Alvarion’s 4Motion® solution to enable cutting-edge 4G mobile broadband services using 3.5GHz frequency band

Tel Aviv, Israel., October 6, 2009 — Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALVR), the world’s leading provider of WiMAX and wireless broadband solutions, today announced it has been selected by Clearwire International, LLC, a holding entity of Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ: CLWR), to supply its mobile WiMAX 802.16e solution for an initial deployment in Spain. Clearwire plans to offer innovative 4G services there in selected urban areas during 2010, such as high-speed internet, VoIP and video to consumers and businesses.
Under the agreement, Alvarion will supply Clearwire, its 4Motion Mobile WiMAX 802.16e solution that incorporates the WiMAX Forum® Certified™ BreezeMAX® platform for the 3.5 GHz frequency band.  BreezeMAX is designed to optimize network efficiency and enable superior coverage. The network will be built using an all-IP, open WiMAX architecture to allow Clearwire to leverage its global ecosystem of best of breed partners and solutions.
“We believe the evolution and maturity of the mobile WiMAX standard has helped to position Clearwire as a leader in meeting the pent up demand for wireless broadband services,” said Barry West, President, Clearwire International. “Alvarion’s global WiMAX deployment experience and ability to support Clearwire’s requirements made them an obvious choice as a supplier for our services in Spain. Alvarion’s proven WiMAX solutions will serve a crucial role in helping Clearwire bring high speed wireless broadband services to our customers.”

“We are delighted to be selected by Clearwire as a key partner as it continues to drive the mobile broadband industry with its truly open Internet approach. We applaud Clearwire’s visionary approach of providing an open network access to its customers,” said Tzvika Friedman, CEO of Alvarion, Ltd. “We believe this collaboration will deliver a strong business case through Alvarion’s advanced and mature WiMAX network solution that will complement both Clearwire and its partners’ solid experience in urban and rural market execution and support capabilities. As we become part of the Clearwire ecosystem, we look forward to supporting Clearwire in accelerating innovation and ultimately redefining the value of the mobile Internet. We also hope to leverage this partnership with future Clearwire service provider partners by positioning the company to provide them with market-leading products.” 

Alvarion’s BreezeMAX family of radio access products is based on fourth generation OFDM radio innovation that provides state of the art 4G functionality in one of the industry’s most deployed WiMAX platforms, with more than 250 commercial deployments in service today around the globe.

About Alvarion
Alvarion (NASDAQ: ALVR) is the largest WiMAX pure-player with the most extensive WiMAX customer base and over 250 commercial deployments around the globe. Committed to growing the WiMAX market, the company offers solutions for a wide range of frequency bands supporting a variety of business cases. Through its OPEN WiMAX strategy, superior IP and OFDMA know-how, and ability to deploy end-to-end turnkey WiMAX projects, Alvarion is shaping the new wireless broadband experience (www.alvarion.com).

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on the current expectations or beliefs of Alvarion’s management and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements: potential impact on our business of the current global recession; Alvarion’s inability to capture market share in the expected growth of the WiMAX market as anticipated, due to, among other things, competitive reasons or failure to execute in our sales, services provisioning, marketing or manufacturing objectives; inability to further identify, develop and achieve success for new products, services and technologies; increased competition and its effect on pricing, spending, third-party relationships and revenues; as well as the inability to establish and maintain relationships with commerce, advertising, marketing, and technology providers, and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company’s 20-F Annual Report Risk Factors section as well as in other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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About Clearwire
Clearwire International, LLC, a holding entity of Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ:CLWR), offers a robust suite of advanced high-speed Internet services to consumers and businesses. As part of a multi-year network build-out plan, Clearwire’s 4G service, called CLEAR™, will be available in major metropolitan areas across the U.S., and bring together an unprecedented combination of speed and mobility. Clearwire’s open all-IP network, combined with significant spectrum holdings, provides unmatched network capacity to deliver next-generation broadband access. Strategic investors include Intel, Comcast, Sprint, Google, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House Networks. Clearwire currently provides 4G service, utilizing WiMAX technology, in 16 markets and provides pre-WiMAX communications services in 40 markets across the U.S. and Europe. Headquartered in Kirkland, Wash., additional information about Clearwire is available at www.clearwire.com.