMAX (World Interoperaility of Microwave Access) wird erst im Jahr 2010 eine massenhafte Verbreitung finden. Das behaupten Lars Goldell und Michelle de Lussanet, Analysten bei Forrester Research. WiMAX biete zwar große Chancen - wie schon bei UMTS seien die Versprechungen jedoch größer als das, was gehalten werden könne.

Bis 2010 werde WiMax UMTS und DSL nur geringe Marktanteile abnehmen, hieß es. Dafür sei unter anderem die unzureichende Ausrüstung bei den potentiellen Nutzern verantwortlich. In Europa dürften zudem die unübersichtlichen Regulierungsbestimmungen bei der Verteilung von Radio- und Funkfrequenzen die Einführung von WiMAX behindern - diese Situation werde wahrscheinlich erst 2008 geklärt. Außerdem gebe es noch zu wenige zertifizierte WiMAX-Produkte.

In den nächsten zwei Jahren dürfte WiMAX nach de Lussanet und Goldell vor allem in Ländern wie Brasilien, Indien und Russland Fuß fassen. Diese Staaten verfügten nur über eine begrenzte Festnetz- oder mobile Breitband-Infrastruktur, hieß es.

Die kleineren WiMAX-Anbieter würden sich im Rahmen von Roaming-Abkommen zusammenschließen. Diese Unternehmen setzten zudem auf das MVNO-Modell (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) - das Angebot von Mobilfunkdiensten über gemietete Kapazitäten.

WiMAX ist eine Fortentwicklung der WLAN-Technik. Mit WiMAX lassen sich Entfernungen von 20 bis 30 Kilometern - manche Experten sprechen von 50 Kilometern - überbrücken. Die Datenübertragungsrate beträgt bis zu 70 Mbit/s. Damit ist WiMAX bis zu 50-mal schneller als DSL, 200-mal schneller als UMTS und 1300-mal so schnell wie GPRS.

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Press Release Source: Alvarion Ltd.


Americatel Peru to Build WiMAX-Ready Network in Latin America Using Alvarion`s BreezeMAX(TM)
Tuesday August 9, 6:00 am ET
Americatel Peru to Provide Broadband Data and Voice Services to Corporate and SOHO Users in Lima


TEL AVIV, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 9, 2005--Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALVR - News), the world`s leading provider of wireless broadband solutions and specialized mobile networks, today announced the purchase of its premier platform, BreezeMAX(TM) 3500, by Americatel Peru for an initial deployment of a WiMAX-ready broadband network. When the wireless system is deployed, business and SOHO users in Lima will receive high capacity broadband data and voice services.
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Americatel Peru, a successful long distance carrier, has been increasing its services to business providing voice, data and broadband services. The new wireless network deployment will operate in the 3.5 GHz frequency, thanks to a license conceded to Americatel Peru in the year 2001.

"We are excited about bringing WiMAX services to our subscribers in Lima, especially to business customers who will benefit directly from having broadband data access," said Carlos Lecca, Sales Manager of Americatel Peru. "Alvarion`s BreezeMAX system complements our existing wireline infrastructure and will enable us to reach every potential subscriber. We are looking forward to working together with Alvarion, the WiMAX leader, as we grow our network."

Alvarion`s WiMAX-ready, BreezeMAX is an OFDM platform with advanced non-line-of-sight (NLOS) functionality designed for operators to offer broadband IP-based data and voice services. Its carrier-class design supports broadband speeds and quality of service (QoS) to enable carriers to offer multi-services to thousands of subscribers in a single cell. BreezeMAX networks are already installed in more than 30 countries worldwide.

"Americatel has now joined the growing ranks of world class carriers introducing WiMAX services to their customers," said Zvi Slonimsky, CEO of Alvarion. "BreezeMAX has rapidly become the WiMAX-ready platform of choice, as evidenced by its installation in all parts of the world. We expect our WiMAX deployments to accelerate as more carriers and end users become aware of the potential benefits of this technology in terms of economics, capacity, and features, such as toll quality, voice services."

About Americatel Peru

Americatel, operates in Peru since 2002, and has revolutionized the long distance market with the launch of its carrier 19-77, reaching 30% market share after three months from start. The main goal of Americatel Peru is to satisfy the needs of its customers, having that goal in mind has expanded its product line in Peru to include Long Distance, Internet Services, Fixed Line Telephony and Data. With these additional services Americatel Peru reconfirms its promise of being the absolute best option for key telecommunications services for business, and for the households of Peru.

About Alvarion

With more than 2 million units deployed in 130 countries, Alvarion is the worldwide leader in wireless broadband providing systems to carriers, ISPs and private network operators, and also in extending coverage of GSM and CDMA mobile networks to developing countries and other hard to serve areas.

Leading the WiMAX revolution, Alvarion has the most extensive deployments and proven product portfolio in the industry covering the full range of frequency bands with both fixed and mobile solutions. Alvarion`s products enable the delivery of business and residential broadband access, corporate VPNs, toll quality telephony, mobile base station feeding, hotspot coverage extension, community interconnection, public safety communications, and mobile voice and data. Alvarion works with several global OEM providers and more than 200 local partners to support its diverse global customer base in solving their last-mile challenges.

As a wireless broadband pioneer, Alvarion has been driving and delivering innovations for more than ten years from core technology developments to creating and promoting industry standards. Leveraging its key roles in the IEEE and HiperMAN standards committees and experience in deploying OFDM-based systems, the Company`s prominent work in the WiMAX Forum is focused on increasing widespread adoption of standards-based products in the wireless broadband market and leading the entire industry to mobile WiMAX solutions.

For more information, visit Alvarion`s World Wide Web site at 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: 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 in ability 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.

Information set forth in this press release pertaining to third parties has not been independently verified by Alvarion and is based solely on publicly available information or on information provided to Alvarion by such third parties for inclusion in this press release. The web sites appearing in this press release are not and will not be included or incorporated by reference in any filing made by Alvarion with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which this press release will be a part of.

You may request Alvarion`s future press releases or a complete Investor Kit by contacting Carmen Deville, Investor Relations: [e-mail] or +1-650.314.2653.

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UPDATE 1-Reuters Summit-Alvarion in talks with DirecTV on WiMax
Tue Aug 9, 2005 12:44 PM ET REUTERS
For other news from the Reuters Telecommunications, Cable and Satellite Summit, click on http://today.reuters.com/summit/SummitInfo.aspx?name=Telecom… (Adds DirecTV declines to comment, AT Kearney comment, background)
NEW YORK, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Network equipment maker Alvarion Ltd. (ALVR.O: Quote, Profile, Research) is in talks with DirecTV Group Inc. (DTV.N: Quote, Profile, Research) about supplying the satellite television service with wireless equipment that would boost its network, according to Alvarion Chief Executive Zvi Slonimsky, speaking at the Reuters Telecommunications, Cable and Satellite Summit.

DirecTV, the biggest U.S. satellite TV service, is exploring the use of the emerging high speed wireless service known as WiMax to provide fast upload speeds for consumers on its network, he said.

This could allow for online video gaming or for consumers to transmit bulky files such as pictures, putting DirecTV in a better position to compete with its cable TV rivals. Cable companies already provide telephone and Internet services. Local phone companies also plan to compete in the video market.

DirecTV`s satellites send video down to its customers but do not currently allow information to travel back up to the network without a phone line.

"Satellite has an issue. They have huge bandwidth downstream but they don`t have an upstream," Slonimsky said on Tuesday at the summit, held at Reuters U.S. headquarters in New York.

Rather than using satellite links to let customers upload or send information, Slonimsky said it could be cheaper for a company such as DirecTV to turn to WiMax, a technology that is being developed to cover entire cities with wireless Internet.

DirecTV, which has said in the past it is considering technologies including WiMax to deliver wireless Internet services, declined to comment.

It spoke about WiMax in a conference call last week but did not give a timeframe for when it could deliver such services.

Andrew Cole, a vice president of the communications and media practice for consultancy AT Kearney, said companies such as DirecTV need to add wireless services in order to compete with cable and telecommunications rivals. Customers are less likely to defect if they buy a package of telephone, Internet and TV service from one provider.

Cole believes that a partnership with a wireless provider such as Sprint (FON.N: Quote, Profile, Research) or T-Mobile USA, owned by Deutsche Telekom AG (DTEGn.DE: Quote, Profile, Research) , would be easier for a company like DirecTV. But he said it could also make sense for the company to build its own WiMax network.

"As long as that solution is cost effective, I see no reason why they cannot be successful," Cole said.

While WiMax is mainly considered as a future technology for Internet access that could cover entire cities or rural areas, Alvarion`s Slonimsky said media companies such as Disney (DIS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) are also looking at how they could use the technology to create new distribution channels for their movies and other content.

"We`re talking to everybody," Slonimsky said. "I`m talking with DirecTV, I`m talking with Disney."

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Ghana Telecom Extends Wired Network with Alvarion Broadband Wireless Equipment
Monday August 15, 6:00 am ET BUSINESS WIRE
eMGW(TM) Selected to Provide Broadband Data and Voice Services in 1.9 GHz


TEL AVIV, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 15, 2005--Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALVR - News), the world`s leading provider of wireless broadband solutions and specialized mobile networks, today announced that Ghana Telecom, the country`s incumbent carrier, is using Alvarion`s eMGW product to expand its telecommunications network to provide high speed data and voice services to business and residential customers. Ghana Telecom has ordered more than $4 million of eMGW equipment since the beginning of 2005, to be shipped and deployed during the course of the year, enabling quick and easy connection to new customers to the existing access network infrastructure in the capital city of Accra where wired access infrastructure is limited.
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"We have invested heavily in upgrading our switching and transmission network in recent years and our experience showed us that using Alvarion`s eMGW wireless product is the most effective way to extend our network to the entire population of Greater Accra," said Jarle Rekve, Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of Ghana Telecom. "We were impressed with the system`s quality of service for toll-quality voice and always-on, broadband data services. We hope to roll out the system in other cities in the near future."

