France Telecom Affiliate Ikatel Mali Deploying Alvarion's WiMAX Solution; GSM Operator To Provide Fixed Broadband Services To Corporate and Residential Subscribers Using BreezeMAX(TM)

"We are excited to bring advanced WiMAX technology to thecorporate and residential market using Alvarion's BreezeMAX," saidAmadou Deme, chief technical officer of Ikatel Mali. "They are hungryfor broadband services, and BreezeMAX definitely fits our requirementsfor quick installation and overall costs. In addition to providing usthe best possible technological solution, Alvarion had a trueunderstanding of our special network needs, business environment andgave us the right level of support all along the way. We are firm inour commitment to bring affordable Internet services to Mali'spopulation and are confident that WiMAX will enable us to succeed."

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

"WiMAX, and specifically BreezeMAX, are key enablers of theavailability of advanced broadband services worldwide, includingAfrica," said Tzvika Friedman, CEO and President of Alvarion. "Usingour BreezeMAX PRO CPE with the Intel WiMAX chip inside, the Ikatelnetwork and others like it show the strong and immediate acceptance ofIntel based subscriber units, and these networks are creating a newbenchmark of capabilities in the market. Ikatel is a dynamic operatorwho will be deploying a feature rich, wireless solution with thehighest quality of service, while benefiting from the improvedeconomics of WiMAX."

About Ikatel

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

About Alvarion

With more than 2 million units deployed in 130 countries, Alvarionis the worldwide leader in wireless broadband providing systems tocarriers, ISPs and private network operators, and also in extendingcoverage of GSM and CDMA mobile networks to developing countries andother hard to serve areas.

Leading the WiMAX revolution, Alvarion has the most extensivedeployments and proven product portfolio in the industry covering thefull range of frequency bands with both fixed and mobile solutions.Alvarion's products enable the delivery of business and residentialbroadband access, corporate VPNs, toll quality telephony, mobile basestation feeding, hotspot coverage extension, communityinterconnection, public safety communications, and mobile voice anddata. Alvarion works with several global OEM providers and more than200 local partners to support its diverse global customer base insolving their last-mile challenges.

As a wireless broadband pioneer, Alvarion has been driving anddelivering innovations for more than ten years from core technologydevelopments to creating and promoting industry standards. Leveragingits key roles in the IEEE and HiperMAN standards committees andexperience deploying OFDM-based systems, the Company's prominent workin the WiMAX Forum is focused on increasing widespread adoption ofstandards-based products in the wireless broadband market and leadingthe entire industry to mobile WiMAX solutions.

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