India's Reliance Infocomm Selects Siemens/Alvarion for a Nationwide Access Project.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

TEL-AVIV, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 11, 2004

Alvarion Ltd. (Nasdaq:ALVR), the global leader in wireless broadband solutions, today announced that Reliance Infocomm Ltd., a subsidiary of the Reliance Group, has chosen the WALKair(TM) LMDS solution for an access network that it is building throughout India.

Reliance Infocomm is using LMDS technology to complement its Wireline and Wireless CDMA network to offer integrated services. Alvarion and Siemens Public Communication Networks (Pvt.) Ltd., India have been selected as the supplier for LMDS technology with responsibility of design, supply and installation / commissioning of all equipment.

Over the next two years, Reliance plans to deploy Alvarion's solution for last-mile connectivity throughout all major cities in India, using the 10.5Ghz licensed band. For first phase deployment, Alvarion has recently shipped equipment valued over $2.5 million.

The Reliance Group, established Reliance Infocomm with the goal of becoming one of the world's 10 largest telecommunications service providers by 2007. As the first stage in achieving this goal, Reliance Infocomm is now building a trans-India converged network based on advanced CDMA, fixed-telephony, and other technologies. It has secured necessary 10.5 GHz spectrum allocation in India's major cities as the basis for its BWA network which will be part of this initiative.

Werner Schachermeier, Managing Director of Siemens Public Communication Networks (Pvt.) Ltd., India, said, "We are proud to be part of this pioneering project, and to be deploying one of the world's largest BWA networks. The proven price-performance and flexibility of the WALKair(TM) solution was an important factor that helped us secure the deal. We have begun first-phase installation and look forward to a smooth and rapid deployment."

Tzvika Friedman, President and COO of Alvarion, added, "We are delighted that our advanced technology will play a strategic role in helping this prestigious group become one of the world's leading telcos. Throughout the world, established carriers have begun to recognize the logic of using BWA as a flexible, cost-effective complement to their wireline and cellular networks. This major project is another sign that BWA is an important broadband solution for unserved areas, a trend which benefits Alvarion, the leading BWA player."

About Reliance Infocomm

Reliance Infocomm Ltd. is part of the Reliance Group, India's largest business conglomerate. The Reliance Group contributes 3% of India's GDP and 5% of its total exports. Reliance Infocomm was established to achieve the dream of late Mr. Dhirubhai Ambani, Founder Chairman of the Reliance Group, to leapfrog India into the center stage of the global communication and information technology space. Commensurate with this dream, Reliance Infocomm's mission is to become one of the world's ten largest telcos, and to be a key contributor in bringing India to a teledensity of 15 lines per hundred persons, as opposed to today's teledensity of three lines per hundred, all by the end of 2007. To achieve this, Reliance Telecomm is investing around $5.8 billion in nationwide infrastructure projects.

About Siemens Public Communication Networks (Pvt.)

Siemens Public Communication Networks (Pvt.) Ltd. with a P1 credit and CRISIL AAA rating, is in the business of telecommunication network equipment supply, network design & installation and service support for Basic, Cellular and IP service providers, and telecom software development.

The wide product & solution portfolio comprises Next Generation Switching, Optics, Access, Fixed wireless & IP Solutions, Intelligent Networks, GSM, Mobile data solutions (WAP, GPRS), Radio, Broadband, Microwave, GSM-R, Wireless modules apart from services encompassing related products and systems.

About Alvarion

Alvarion is dedicated to delivering seamless wireless broadband networking infrastructure to carriers, ISPs and private network operators, in order to leverage their broadband opportunities into sustainable profits. Alvarion offers premier wireless broadband solutions for access in the last mile, backhauling connection to the backbone and private network connectivity. Featuring the industry's most extensive range of products and international support, Alvarion is a pioneering leader of the converged wireless broadband network. With over 1.5 million units deployed in 120 countries worldwide, Alvarion provides secure rich-media networks for business or residential Internet access, corporate VPNs, cellular base station feeding, community interconnection, public safety connectivity and extended Hotspots.

Having recently acquired InnoWave's wideband access portfolio and expertise, Alvarion provides a complete wireless solution that supports a wide range of frequency bands, customer profiles and service types.

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

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