Alvarion`s eMGW is a highly cost-effective point-to-multi-point fixed wireless access system tailor-made for SOHO and residential users. eMGW provides fast Internet access, corporate access and carrier-class telephony in a single system and its innovative `hybrid-switching` architecture uses circuit switching for toll quality voice and packet switching for fast data services to maximize spectrum and equipment utilization. Operating in a wide range of frequencies (800MHz - 5.7GHz), the MGW/eMGW product family has been successfully installed in over 60 countries.

"Our eMGW solution is a perfect fit for low teledensity areas requiring a system that rolls out voice and broadband data services to thousands more subscribers simply and cost-effectively," said Tzvika Friedman, President and COO of Alvarion. "Ghana Telecom is yet another incumbent carrier that shares our vision of wireless broadband as the best economic alternative to traditional wired access, especially in areas lacking in telecommunications infrastructure. We look forward to expanding our relationship."

About Ghana Telecom

Ghana Telecom is Ghana`s national telecom operator and the biggest operator in the country, providing fixed and mobile GSM services in Ghana. It was privatized in 1997, and is currently managed by Telenor Management Partner (TMP) of Norway. Ghana Telecom`s mission is to provide reliable, efficient and flexible telecommunications services to its customers, with emphasis on innovation, technology and continuous manpower development, and meet stakeholders` expectation in attaining regional excellence.

About Alvarion

With more than 2 million units deployed in 130 countries, Alvarion is the worldwide leader in wireless broadband providing systems to carriers, ISPs and private network operators, and also in extending coverage of GSM and CDMA mobile networks to developing countries and other hard to serve areas.

Leading the WiMAX revolution, Alvarion has the most extensive deployments and proven product portfolio in the industry covering the full range of frequency bands with both fixed and mobile solutions. Alvarion`s products enable the delivery of business and residential broadband access, corporate VPNs, toll quality telephony, mobile base station feeding, hotspot coverage extension, community interconnection, public safety communications, and mobile voice and data. Alvarion works with several global OEM providers and more than 200 local partners to support its diverse global customer base in solving their last-mile challenges.

As a wireless broadband pioneer, Alvarion has been driving and delivering innovations for more than ten years from core technology developments to creating and promoting industry standards. Leveraging its key roles in the IEEE and HiperMAN standards committees and experience in deploying OFDM-based systems, the Company`s prominent work in the WiMAX Forum is focused on increasing widespread adoption of standards-based products in the wireless broadband market and leading the entire industry to mobile WiMAX solutions.

For more information, visit Alvarion`s World Wide Web site at 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 of the United States of America. 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 in ability 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.

Information set forth in this press release pertaining to third parties has not been independently verified by Alvarion and is based solely on publicly available information or on information provided to Alvarion by such third parties for inclusion in this press release. The web sites appearing in this press release are not and will not be included or incorporated by reference in any filing made by Alvarion with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which this press release will be a part of.

You may request Alvarion`s future press releases or a complete Investor Kit by contacting Carmen Deville, Investor Relations: [e-mail] or +1.650.314.2653.

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Kenya Data Networks Expands Its Broadband Network with Alvarion to Serve WiMAX-Ready Services to Businesses And ISPS
Thursday August 18, 6:00 am ET BUSINESS WIRE
BreezeMAX(TM) 3500 to Provide Triple Play WiMAX Services In Five Kenyan Cities


TEL AVIV, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 18, 2005--Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALVR - News), the world`s leading provider of wireless broadband solutions and specialized mobile networks, today announced that Kenya Data Networks Ltd. (KDN), a subsidiary of Sameer ICT Group, has ordered an initial deployment of Alvarion`s WiMAX-ready equipment, BreezeMAX(TM) 3500, to bring WiMAX broadband services to businesses and internet service providers (ISPs) in five Kenyan cities. Following successful commercial trials, KDN, an emerging carrier that counts among its customers all the ISPs in Kenya, has now purchased the BreezeMAX to cover the cities of Kisumu, Eldoret, Ukunda, Diani, and Malindi.
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KDN plans to extend services to another ten towns in the upcoming weeks and eventually to the capital city of Nairobi. Upon completion of the BreezeMAX installation, KDN plans to offer triple play services of voice, data and video to its customers. Last year, KDN installed Alvarion BreezeACCESS(TM) OFDM and WALKair(TM) products in the 3.5 GHz frequency bands to supply highly reliable last-mile access services to Kenya`s major ISP`s, banks, universities, multinational corporations, and small-to-medium-sized businesses.

"Over the years, KDN and Alvarion have developed a strong partnership in the East African market that has allowed us to become the undisputed market leader in our region", said Mr. Kai Wulff, Managing Director of KDN. "KDN values Alvarion as a real partner that always has an open ear for special customer needs and market requirement and as a result, Alvarion has enabled us to proceed in our commitment towards the `Universal Access Obligation" that we have with the Kenyan government and eventually we hope to cover more than 70% of Kenya`s population with affordable broadband services."

BreezeMAX is Alvarion`s WiMAX-ready platform that uses OFDM technology for advanced non-line-of-sight (NLOS) functionality to enable operators to offer broadband IP-based data and voice services over a large service area. Its carrier-class design supports broadband speeds and quality of service (QoS) to enable carriers to offer multiple services to thousands of subscribers from a single base station. BreezeMAX networks are already installed with over 100 operators in more than 30 countries.

"For sometime, KDN has shared in Alvarion`s philosophy that wireless broadband is the best economic alternative to traditional wired access, especially for areas with little existing telecommunications infrastructure," said Zvi Slonimsky CEO of Alvarion. "By becoming the first carrier to bring the advantages of WiMAX to Kenya, they will benefit from the innovation and economies of standard-based equipment while their customers will enjoy broadband speeds and quality of service of a WiMAX-ready platform."

Kenya Data Networks Ltd. (KDN)

KDN is a public data network operators in Kenya. KDN was established early in 2003 in the wake of the liberalization of the Kenyan telecommunications market by the Sameer Group, a major Kenyan conglomerate and a pioneer provider of affordable, mobile, telephone services in Kenya. Having invested approximately $10 million in sophisticated data communications infrastructure, in July 2003 KDN launched commercial Leased Line, Frame Relay, and IP Data services aimed at businesses and large institutions in Nairobi and other areas of Kenya. For more information, see www.kdn.co.ke and www.sameer-group.com

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Fabio Zoffi: Startschuss in eine neue Ära der Telekommunikation

Heidelberg, 24.08.05-13:33 – Heute startet die DBD Deutsche Breitband Dienste GmbH in Heidelberg das deutschlandweit erste Funknetz auf Basis des brandneuen WiMAX-Standards unter der Marke " MAXXtelekom" . Damit sind für Unternehmen ab sofort High-Speed- Datenkommunikation (bis zu 8 Mbit/s) und ab Q4 2005 Internet-Telefonie ohne Kabel im Stadtgebiet möglich. Weitere Städte in Deutschland sollen bis Ende des Jahres folgen.

DBD-Chef Fabio Zoffi: "Das ist der Startschuss in eine neue Ära der Telekommunikation! So wie vor über einem Jahrzehnt die Einführung des Mobilfunks der Sprachtelekommunikation neue Möglichkeiten und Freiheiten eingeräumt hat, so ermöglichen jetzt WiMAX-Funknetze, dass nicht nur Sprache sondern auch Datenkommunikation via Internet immer und überall im Stadtgebiet verfügbar ist - und das unabhängig vom Festnetz. Damit wird in Deutschland zum ersten Mal die komplette Entbündelung vom Festnetz möglich."

"Durch die neue WiMAX-Technologie," betont die Vizepräsidentin der Regulierungsbehörde für Telekommunikation und Post Dr. Iris Henseler-Unger anlässlich der offiziellen Eröffnung, "wird der Wettbewerb weiter angekurbelt. Surfen und Datenverkehr werden damit noch günstiger, schneller, flexibler - und in großen Teilen Deutschlands überhaupt erst möglich." Die DBD mit Sitz in Heidelberg ist Pionier im Einsatz der neuen funkgestützten WiMAX-Technologie. Unter der Marke DSLonair hat die DBD seit Anfang 2004 bereits 20 Regionalnetze zunächst in ländlichen Regionen, in denen die Telekom aus wirtschaftlichen oder technischen Gründen kein DSL anbietet, mit Pre-WiMAX-Technologie versorgt.

Ab Ende August bietet die DBD unter der Marke "MAXXtelekom" den Breitband-Internet-Zugang via WiMAX auch dort an, wo Mitbewerber ihre schnellen Internetzugänge über Kabel oder Telefonleitungen anbieten. Zoffi: "Heidelberg ist die erste Stadt Deutschlands mit dem neuen WiMAXStandard." Bürgermeister Prof. Dr. Raban von der Malsburg (1. Bürgermeister von Heidelberg) begrüßt beim Start von "MAXXtelekom" die Vorreiterrolle Heidelbergs als erste WiMAX-Stadt: "Mit dem Einsatz von WiMAX zeigt sich wieder, dass Heidelberg ein zukunftsorientierter Wirtschaftsstandort ist. Unsere Bürger erhalten mit der Funktechnologie eine echte Alternative. Wir sind stolz, allen anderen Städten in Deutschland einen kleinen Schritt voraus zu sein."

Mit der Fachhochschule Heidelberg hat sich bereits ein erster Kunde für "MAXXtelekom" entschieden. "Nach sorgfältigem Vergleich hat WiMAX für uns die Nase vorn" erklärt Herr Professor Hame aus dem Fachbereich Informatik der Fachhochschule. "Diese neue Technologie bietet uns das beste Preis- Leistungs-Verhältnis."

DBD Geschäftsführer und COO Markus Steck: "Wir setzen die neueste Technik ein, die dem erst vor wenigen Tagen endgültig zertifizierten WiMAX-Standard entspricht. Die Technik basiert unter anderem auf dem Rosedale Chip des Chip-Marktführers Intel. Die Installation eines WiMAX-Anschlusses ist denkbar einfach. Oft genügt eine kleine Box mit integriertem Funkmodem, die an den Computer angeschlossen wird. Dort, wo kein direkter Funkkontakt möglich ist, hilft eine Antenne im Außenbereich. DBD kooperiert mit lokalen Fachhändlern, die sich um die Einrichtung eines Anschlusses kümmern."

Mit seinem professionellen Leistungsangebot deckt DBD den Bedarf an performanten Breitbandlösungen für kleine, mittelständische und große Unternehmen ab und dies zu Konditionen, welche äußerst attraktiv sind.

Die Standard-Produkte sind mit einer symmetrischen Bandbreite von 1,5 Mbit/s bis zu 3,5 Mbit/s den Bedürfnissen des Kunden entsprechend flexibel einsetzbar. Darüber hinaus bietet DBD individuelle Projektlösungen mit Bandbreiten von bis zu 155 Mbit/s an.

Ab dem 4. Quartal 2005 wird DBD Telefonie über das Internet (Voice over IP) anbieten und somit den Kunden eine Vereinheitlichung der Infrastruktur von Sprache und Daten ermöglichen.

Dadurch, dass DBD die innovative Funktechnologie WiMAX einsetzt, kann sie unabhängig von kabelgebundenen Infrastrukturbetreibern agieren. Die daraus resultierenden Vorteile an Kostenersparnis und flexibler Installation durch eigene Ressourcen werden direkt an die Kunden weitergegeben.

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Monday August 22, 6:00 am ET

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. & TEL-AVIV, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 22, 2005--
Alvarion`s BreezeACCESS® to Contribute to Reducing Traffic
Congestion and Pollution While Providing Connectivity for Government

Buildings and Vehicles

Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALVR - News), the world`s leading provider of wireless broadband solutions and specialized mobile networks, today announced that the City of Lenexa, Kansas, has selected Alvarion and its systems integration partner, Electronic Technologies, to deploy a citywide mobile and fixed wireless broadband network. Designed to connect government buildings, municipal vehicles, traffic signals, and video cameras throughout Lenexa, the network will improve city operations and efficiency while reducing monthly expenditures on telecommunications. In addition, improved traffic flows from networked traffic lights will contribute to a reduction in local air pollution.

"We are using Alvarion`s BreezeACCESS® VL to connect buildings, cameras and traffic system locations that would be cost prohibitive to connect with fiber," says Michael Lawrence, Lenexa`s CTO. "In addition, we will use the BreezeACCESS 900 platform to broadband to our municipal vehicles. We expect that this combined fixed and mobile, point-to-multi-point network should yield the city tremendous cost savings while increasing the productivity of city workers to the equivalent of 2 hours a day by having broadband data speeds while out in the field."

Using Alvarion`s BreezeACCESS VL, a widely deployed, high-capacity broadband platform with non line-of-sight capability, combined with BreezeACCESS 900, the system offers real-time broadband connectivity in the vehicle by placing a CPE in the car. The first phase of completion, covering over ten square miles, is scheduled for the end of this month. A second phase is planned to extend coverage to the city`s thirty square miles.

Funding became available through the city`s involvement in Operation Greenlight, a nineteen city, multi-agency collaborative effort in the greater Kansas City area organized to reduce pollution and create savings through improved traffic flow. Operation Greenlight is a regional initiative of Mid-America Regional Council, or MARC.

"Lenexa is a showcase for cities interested in bringing broadband services to their employees and citywide operations for cost-effectiveness, better traffic control and reduced air pollution," said Amir Rosenzweig, President of Alvarion, Inc. "We applaud the efforts of Lenexa and look forward to further opportunities in other cities to demonstrate how wireless connectivity translates to a multitude of benefits for the entire municipal ecosystem."

About the City of Lenexa

The City of Lenexa is a growing community in Johnson County, Kansas, part of the greater Kansas City Metro area. With a bedroom population of some 46,000 citizens, and, as Lenexa is host to many high tech companies, the community swells to over 120,000 during the day. For many years, Lenexa has been a municipal leader in internet access, E-Gov applications, high speed private network (ADSL) connectivity for key city employees, etc. In addition Lenexa has also won numerous awards for its avant-garde deployment of technology, and has often been used as a role model for other communities.

About Electronic Technologies, Inc.

Established in 1994, Electronic Technology, Inc. is a woman owned network integration business located in the Kansas City area. The company`s network system engineers have over 70 years of combined computer, video and wireless knowledge and experience.

About Alvarion

With more than 2 million units deployed in 130 countries, Alvarion is the worldwide leader in wireless broadband, providing systems to carriers, ISPs and private network operators, and also in extending coverage of GSM and CDMA mobile networks to developing countries and other hard to serve areas.

Leading the WiMAX revolution, Alvarion has the most extensive deployments and proven product portfolio in the industry covering the full range of frequency bands with both fixed and mobile solutions. Alvarion`s products enable the delivery of business and residential broadband access, corporate VPNs, toll quality telephony, mobile base station feeding, hotspot coverage extension, community interconnection, public safety communications, and mobile voice and data. Alvarion works with several global OEM providers and more than 200 local partners to support its diverse global customer base in solving their last-mile challenges.

For more information, visit Alvarion`s World Wide Web site at 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: 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 in ability 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.

Information set forth in this press release pertaining to third parties has not been independently verified by Alvarion and is based solely on publicly available information or on information provided to Alvarion by such third parties for inclusion in this press release. The web sites appearing in this press release are not and will not be included or incorporated by reference in any filing made by Alvarion with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which this press release will be a part of.

You may request Alvarion`s future press releases or a complete Investor Kit by contacting Carmen Deville, Investor Relations: [e-mail] or +1-650.314.2653

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Alvarion Launches BreezeACCESS(R) 4900 for U.S. Public Safety Use
Tuesday August 23, 6:05 am ET
Market Leading Broadband Wireless Platform Now Delivers High Performance in 4.9GHz to Meet Challenges of Secure, Broadband Communications


MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. & TEL AVIV, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 23, 2005--Alvarion Ltd., (NASDAQ: ALVR - News), the world`s leading provider of wireless broadband solutions and specialized mobile networks, today announced the launch of BreezeACCESS 4900, an extension of its market leading wireless broadband platform using the 4.9GHz frequency band, recently licensed and developed specifically for the U.S. public safety market to meet its secure broadband communication needs. Leveraging Alvarion`s decade of leadership in broadband wireless technology and deployments, the BreezeACCESS 4900 maximizes capacity and range while supporting encryption and the diverse application needs of public safety agencies, including remote video surveillance, traffic flow management, back-up for disaster recovery, leased line replacement and various forms of backhaul. Designed in consultation with numerous public safety experts and potential customers, BreezeACCESS 4900 is currently being introduced to the market and is scheduled to be commercially available in the fourth quarter of this year.
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"This is an exciting development for public safety groups who previously only had access to limited spectrum for narrowband applications and were forced to settle for application results utilizing legacy technologies far behind what was available at the time. Finally, governmental agencies can leverage state-of-the-art broadband technology in support of public safety broadband applications nationwide," says Stephen Devine, Chair of the National Association of Regional Planning Committees (NARPC), a national organization promoting the advocacy of Regional Planning Committees and their public safety initiatives nationwide. "We are pleased that Alvarion, as a wireless broadband and WiMAX market leader, is at the forefront to introduce an innovative and cost-effective 4.9GHz point-to-multipoint product, leveraging its more than ten years of field-proven experience."

Taking advantage of advanced OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) technology, BreezeACCESS 4900 enables high-capacity, non-line-of-sight connections. It offers a comprehensive solution for public safety agencies, including broadband connectivity in vehicles when combined with Alvarion`s BreezeACCESS 900 system. Field proven features allow for point-to-multipoint access, point-to-point backhauling and point-to-multipoint backhauling of other vendors` devices such as sensors, cameras and traffic systems. Furthermore, to meet the rigorous security demands of public safety networks, BreezeACCESS 4900 is FIPS-197 certified and employs federally approved AES encryption.

Built to comply with the FCC`s maximum high power mask, Alvarion`s platform is superior in performance and range when compared with other market alternatives. Also featuring advanced quality of service (QoS), critical traffic prioritization and VoIP mechanisms, BreezeACCESS 4900 combines the provision of data, voice and video services all in real time.

"The BreezeACCESS 4900 demonstrates our ongoing commitment to develop innovative products tailored for specific markets that greatly benefit from broadband capacities such as public safety communications," said Amir Rosenzweig, President of Alvarion, Inc. "Our long experience in supplying broadband equipment to serve governmental needs enhances our understanding of the unique networking challenges of secure and critical information flow. Moreover, our combined offering of the BreezeACCESS platform offers a complete solution to cost-effectively meet both fixed broadband needs as well as mobile connectivity, even at vehicular speeds," he added.

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Alvarion Participating in Intel`s `Digital Communities` Initiative
Tuesday August 23, 2:58 pm ET
Program is Offering, Expanding Broadband Services in Cities Worldwide

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. & TEL AVIV, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 23, 2005--Alvarion Ltd., (NASDAQ: ALVR - News), the world`s leading provider of wireless broadband solutions and specialized mobile networks, today announced its support and active participation in Intel Corporation`s "Digital Communities" initiative. The program will help communities design, develop and deploy comprehensive solutions and services, by leveraging wireless broadband and state-of-the-art computing technologies to enhance government efficiency, promote economic growth, improve services for businesses and citizens and bridge the digital divide.

As part of the initiative, Alvarion`s BreezeACCESS® VL is already supporting solutions in participating cities, such as Corpus Christi. Specifically, Corpus Christi is deploying a large wireless network that will soon span 147 square miles. This "multi-use" network, consisting of several vendors` systems and technology, including Alvarion`s BreezeACCESS VL, allows both public and private users to securely share the same infrastructure, accessing only authorized applications and services. The city expects to significantly benefit from mobile solutions, given 70 percent of its employees work in the field. Three of the solutions deployed focus on building inspection, video surveillance and vehicle location.

"Corpus Christi is one of the first cities to benefit from Intel`s Digital Communities initiative, demonstrating the huge gains that can be achieved when wireless broadband is used for solutions and services such as putting critical information in the hands of mobile workers," says Leonard Scott, Business Unit Manager MIS for the City of Corpus Christi. "With fiber concentrated only in our down-town area, Alvarion technology allows us to reliably connect Wi-Fi mesh nodes, buildings and cameras throughout the remainder of our city cost-effectively."

Separately today, Alvarion also announced the launch of its BreezeACCESS 4900, a solution targeted at the 4.9 GHz licensed band recently allocated by the FCC specifically for public safety use. BreezeACCESS 4900 enables secure, FIPS-197 certified point-to-multipoint and point-to-point broadband connections that can be used for leased line replacement, mesh network and mobile cell feeding, and even metro-scale networking of advanced applications like video surveillance and traffic control. BreezeACCESS 4900 shares a common network management system and platform with BreezeACCESS VL, so municipalities can address both public safety and non-public safety needs within a single, layered network, thus maximizing the value of their network investment. As a result, BreezeACCESS 4900 can bring additional benefits to the Digital Communities initiative.

"Intel is pleased to be working with Alvarion on the Digital Communities initiative, which is designed to help communities use wireless technology and applications to expand and improve services for municipal governments, businesses and citizens," noted Paul Butcher, state and local government marketing manager from Intel. "Alvarion`s work with Corpus Christi is an example of how a city can extend its solutions and expand connectivity to outlying areas that aren`t served by wired broadband."

"Alvarion and Intel have been championing the same vision for wireless broadband for several years, and have worked together often on all our broadband product line projects, so it was logical for us to be part of their Digital Communities effort," commented Amir Rosenzweig, president of Alvarion, Inc. "Wireless broadband, due to it being untethered and metro in scale, solves a diverse range of community needs and all within a limited budget. Given factors such as our company`s worldwide support, wide product range, and the variety of international frequencies and regulations supported, make Alvarion the perfect partner for an initiative of such a large scope," Mr. Rosenzweig added.

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TECH KNOWLEDGE
By Kenneth M. Leon


WiMax Keeps Gathering Momentum
The "ultimate complement to Wi-Fi," it`s expected to be widely available commercially in 2006, with Intel likely leading the way


A number of recent developments since my last column (see BW Online, 6/20/05, "Here Comes WiMax World") indicate that all of the pieces are coming together for WiMax service.

We at Standard & Poor`s Equity Research feel confident that WiMax service will be commercially available in 2006. Trials by telecommunications carriers around the world are already under way. Advertisement

TESTING IN SUNNY SPAIN. We believe WiMax is the ultimate complement to Wi-Fi, capable of back-hauling wireless hot spots and wireless LANs (local area networks) to the Internet, providing campus connectivity, and offering a wireless alternative to cable and DSL for last-mile broadband access. It has a service range of up to 50 kilometers and provides data rates of up to 280 megabits per second per base station.

Just as a refresher, WiMax stands for worldwide interoperability for microwave access. It`s a wireless technology that has been updated from IEEE 802.16 to the 802.16-2004 specifications for fixed wireless services.

Many vendors are beginning to submit their WiMax base-station and customer-premises equipment for network interoperability testing at Cenecom, the WiMax Forum Certification Laboratory, which opened in early August in Malaga, Spain. This means all WiMax products must comply with 802.16-2004 and be certified by Cenecom in Spain.

CORPORATE DONATIONS. Intel (INTC ; ranked hold; recent price: $26) plans to begin shipping its new WiMax chip, known as Rosedale, to customers in late 2005. It has entered into nonexclusive alliances with Alcatel (ALA ; hold; $12) and Nokia (NOK ; hold; $16) to deliver WiMax equipment in the second half of 2005.

This month, Intel said it`s already helping 13 communities in the U.S. and internationally in varied wireless projects like Wi-Fi, and we expect it to expand to broader WiMax networks in the coming months. According to Reuters, Intel expects to work with more than 100 cities around the globe to improve public services via WiMax use.

Many cities are planning Wi-Fi and WiMax networks to bring affordable broadband wireless Internet service to all their residents within a year. Intel has donated capital to projects in several cities, including Philadelphia, Cleveland, Corpus Christi, Tex., and Portland, Ore.

SERVICE-PROVIDER QUESTIONS. Recently, Philadelphia selected EarthLink (ELNK ; hold; $9) and Hewlett-Packard (HPQ ; hold; $27) as finalists in a bidding process for the construction of a citywide wireless broadband network.

While the equipment suppliers and chipmakers see win-win scenarios for deploying WiMax, the picture is far from clear on the service-provider side of the business. Right now, there`s no authorized radio frequency spectrum from the Federal Communications Commission for the issuance of WiMax licenses.

Conventional thinking would suggest, in our view, that licenses are needed for startups to get funded from the capital markets in addition to private-equity firms. So for the major wireless carriers, which paid billions of dollars to the FCC for authorized 3G licenses or additional radio frequency spectrum, how can WiMax be a good thing for their broadband wireless business or return on invested capital?

ROOFTOPS KEY. The U.S. has several emerging fixed wireless carriers, including AirBand, Clearwire, and TowerStream. These carriers believe bandwidth is adequate within 50 megahertz to 500 megahertz bands for Wi-Fi and WiMax without seeking radio frequency licenses from the FCC.

TowerStream will be able to provide quick installation times, with 48-hour guarantees for new equipment that will be SIP-enabled, a stantard that allows for Internet voice service. In early August, TowerStream announced an alliance with Vonage Marketing, a subsidiary of Vonage Holdings, so its customers can choose Vonage`s small-business Net telephone services with low-rate billing.

The barriers to entry may be weak for WiMax from a license regulatory perspective, but some startups believe the value proposition is tied more to building rooftops.

PRICE DROPPING. If a WiMax provider is able to secure "last interference rights" through long-term lease contracts for the tallest buildings` rooftops, these companies may gain a strong advantage over late entrants or incumbent service providers that lack the optimum line-of-sight to the target customers or office buildings in metropolitan markets.

Some of these companies don`t believe you need a uniformed radio frequency in the U.S. market. In our view, vendors can make adjustments in the radio frequency used by the base-station equipment and customer-premises equipment, but the economies of scale that lead to lower WiMax equipment pricing may be problematic.

Nonetheless, TowerStream sees base-station equipment in the $30,000 to $40,000 range in 2006 and self-installed customer gear priced at $400 to $500 per unit initially, then coming down to around $250 in 18 months.

QUALCOMM`S PLAN. OFDMA, which stands for Orthogonal frequency division multiplex access, is the preferred radio air frequency for WiMax. This radio frequency technology has many developers but, in our view, it remains uncertain whether any single one has the OFDMA intellectual-property rights as they relate to WiMax.

Qualcomm (QCOM ; buy; $40), however, a leading developer and innovator of code division multiple access (CDMA) and other advanced wireless technologies, announced in August that it plans to acquire Flarion Technologies, a pioneer and leading developer of OFDMA technology and the inventor of FLASH-OFDM technology for mobile broadband Internet protocol services.

Flarion, with an expansive portfolio of OFDMA intellectual property, has worked closely with several operators worldwide in developing and demonstrating OFDMA technology and products. Qualcomm plans to pay approximately $600 million net of Flarion`s projected cash at closing, in Qualcomm stock and cash, including the assumption of options and warrants at fair value.

LAPTOP PLANS. Upon the satisfaction of certain milestones over the next few years, Qualcomm may also pay an additional $205 million in the form of cash and Qualcomm stock. Completion of the acquisition, which is subject to necessary approvals, is expected later this year.

It`s worth noting that the first WiMax Forum-certified products are targeted for fixed WiMax services, not mobile. The initial certifications will cover equipment in the 3.5-gigahertz frequency band. The forum will make sure all future enhancements to the baseline profiles will support backward compatibility.

Probably by early 2007, the WiMax Forum plans to certify IEEE 802.16e for mobile wireless access from laptops and handhelds. We believe Dell (DELL ; strong buy; $36) and other major PC makers are already talking with Intel and other chipmakers about their design requirements for WiMax inside a laptop.

Other WiMax vendors are busy. In addition to Intel, Japanese chipmaker Fujitsu announced in early 2005 that it had begun developing a chip similar to Rosedale, which it hoped to launch in 2006. Select members of the WiMax Forum -- including Airspan Networks (AIRN ; buy; $5), Alvarion (ALVR ; buy; $9), Aperto Networks, Ensemble Communications, Navini Networks, Nokia, Proxim, and Wi-LAN -- plan to start shipping products in late 2005 or 2006. We would expect Cisco Systems` (CSCO ; buy; $18) Linksys division, Netgear (NTGR ; strong buy; $22), and others to be very active through consumer-electronics channels with WiMax products.



Required Disclosures
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As of June 30, 2005, research analysts at Standard & Poor`s Equity Research Services U.S. have recommended 30.2% of issuers with buy recommendations, 57.5% with hold recommendations and 12.3% with sell recommendations.

In Europe
As of June 30, 2005, research analysts at Standard & Poor`s Equity Research Services Europe have recommended 34.4% of issuers with buy recommendations, 46.8% with hold recommendations and 18.8% with sell recommendations.

In Asia
As of June 30, 2005, research analysts at Standard & Poor`s Equity Research Services Asia have recommended 33.3% of issuers with buy recommendations, 47.2% with hold recommendations and 19.5% with sell recommendations.

Globally
As of June 30, 2005, research analysts at Standard & Poor`s Equity Research Services globally have recommended 31.0% of issuers with buy recommendations, 55.4% with hold recommendations and 13.6% with sell recommendations.



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Net Institutional Purchases - Prior Qtr to Latest Qtr
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warum wurden so viele shares verkauf?kann mir das einer erläutern?

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T-Com Offers Customers Wireless Broadband Services in a WiMAX Field Trial Using Alvarion`s BreezeMAX(TM)
Tuesday September 6, 9:17 am ET
Deutsche Telekom Unit Evaluating WiMAX Technology as Complement to DSL Services in Rural, Urban Service Areas

TEL AVIV, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 6, 2005--Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALVR - News), the world`s leading provider of wireless broadband solutions and specialized mobile networks, today announced that T-Com, the fixed line unit of Deutsche Telekom, has commenced a field trial of WiMAX technology to serve approximately 100 customers with broadband services who were previously unreachable by traditional DSL services using Alvarion`s BreezeMAX 3500 system. The trial is based on regulatory testing licenses. T-Com has grown its DSL service to be one of the largest broadband networks in Europe with more than six million and seven hundred thousand small business and residential customers. T-Com is also known for its progressive approach in working with the latest technologies.
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For the duration of the trial, which is scheduled to run until the end of March 2006, Alvarion`s BreezeMAX base stations have been deployed in Swisttal and St. Augustin near Bonn, Germany, to provide wireless broadband services. This testing stage is part of an overall corporate evaluation of WiMAX technology that T-Com has been conducting, including extensive testing of BreezeMAX in the T-Com`s Innovation Labs in Darmstadt. Siemens, Alvarion`s long time broadband wireless partner, is serving as system integrator and maintenance supplier.

WiMAX technology (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) is a wireless alternative to cable and DSL technologies for last mile broadband access and can also be used to connect 802.11 (WiFi) hotspots to the Internet. Based on the IEEE 802.16 wireless broadband standard, WiMAX provides long service range distances, typically up to 30 km, and supports connectivity without a direct line of sight to a base station.

"We are pleased to reach the stage in which T-Com can offer their customers the benefits of WiMAX technology with our BreezeMAX platform and both companies can gain valuable field experience. We are proud to be working with Deutsche Telekom given its well-deserved reputation as a pioneer in implementing new technology in its networks," commented Zvi Slonimsky, CEO of Alvarion.

BreezeMAX(TM) is Alvarion`s WiMAX-ready platform that uses OFDM technology for advanced non-line-of-sight (NLOS) functionality and is designed for operators to offer broadband IP-based data and voice services. Its carrier-class design supports broadband speeds and quality of service (QoS) to enable carriers to offer multiple services to thousands of subscribers in a single base station. Designed from the ground up according to the IEEE 802.16-2004 standard, the platform serves as a base for Alvarion`s future mobile solution targeted towards the emerging IEEE 802.16e standard for mobile broadband services.

About T-Com

T-Com is the fixed-network unit of Deutsche Telekom AG. With approximately 42,1 million narrowband lines - including T-ISDN channels - and six million and seven hundred thousand broadband lines, T-Com is one of the largest fixed-network providers in Europe. All T-Com activities are based on state-of-the-art network infrastructures, including around 197,000 kilometers of optical fiber and an IP network in which a data volume of around 57,000 terabytes is transmitted every month. T-Com supports residential and small business customers in Germany, Hungary (via Magyar Telekom), Croatia (via T-Hrvatski Telekom) and Slovakia (via Slovak Telecom). In Germany T-Com offers basic fixed-network infrastructure services to other divisions in the Deutsche Telekom Group and third-party telecommunications enterprises. (http://www.t-com.de)

About Siemens

Siemens Communications is one of the largest players in the global telecommunications industry. Siemens is the only provider in the market that offers its customers a full-range portfolio, from devices for end users to complex network infrastructures for enterprises and carriers as well as related services. Siemens Communications is the world`s innovation leader in convergent technologies, products and services for wireless, fixed and enterprise networks. It is the largest Group within Siemens and operates in more than 160 countries around the world. In fiscal 2004 (year-end September 30), its 60,000-strong workforce posted sales of approximately 18 billion euros.

About Alvarion

With more than 2 million units deployed in 130 countries, Alvarion is the worldwide leader in wireless broadband, providing systems to carriers, ISPs and private network operators, and also in extending coverage of GSM and CDMA mobile networks to developing countries and other hard to serve areas.

Leading the WiMAX revolution, Alvarion has the most extensive deployments and proven product portfolio in the industry covering the full range of frequency bands with both fixed and mobile solutions. Alvarion`s products enable the delivery of business and residential broadband access, corporate VPNs, toll quality telephony, mobile base station feeding, hotspot coverage extension, community interconnection, public safety communications, and mobile voice and data. Alvarion works with several global OEM providers and more than 200 local partners to support its diverse global customer base in solving their last-mile challenges.

For more information, visit Alvarion`s World Wide Web site at www.alvarion.com

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Alvarion Announces Commercial Availability of BreezeMAX(TM) PRO CPE for WiMAX Networks
Wednesday September 7, 7:58 am ET
First Vendor to Ship Subscriber Units That Use New Intel WiMAX Chip


TEL AVIV, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 7, 2005--Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALVR - News), the world`s leading provider of wireless broadband solutions and specialized mobile networks, today announced the commercial availability of BreezeMAX PRO, a WiMAX-ready, cost effective customer premises equipment (CPE) that uses the Intel® PRO/Wireless 5116 broadband interface chip. After successful beta trials, Alvarion is now fulfilling orders for the BreezeMAX PRO in volume production quantities for commercial deployments.
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As BreezeMAX PRO is the first commercially available subscriber unit to use the new Intel WiMAX chip, it represents another major industry milestone in moving toward the widespread adoption of WiMAX standard products. It is also the culmination of joint development efforts with Intel since 2003.

As a complete WiMAX-ready solution, Alvarion`s BreezeMAX offers the market a superior mix of price and performance, while enhancing operators` business models with seamless operation in large deployments. Based on Alvarion`s enhanced WiMAX technology, BreezeMAX PRO`s advantages of advanced PHY and MAC result in the highest level of modem performance plus a full suite of networking capabilities.

"We are pleased to be one of the first operators in the world to trial the BreezeMAX PRO CPE," said Carlos Morell, CEO of Iberbanda. "Since we began deploying our large commercial deployment last year using BreezeMAX, we have been able to serve large enterprises, SOHOs and residential users, all from the same base station and benefit from the improved performance and economics of this system."

BreezeMAX(TM) is Alvarion`s WiMAX-ready platform that uses OFDM technology for advanced non-line-of-sight (NLOS) functionality and is designed for operators to offer broadband IP-based data and voice services. Its carrier-class design supports broadband speeds and quality of service (QoS) to enable carriers to offer multiple services to thousands of subscribers in a single base station.

"We are committed to WiMAX technology given its cost effectiveness and ability to support wide-scale deployments," said Bertrand Lebarbier, Assistant General Manager of Altitude Telecom. "The integration of BreezeMAX PRO into our WiMAX-ready networks is a welcome achievement, and we intend to make the most of Alvarion`s market leadership in the WiMAX arena."

The BreezeMAX platform has been designed from the ground up according to the IEEE 802.16-2004 standard and serves as a base for Alvarion`s future mobile solution targeted towards the emerging IEEE 802.16e standard for mobile broadband services.

"With the commercial launch of the BreezeMAX PRO, the first Intel-based CPE, we have now taken the next major step as a company, and as an industry, toward the mainstream use of WiMAX services worldwide. The economic and technological advantages WiMAX offers operators are clearly demonstrated when deploying the BreezeMAX PRO," Zvi Slonimsky, CEO of Alvarion. "BreezeMAX PRO is further proof of our dedication to lead the WiMAX market to standards-based fixed, portable and mobile solutions."

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Incumbent Bezeq Pilots WiMAX Services in Israel Using Alvarion`s BreezeMAX(TM)
Thursday September 15, 8:32 am ET
Broadband Services Being Provided to Underserved Community in Negev Desert

TEL AVIV, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 15, 2005--Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALVR - News), the world`s leading provider of wireless broadband solutions and specialized mobile networks, today announced that Bezeq, the Israel Telecommunication Corporation incumbent, has purchased and deployed a pilot using its WiMAX-ready equipment, BreezeMAX 3500, to provide broadband in the southern Israeli city of Rahat, an underserved community located in the Negev desert. The first WiMAX system in Israel, operating in the 3.5 GHz range, is initially serving public institutions, such as schools and medical facilities where the need for broadband is greatest, and it will have the most impact on people`s daily lives. Bezeq is now developing plans to extend the network to other communities in southern Israel.

This WiMAX pilot builds on an already strong relationship between the two companies. Over the years, Alvarion has supplied Bezeq with wireless systems to deploy thousands of wireless connections for voice and data services throughout Israel.

"We are pleased to supply Bezeq with our industry leading BreezeMAX system to bring broadband services to the underserved areas of Israel," said Zvi Slonimsky, CEO of Alvarion. "We are encouraged by the fact that spectrum was expressly allocated for this purpose and are optimistic about additional uses and more spectrum in 3.5 GHz."

BreezeMAX is Alvarion`s WiMAX-ready platform that uses OFDM technology for advanced non-line-of-sight (NLOS) functionality to enable operators to offer broadband IP-based data and voice services over a large service area. Its carrier-class design supports broadband speeds and quality of service (QoS) to enable carriers to offer multiple services to thousands of subscribers from a single base station. BreezeMAX networks are already installed with over 100 operators in more than 30 countries.

About Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication Corp., Limited

Bezeq is Israel`s national telecommunications provider. Established in 1984, the company has led Israel into the new era of communications, based on the most advanced technologies and services. Bezeq and its subsidiaries offer the full range of telecommunication services including domestic, international and cellular phone services; Internet, ADSL, and other data communications; leased lines, and corporate networks.

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02.10.2005 14:50
Google will drahtlosen Internet-Zugang in San Francisco aufbauen
Google (Nachrichten) < GOOG.NAS> < GGQ1.ETR> will ganz San Francisco mit einem kostenfreien drahtlosen Internet-Zugang abdecken. Der Betreiber der meistgenutzten Internet-Suchmaschine beteiligt sich an einer Ausschreibung für das Projekt, bei dem am Freitagabend (Ortszeit) die Frist für Anmeldungen ablief.

Der Schritt gibt Spekulationen neue Nahrung, Google wolle in den USA ein landesweites so genanntes Wi-Fi-Netz für drahtlosen Internet- Zugang aufbauen. Damit würde das aufstrebende Unternehmen bestehende Internet-Provider angreifen. Derzeit gebe es aber keine Pläne für ein landesweites Netz, wurde der zuständige Google-Manager Chris Sacca am Samstag von der " New York Times" zitiert.

Die Ausschreibung in San Francisco geht auf eine Initiative von Bürgermeister Gavin Newsom für ein flächendeckendes Wi-Fi-Netz zurück. Es soll entweder sehr günstig oder ganz kostenlos und sowohl an öffentliche Plätzen als auch zuhause nutzbar sein. San Francisco hat etwa 800.000 Internet-Nutzer. Mehr als ein Dutzend Bewerbungen wurden eingereicht. Das Google-Netz soll eine Bandbreite von 300 KBit pro Sekunde haben und wäre damit deutlich langsamer als Breitbandkabel, die zum Beispiel bei DSL bei 1 MBit/Sekunde anfangen.

San Francisco gilt wegen seiner vielen Hügel und hoher Gebäude als schwieriges Pflaster für den Aufbau eines drahtlosen Netzes. Daher plant Google, bis zu 30 Antennen pro Quadratmeile (2,6 Quadratkilometer) zu installieren. Die Gesamtfläche von San Francisco beträgt gut 600 Quartatkilometer, davon entfallen aber nur 121 Quadratkilometer auf Land.

Google weitet sich derzeit rasant über das anfängliche Suchmaschinen-Geschäft aus. Unter anderem wurden Mail-Funktion und Internet-Telefonie eingeführt. Angesichts mehrerer freier Milliarden Dollar nach dem zweiten Börsengang wird über weitere ambitionierte Projekte spekuliert./so/DP/zb

ISIN US38259P5089

AXC0010 2005-10-02/14:45

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TEL AVIV, Sept 26 - Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALVR), the world`s leading provider of wireless broadband solutions and specialized mobile networks, today announced that Cable&Wireless is deploying a $1.5 million cellular network, a compact GSM system, to provide voice services to the residents of the Falkland Islands for the first time.
"Alvarion`s compact GSM system is exactly the kind of reliable and cost effective solution that we look for in providing services to the mountainous Falkland Islands with its population of a few thousand residents," said Rick Hall, CEO of Cable&Wireless.
"We have the flexibility to provide high quality voice services and advanced features, initially around Stanley and Mount Pleasant, but eventually extending to cover more of the rural areas.
"Alvarion`s GSM system offers distributed architecture designed optimally for small to medium size GSM networks. Its easy deployment, low startup costs and scalability, make for an ideal solution for island landscape and topography. By using this system, operators may offer subscribers a wide range of value-added services, including voicemail, short message service and prepaid calling."
"We look forward to completing the island deployment as it is the perfect application for our GSM network that reaches the un-reachable," said Zvi Slonimsky, CEO of Alvarion. "The system is built to cope with rough terrain while delivering the necessary bandwidth of a robust, reliable network in a remote location.
"We are pleased to add Cable&Wireless to our growing list of top tier carrier customers."

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AM 9.11. werden die Zahlen des 3. QUARTALS 2005 von ALVR veröffentlicht.


Press Release Source: Alvarion Ltd.

Telabria to Launch Broadband Network in UK Using Alvarion Equipment
Monday October 3, 2:00 am ET
Voice over IP and Symmetric Data Services to be Provided to Residents, Businesses in South East England

TEL AVIV, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2005--Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALVR - News), the world`s leading provider of wireless broadband solutions and specialized mobile networks, today announced the launch by Telabria Networks of a broadband network in the county of Kent, England, using its BreezeACCESS® VL and BreezeNET® B equipment. Following intensive trials in and around southeast England, Telabria selected Alvarion equipment to offer voice over IP (VoIP) and broadband data services throughout the county to reach the more than 50% of Kent`s 1.5 million residents and 60,000 businesses as an alternative to xDSL.
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"Unlike other products we tested, BreezeACCESS VL performed exactly as advertised giving us the confidence to begin deploying service immediately," said Jim Baker, CEO and Founder of Telabria Networks. "Specifically we selected VL due to the platform`s compact form factor, its low latency and jitter in support of VoIP services, and the system`s real-world throughput and performance meeting our stringent requirements overall. Just as important, Alvarion demonstrated a healthy supply chain able to meet the rapid growth in network and subscriber base that we anticipate in the future."

Alvarion`s widely deployed BreezeACCESS VL system enables operators to offer VoIP and data services to SMEs, SOHOs, and telecommuters at speeds of up to 25 Mbps per user. The network will operate in 5.8GHz, a band lightly regulated by OFCOM, the UK frequency regulatory body, for fixed broadband wireless operations. The initial roll out includes the city of Canterbury and borough of Swale, with additional areas planned as part of Telabria`s ongoing network expansion throughout 2005 and 2006.

BreezeACCESS VL`s enhanced features such as high capacity, encryption, quality of service (QoS) mechanisms, OFDM technology supporting non-line-of-sight (NLOS) operation, and extended reach of up to 20 kilometers (12.5 miles), enable carriers, mobile operators, ISPs, enterprises and others to offer WiMAX capabilities today. Alvarion`s BreezeNET B is a wireless point-to-point bridging solution that operates in 5GHz band and serves as an efficient and highly secure solution for building-to-building connectivity and backhauling. It is a cost-effective alternative to expensive leased lines, providing a near-instant link for connecting remote local offices to headquarters, isolated buildings on campuses and industrial zones.

"Telabria`s network is significant due to its large scope in terms of area covered and intended subscribers, and that a combination of data and voice services are being offered to customers," said Tzvika Friedman, CEO of Alvarion. "We are pleased to extend our presence in the UK and look forward to helping other innovative challengers build additional networks to fill holes in the wired broadband network."

About Telabria Networks

Established in 2003, Telabria is an award-winning regional network operator and wireless product developer based in the United Kingdom. Telabria is building the UK`s largest next-generation network that leverages WiMAX-class technology to deliver data, voice and video to enterprise, business, and residential customers. Telabria`s service offering - Skylink - offers symmetrical Internet connectivity up to 10Mbps and private circuits up to 45Mbps, with integrated VoIP services. Skylink overcomes the technical barriers of copper-based networks such as line distance and speed, while offering customers significant savings and greater flexibility. Telabria`s mSystem family of radio mesh devices deliver wide-area Wi-Fi coverage in campus, metro, and public transportation markets. For more information, visit www.telabria.com.

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Alvarion Reports Third Quarter 2005 Results; BreezeMAX(TM) Leads the Industry in Deployments Reaching 20% of Q3 Revenue



TEL AVIV, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 9, 2005--Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALVR), the leading provider of wireless broadband solutions and specialized mobile networks , today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2005.

Revenue for the third quarter reached $45.0 million, down 4% sequentially from $47.0 million in the second quarter of 2005, and down 14% from $52.2 million in the third quarter of 2004. Q3 revenue continued to show the effect of a major product transition from proprietary solutions to ones based on the 802.16 standard. The comparison with Q3 2004, primarily reflects the impact of a single large customer which accounted for approximately 30% of revenue in the year ago period. Excluding the impact of the large customer in Q3 2004, revenue increased more than 20% in Q3 2005 versus the year earlier period, reflecting addition of the compact cellular business and broad-based demand for wireless broadband solutions, including BreezeMAX, Alvarion`s WiMAX platform. Gross margin was 45% in Q3 of 2005, consistent with Alvarion`s target operating model.

On a GAAP basis, the company reported a net loss of $(5.5) million, or ($0.09) per share. This compares with net loss of $(3.6) million, or $(0.06) per share in Q2 and net income of $3.7 million, or $0.06 per diluted share in the third quarter of 2004.

Excluding amortization of acquired intangibles and deferred stock compensation of an aggregate of $1.1 million in the third and second quarter of 2005, and $0.7 million in the third quarter of 2004, on a non-GAAP basis, Q3 net loss was $(4.4) million, or ($0.07) per share, compared with net loss of $(2.5) million, or $(0.04) per share in the prior quarter, and a non-GAAP net profit of $4.4 million, or $0.07 per diluted share in Q3 of 2004. See attached table showing the reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP figures.

Comments of Management

"Q3 included several important achievements including the excellent demand for our new subscriber unit using Intel`s WiMAX chip during its first month of availability and the recent large orders secured for our cellular mobile solution," said Tzvika Friedman, CEO of Alvarion. "We view these as positive signs for the future.

"We continue to invest aggressively for our long-term future. Our increase in operating expenses versus a year ago reflects our focus on the successful integration of the compact cellular operations plus a very strong commitment to future versions of the 802.16 standard and the development of portable and mobile WiMAX solutions.

"From a strategic perspective, our progress is demonstrated by more than 30 commercial deployments of our solution based on the 802.16 WiMAX standard. BreezeMAX revenue grew again in Q3 to reach 20% of total revenue. Our advanced, feature-rich solution, combined with our depth of experience and clear roadmap, is responsible for our leading the industry in commercial deployments and WiMAX-related revenue. The next milestone will be the first shipments of our advanced indoor self-install version of the Intel-based CPE with switching antennas and subchannelization support. We believe that the availability of self-install products will be a catalyst for growth of the industry and of our growth next year."

Strategic Initiatives

"There are several elements of our strategy to grow revenue and improve profitability," continued Mr. Friedman. "We plan to maintain and reinforce our position as the market leader in fixed wireless broadband by continuing to introduce standards-based, feature-rich solutions that improve the business case of the operators. We also intend to leverage our technology, know-how, brand name recognition, and our position as the largest player in broadband wireless access business, plus our field-experience and strategic relationships, to become an early leader in the promising area of mobile WiMAX. Mobile broadband will be a very large market and we believe that it will be served by multiple technologies, including WiMAX. We see attractive opportunities in both fixed and mobile WiMAX, and everything in-between such as portable solutions, for years to come.

"To accelerate our growth in the compact cellular market, we will continue utilizing our operating skills to expand channels, improve processes, and continue product innovation. Projects like the ones with Outremer and Cable & Wireless clearly demonstrate that we are gaining traction and we are optimistic about winning additional projects.

"Next year we will transition to a more decentralized structure with fewer layers of management as part of organizing the company to focus all types of fixed broadband wireless access, portable and mobile WIMAX, and compact cellular solutions," added Mr. Friedman. "We will have three operating units: Broadband Wireless Access, Cellular Mobile and Broadband Mobile, each with its own R&D, business development and marketing functions and with a senior executive in charge of the unit. In addition, we will have a single sales and support unit that will be responsible for all customers across all product lines, as well as a unified corporate operations group to improve efficiency and promote best practices across the entire organization. We are creating a structure that puts strong managers in charge of each of our key initiatives, enables us to maintain the flexibility to adjust to changing market dynamics, and supports our future growth."

Q4 Guidance

The Company`s revenue guidance for Q4 2005 is $45 million to $50 million. At this revenue range, per share results are expected to range between a loss of 5 and 9 cents per share, while the non-GAAP loss per share, which excludes amortization of intangibles and deferred stock compensation, is expected to range between 3 and 7 cents.

Alvarion`s management will host a conference call today, November 9, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the quarter. To participate in the call, please dial one of the following numbers approximately five minutes prior to the scheduled start time: USA: [phone]; International: [phone].

The public is invited to listen to the live webcast of the conference call. For details please visit Alvarion`s website at www.alvarion.com. An archive of the on-line broadcast will be available on the website. A replay of the call will be available from 12:30 p.m. EDT on November 9 through 11:59 p.m. EDT on November 16, 2005. To access the replay, please call USA: 320-365-3844, International: [phone]. To access the replay, users will need to enter the following code: 798762.

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Alvarion Building Island-Wide Municipal Broadband Wireless Network in Hokkaido, Japan with Hokkaido Seiko Time Systems; After Successful Deployment In the Town of Koshimizu, Additional Municipalities Now Ordering BreezeACCESS(R) VL in 4.9GHz



TEL-AVIV, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 2005--Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALVR), the world`s leading provider of wireless broadband solutions and specialized mobile networks, today announced additional orders to extend the BreezeACCESS VL network, following a successful initial deployment in the town of Koshimizu, located on Hokkaido Island, Japan. Hokkaido Seiko Time Systems (HSTS), Alvarion`s local partner and the system integrator, is responsible for extending the network to additional municipalities throughout the island

"We are pleased to be part of bringing the broadband revolution to northern Japan," said Mr.Yasumasa Ito, President of Hokkaido STS. "We began deployment in Koshimizu with a 2.4GHz wireless network, but we soon realized that the band had too many limitations preventing access to many of the city`s residents, including line-of-sight, coverage, and slow speeds. Alvarion`s BreezeACCESS VL solved these challenges for us, due to its advanced OFDM technology for non line-of-sight operation (NLOS) and its use of the less congested 4.9GHz band where the channels are larger. Since this deployment, several other major cities in Hokkaido have contacted us to understand how they could take advantage of the system, and we are now following through on deployments and plans with each of them. We look forward to continued successful network launches with Alvarion," Mr. Ito-san added.

Within the next three years, Hokkaido Seiko Time Systems plans to deploy thousands more Alvarion CPEs throughout Hokkaido Island and expand its installation in and around the city of Koshimizu to supply residences with broadband data services as well as provide connectivity among the municipality`s offices, libraries, schools, and in and around the train station.

BreezeACCESS VL`s enhanced features such as OFDM non-line-of-sight (NLOS), extended reach of more than 20 kilometers (12.5 miles), high capacity, encryption, and quality of service (QoS) mechanisms enable carriers, mobile operators, ISPs, enterprises and others to provide WiMAX services today. With its advanced features such as 10MHz channel spacing and automatic clear channel selection (ACCS) and its built-in spectrum analyzer to monitor the noise on each channel, BreezeACCESS VL enables greater flexibility in frequency planning.

"This network represents the further strengthening of Alvarion`s presence in Asia Pacific," commented Tzvika Friedman, CEO of Alvarion. "BreezeACCESS VL`s high capacity and NLOS capabilities, combined with its compliance with strict Japanese regulations, make it the optimal solution to enable Japanese municipalities to have their own broadband networks while providing operators with an excellent business model."

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ALVR USD 8,64 (knapp 4 Mio Aktien bereits umgesetzt!)

Cramer`s `Mad Money` Recap: Strike Up the Broadband

By TheStreet.com Staff
11/17/2005 7:11 PM EST

Cramer is bullish on Israeli wireless broadband connectivity company Alvarion (ALVR:Nasdaq - commentary - research - Cramer`s Take) as a play on the expected growth in WiMax.

WiMax, said Cramer, could be huge as it has a range of 30 miles as opposed to WiFi, which is measured in feet.

Alvarion has made a profit in just two years of its 10-year history, though, said Cramer. But, at $7.67 -- where the stock closed Thursday -- the stock is cheap, he said.

Cramer believes that Alvarion`s stock has bottomed and that the catalyst for the stock to move higher should come early next year when industry standards for WiMax are expected to be decided upon.

Asked about the possibility of Alvarion getting acquired, Cramer said he never speculates on takeovers when a company`s earnings are declining. He is "playing it for the earnings, and they`ve got to come back."

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Bei 1,83 Mio Aktien jetzt schon 9,12 USD...

ALVR
UPGRADES & DOWNGRADES HISTORY

Date Research Firm Action From To
21-Nov-05 Morgan Joseph Initiated Buy
3-Aug-05 CIBC Wrld Mkts Downgrade Sector Perform Sector Underperform
5-Jul-05 Oppenheimer Downgrade Buy Neutral
23-Feb-05 CE Unterberg Towbin Initiated Market Perform
16-Feb-05 First Albany Downgrade Buy Neutral
19-Jan-05 Merriman Curhan Ford Downgrade Buy Neutral
1-Sep-04 Roth Capital Initiated Buy
11-Aug-04 Oppenheimer Initiated Buy
29-Jun-04 Wachovia Downgrade Outperform Mkt Perform
29-Jun-04 Pacific Growth Equities Initiated Over Weight
26-May-04 Wachovia Initiated Outperform
11-May-04 Merriman Curhan Ford Initiated Buy
21-Apr-04 IRG Research Initiated Buy
4-Dec-03 First Albany Initiated Buy
9-Jul-03 CIBC Wrld Mkts Upgrade Sector Underperform Sector
17-May-02 CIBC Wrld Mkts Downgrade Buy Hold
3-May-02 Investec PMG Downgrade Buy Hold
7-Feb-02 USB Piper Jaffray Downgrade Outperform Market Perform
19-Oct-01 Bear Stearns Initiated Neutral
3-Oct-01 CIBC Wrld Mkts Downgrade Strong Buy Buy
13-Aug-01 Salomon Smth Brny Initiated Buy
2-Aug-01 CSFB Initiated Buy

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France Telecom Affiliate Ikatel Mali Deploying Alvarion`s WiMAX Solution
Monday November 28, 6:00 am ET
GSM Operator To Provide Fixed Broadband Services To Corporate and Residential Subscribers Using BreezeMAX(TM)


MOUNTAINVIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 28, 2005--Alvarion Ltd., (NASDAQ: ALVR - News), the world`s leading provider of wireless broadband solutions and specialized mobile networks, today announced that Ikatel, an affiliate of France Telecom offering broadband data services in the West African country of Mali, will install Alvarion`s BreezeMAX(TM) 3500 system, including hundreds of CPEs based on the Intel WiMAX chip to deploy a WiMAX network in the capital city of Bamako. Ikatel, a leading GSM and Internet operator in Mali, expects to deploy the network by year-end.
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"We are excited to bring advanced WiMAX technology to the corporate and residential market using Alvarion`s BreezeMAX," said Amadou Deme, chief technical officer of Ikatel Mali. "They are hungry for broadband services, and BreezeMAX definitely fits our requirements for quick installation and overall costs. In addition to providing us the best possible technological solution, Alvarion had a true understanding of our special network needs, business environment and gave us the right level of support all along the way. We are firm in our commitment to bring affordable Internet services to Mali`s population and are confident that WiMAX will enable us to succeed."

BreezeMAX(TM) is Alvarion`s award winning, WiMAX platform that has been designed from the ground up according to the IEEE 802.16-2004 standards using OFDM technology for advanced non-line-of-sight (NLOS) functionality. Its carrier-class design supports broadband speeds and quality of service (QoS) to enable carriers to offer triple play broadband services to thousands of subscribers from a single base station. Since its launch in mid-2004, BreezeMAX has been successfully deployed in over 130 installations in more than 30 countries around the world. Already an integral part of WiMAX networks in Europe and Latin America, this is the first deployment in Africa of the BreezeMAX PRO CPE with the Intel PRO/Wireless 5116 WiMAX chip.

"WiMAX, and specifically BreezeMAX, are key enablers of the availability of advanced broadband services worldwide, including Africa," said Tzvika Friedman, CEO and President of Alvarion. "Using our BreezeMAX PRO CPE with the Intel WiMAX chip inside, the Ikatel network and others like it show the strong and immediate acceptance of Intel based subscriber units, and these networks are creating a new benchmark of capabilities in the market. Ikatel is a dynamic operator who will be deploying a feature rich, wireless solution with the highest quality of service, while benefiting from the improved economics of WiMAX."

About Ikatel

Subsidiary of Sonatel, member of France Telecom Group, Ikatel SA is a global Telecom Operator in Mali since February 2003. Within two and a half years of commercial deployment, Ikatel became the leader of the GSM Mobile network in Mali, with more than 550,000 subscribers and the most valuable provider of comprehensive solutions of telecommunications for corporate customers. Ikatel is the pioneer in the market for technological innovations. Ikatel is strongly commitment to democratize the telecommunications market in Mali to bring about affordable usage of Internet services based on WiMAX technology. For further information, please visit our Web site: www.ikatel.net

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Wimax-Branchentreff in Wien

Die internationale Wimax-Branche trifft sich derzeit zur Konferenzmesse Wimax World Europe in Wien. Die Veranstaltung ist geprägt von zahlreichen "Erstlingen" – fast jeder Aussteller ist darauf erpicht, mit einer technischen Errungenschaft Erster zu sein. Der Jubelstimmung der Lieferanten steht eine gewisse Skepsis potenzieller Kunden gegenüber.

So manch möglicher Wimax-Netzbetreiber weiß noch nicht, für welche Variante er sich entscheiden soll: Infrage kommen der klassische Wimax-Standard (IEEE 802.16d-2004) für Festinstallationen als DSL-Ersatz sowie die Version für mobile Clients (IEEE 802.16e-2005). Obendrein gibt es zahlreiche proprietäre Angebote, die oft durch Bezeichnungen wie "Pre-Wimax" oder "Wimax ready" auffallen. Noch dazu muss auch das passende unlizenzierte Frequenzspektrum ausgewählt oder von einer Regulierungsbehörde lizenziert werden.

Der kanadische Hersteller Redline Communications ist stolz darauf, als erster und nach eigenen Angaben bisher einziger Lieferant eine vom Wimax Forum zertifizierte Komplettlösung mit Fixed-Basisstationen und -Endgeräten anzubieten, die mit Chips von Wavesat Wireless funken (802.16d). Bereits 40 zertifizierte Systeme hat Redline nach eigenen Angaben ausgeliefert. Tatsächlich haben erst neun Unternehmen überhaupt etwas zertifiziert und damit die Interoperabilität ihrer Produkte mit jenen von Dritten unter Beweis gestellt. So offeriert Wavesat Wireless den angeblich ersten und einzigen Wimax-Adapter im Mini-PCI-Format für Notebooks. Bald sollen USB-Dongles und PCI-Express-Karten folgen. Gemeinsam bewerkstelligen Redline und Wavesat auch Softhandover: Dabei bricht die Verbindung beim Funkzellenwechsel zwar kurz ab, wird aber softwaregesteuert ohne User-Interaktion sofort wieder aufgebaut.

Alvarion ist derweil der erste Anbieter, der bei Mobile Wimax (802.16e) nahtloses Handover von einer Zelle zur nächsten demonstriert hat. Dass seinerzeit die Basisstationen und nicht das Endgerät bewegt wurden, sei durch die Platzverhältnisse auf der CTIA Wireless in Las Vegas bedingt gewesen. Das israelische Unternehmen hat nach eigenen Angaben einen Anteil von 40 Prozent am weltweiten Markt für drahtlose Breitbandnetze und 80 Prozent am Wimax-Markt (802.16d). 160 Betreiber in 30 Ländern würden bereits Alvarion-Produkte einsetzen oder testen. Dazu zählen Wimax Telecom in Österreich (3000 Kunden) und der Slowakei sowie die spanische Iberbanda, die mit rund 800 Basisstationen mehrere zehntausend Nutzer versorgen soll. Die T-Com erprobt in Enzen und Berg bei Bonn Alvarion-Infrastruktur. Zum Jahresende möchte der Hersteller die ersten Mobile-Wimax-Netze (802.16e) ausliefern; Zertifizierungen beim Wimax-Forum sind geplant.

Motorola kann sich indes für Wimax fixed nicht erwärmen und lässt auf sein proprietäres Canopy-Portfolio gleich eine Mobile-Entwicklung folgen. Ein solches Netz wird ab dem zweiten Halbjahr von Wateen Telecom in Pakistan errichtet, die dortige Installation gilt zurzeit als weltweit größte. Navini meldet die kommerzielle Auslieferung der ersten Dual-Mode-Basisstationen. Gemeint ist damit proprietäre Technik, die später mittels Software-Update auf 802.16e aktualisiert werden kann. Navini zählt über 50 Netzbetreiber auf sechs Kontinenten zu seinen Kunden. Beceem Communications betont nach wie vor, den einzigen kommerziell verfügbaren 802.16e-Chipsatz für Endgeräte zu haben. Altera und Sequans zeigen gemeinsam Bausteine, die nach eigener Darstellung der erste Chipsatz für 802.16e-Basistationen sind.

Unterdessen wächst das Hardware-Angebot auch bei Software Defined Radios: Das belgische Startup AsicAhead hat einen programmierbaren Breitband-Hochfrequenzchip für 802.16e herausgebracht. Der AA1001 weist je vier Sende-/Empfangskanäle auf, die zwischen 700 MHz und 6 GHz funken sowie Kanalbreiten von 200 kHz bis 20 MHz verarbeiten. Der geplante Nachfolger AA1002 soll obendrein auch für andere Funkstandards, etwa GSM oder UMTS, einsetzbar sein. (Daniel AJ Sokolov) / (ea/c't)

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Alvarion Announces New BreezeACCESS(R) VL 4.0, Offering Carrier Class Triple Play Services in 5GHz
Monday June 5, 7:00 am ET
New Version Supports Unparalleled Throughput, QoS for Toll Quality VoIP, Multimedia Services


TEL AVIV, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 5, 2006--Alvarion Ltd., (NASDAQ: ALVR - News), the world's leading provider of wireless broadband solutions and specialized mobile networks, today announced its new BreezeACCESS® VL 4.0 system offering carrier class triple play services in the 5GHz bands. Supporting an unparalleled 40,000 packets per second per sector and quality of service (QoS) to address the growing need for VoIP and multimedia services, version 4.0 is backward compatible with all previously released BreezeACCESS VL hardware versions.

The world's most deployed OFDM-based multipoint broadband access solution for the 5GHz bands, the VL now supports toll quality voice and other triple play services due to its highly efficient air utilization, high-capacity throughput for all packet sizes, and call admission control using a unique dynamic resource allocation protocol (DRAP) mechanism. Using multimedia application prioritization (MAP), version 4.0 supports high performance voice and video through the implementation of a unique wireless link prioritization (WLP) protocol. Tests have indicated that the use of MAP is mandatory to support both toll quality VoIP and broadband data simultaneously.

"The growing use of voice and video services over broadband has made QoS and high capacity support of small packet traffic a must for accelerating operator business models and our new BreezeACCESS VL 4.0 satisfies that critical need," said Rudy Leser, Alvarion's corporate vice president of strategy and marketing. "In contrast to legacy systems that can only offer 'best efforts' services, toll quality VoIP requires advanced QoS algorithms as businesses everywhere increasingly see VoIP as a viable, cost effective alternative. Moreover, municipal mesh networks, homeland security, public safety, and vertical applications, such as monitoring and maintaining oil rigs or other industrial assets will also benefit greatly from support of real-time video and voice applications in the 5GHz bands."

The BreezeACCESS VL 4.0 also offers other new features, such as security enhancements with segregated secure networks within networks through the use of VLAN QinQ 802.3ad, options for a FIPS 197 certified encryption mode, and the ability to allow and block specific CPE access. While its exceptional airlink efficiency translates into more overall network capacity, the VL 4.0 is even quicker and simpler to install and scale with its ability to do automatic scanning of both 10 and 20 MHz channels to determine the best connection. And with this new version, BreezeACCESS VL is now certified according to the updated ETSI EN 301 893 revision 1.3.1 standards.

To date, more than 100,000 units of the BreezeACCESS VL have been installed in more than 100 countries worldwide, including with large carriers such as Verizon Avenue and British Telecom. With a superior combination of features including OFDM non-line-of-sight (NLOS) performance, extended reach of more than 20 kilometers (12.5 miles), high capacity, encryption, and QoS mechanisms, carriers, mobile operators, ISPs, enterprises and others can use the VL to provide triple play services to business and residential subscribers in the 5GHz bands. With a per chassis maximum capacity on the base station of over 300 Mbps in a single 3U shelf, carriers can now offer subscribers up to 32 Mbps (net FTP). The BreezeACCESS VL is supported by AlvariSTAR(TM), a carrier-class network management system that simplifies network deployment and enables rapid expansion of a service provider's customer base with effective fault management for quick resolution.

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WiMAX: Hat die Zukunft schon begonnen?

Breitband für alle, die nicht per Kabel zu erreichen sind 05.06.2006

Über WiMAX wurde schon einiges geschrieben. Tatsächlich spricht viel dafür, dass diese Funktechnologie in Zukunft eine tragende Rolle spielen wird. Der Aufbau von WiMAX-Netzen ist im Vergleich zum herkömmlichen Mobilfunk sehr einfach und kostengünstig. Weniger klar sind die Geschäftsmodelle für den künftigen Einsatz dieser Technologie, und auch die Frage der Frequenzen ist in Deutschland leider noch nicht geklärt. Im Rahmen der Internationalen Handelsblatt Jahrestagung Telekom Markt Europa, die derzeit in Bonn stattfindet, stellte Simon Wilder von Redline Communications unter dem Motto "WiMAX - The Future Starts Now" seine Sicht auf WiMAX vor.

Er begann seinen Vortrag mit dem Hinweis, dass 70 Prozent der Bevölkerung relevanter Märkte nicht per Kupferleitung erreicht wird. Länder wie Brasilien, Südafrika oder Polen hätten eine große Nachfrage nach Breitband, aber nicht die entsprechende Infrastruktur, um diese Nachfrage zu befriedigen. Daher sei WiMAX die Technologie der Wahl. Auch sei WiMAX sehr gut geeignet, um die digitale Kluft zu überbrücken, die sich zwischen den entwickelten Ländern in den Industrienationen und den wenig entwickelten Ländern des Südens auftue.

Es gibt zwei Möglichkeiten für WiMAX: Der Markt für stationäre Breitbandnutzung, der auf dem Standard 802.16 2004 aufsetzt und den für die nomadische Nutzung mit mobilen Geräten auf Basis von WiMAX 802.16 2005. Für die stationäre Nutzung sind vor allen hohe Bandbreiten relevant. Mit dem stationären WiMAX können Firmen und Haushalte mit Breitband versorgt werden. Das Roaming ist mit diesen Zugängen nur sehr beschränkt, ein seamless handover gar nicht möglich. Verlässt der Nutzer seine WiMAX-Zelle, bricht die Verbindung ab. Realisiert werden diese Verbindungen im 3,5 GHz-Spektrum.

Bei der nomadischen Nutzung stehe die Netzabdeckung im Vordergrund, es soll eine möglichst große Reichweite gewährleistet werden. In WiMAX 802.16 2005-Netzen soll für die volle Mobilität der Nutzer Roaming und seamless handover selbstverständlich sein. Diese Netze arbeiten mit 2,5 GHz. Als wichtigste Voraussetzungen für einen Erfolg von WiMAX nannte Wilder Time Division Duplexing (TDD), eine Architektur, die auf offenen Standards beruhe, sowie die Entwicklung von Komponenten für Carrier und eine vorausschauende Netzwerk- und Marktplanung. Aktuell ist Redline Communications an WiMAX-Projekten mit über 50 Netzbetreibern beteiligt. Erfolgreiche Projekte hat das Unternehmen schon mit der kroatischen T-Hrvatski Telekom, mit Saudi Telecom und mit China Netcom realisiert.

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