[February 21, 2013]

Alvarion to Sell Its Carrier Licensed Division to Telrad Networks

Alvarion^® Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALVR), a global provider of optimized wireless broadband solutions addressing the connectivity, coverage and capacity challenges of public and private networks, has entered into a definitive agreement with Telrad (News - Alert) Networks, a leading international provider of innovative telecommunication solutions, pursuant to which Telrad Networks will acquire Alvarion's (News - Alert) carrier licensed division. The consideration in the transaction will be $6.1 million. In addition, Alvarion may receive certain performance-based milestone payments of up to $6 million.

"We at Telrad are very excited to integrate Alvarion's carrier licensed division as a core growth engine for our business," said Ran Bukshpan, CEO, Telrad Networks. "We believe that Alvarion's broadband wireless access portfolio will become a significant building block in Telrad's future. We are committed to the ongoing innovation of the BreezeCOMPACT family and have plans to continue investing in this platform, including TD-LTE (News - Alert) Advanced capabilities. Telrad is dedicated to continue serving Alvarion's impressive customer base, and we welcome the Alvarion employees who will join the Telrad family as part of this acquisition. Together we can successfully execute the growth plans we have for Telrad."

Alvarion's carrier licensed business started over 15 years ago and has amassed extensive commercial, technological and operational experience and know-how. Its most recent product offering - the BreezeCOMPACT family - offers a unique single-box architecture, all-outdoor chassis, small footprint and lower installation costs. The single-box architecture reduces OPEX (News - Alert) and CAPEX by providing true macro base station performance in an optimized all-outdoor/all-in-one small form factor. The BreezeCOMPACT is TD-LTE Advanced-ready with a software upgrade. Launched during the second quarter of 2012, the BreezeCOMPACT has been successfully deployed by tier one and tier two operators in Latin America, Eastern Europe and Africa.

"We believe that this transaction is in the best interest of our shareholders, our carrier licensed business, our customers and our employees. Telrad's intention with respect to future investments, particularly the development of TD-LTE Advanced capabilities for the BreezeCOMPACT, will enable them to offer our customers cutting edge technologies and provide the optimum solutions and service," said Hezi Lapid, President and CEO, Alvarion. "Following today's announcement we will now focus our business on carrier-grade solutions in the unlicensed frequencies. This new focus will allow us to concentrate our resources and attention on our target markets and on successfully completing our turnaround plan."

Alvarion and Telrad Networks have also agreed to sign a reseller agreement according to which Alvarion will continue to provide carrier licensed solutions to its partners and distributors and Telrad will provide Alvarion's unlicensed solutions to its carrier customers after the transaction is completed.

Consummation of the transaction is subject to certain closing conditions and is expected to occur during the second uarter of 2013.

Yigal Arnon & Co. served as Telrad's legal counsel and Meitar Liquornik Geva Leshem Tal served as Alvarion's legal counsel.

About Telrad Networks

Telrad Networks provides innovative telecom equipment, solutions and services which facilitate communications between millions of end-users worldwide. Combining technological expertise with a dedication to customer service, Telrad provides provisioning, implementation and management for over 100 leading global telecom operators and major enterprises. Telrad Networks operates in over 30 countries, with regional headquarters in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa. Telrad Networks is owned by private equity fund Fortissimo Capital. (www.telrad.com)

About Fortissimo Capital:

Fortissimo Capital, headquartered in Israel, is a group of private equity funds with nearly $500 million under management that invests in global technology companies that require capital to expand their business. Fortissimo Capital is a long term investor and seeks to partner with management to facilitate growth and maximize value. Fortissimo is backed by leading financial institutions including insurance companies, banks and pension funds. Fortissimo has successfully exited several of its portfolio companies, including selling NUR Macroprinters (Nasdaq: NURM) to HP (NYSE: HPQ) for $123 million, selling Cadent to Align Technologies (Nasdaq: ALGN) for $190 million, selling AOD Software to a USA private equity firm, and the IPO of SodaStream (Nasdaq: SODA) and selling its holdings at a valuation of $800 million. The partners in the fund are: Yuval Cohen (founding and managing partner), Eli Blatt, Shmoulik Barashi, Marc Lesnick, Yochai Hacohen and Yoav Hineman. (www.ffcapital.com)

About Alvarion

Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALVR) provides optimized wireless broadband solutions addressing the connectivity, coverage and capacity challenges of telecom operators, smart cities, security, and enterprise customers. Our innovative solutions are based on multiple technologies across licensed and unlicensed spectrums. (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 various 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: our failure to fully implement our 2012 turnaround plan, our inability to reallocate our resources and rationalize our business in a more efficient manner, potential impact on our business of the current global macro-economic uncertainties, the inability of our customers to obtain credit to purchase our products as a result of global credit market conditions, the failure to fund projects under the U.S. broadband stimulus program, continued delays in 4G license allocation in certain countries; the failure of the products for the 4G market to develop as anticipated; our inability to capture market share in the expected growth of the 4G market as anticipated, due to, among other things, competitive reasons or failure to execute in our sales, marketing or manufacturing objectives; the failure of our strategic initiatives to enable us to more effectively capitalize on market opportunities as anticipated; delays in the receipt of orders from customers and in the delivery by us of such orders; our failure to fully and effectively integrate the business and technology of Wavion Inc., acquired by us in November 2011, into our products and realize the expected synergies from the acquisition; the failure of the markets for our (including Wavion's) products to grow as anticipated; our 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; our inability to establish and maintain relationships with commerce, advertising, marketing, and technology providers; our inability to comply with covenants included in our financing agreements; our inability to raise sufficient funds to continue our operations, either through equity issuances or asset sales; and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's annual reports on Form 20-F as well as in other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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The information in this press release is provided solely for information purposes, and is not a commitment, promise or legal obligation to deliver any products, features and/or functionalities, and should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions. The development, release and timing of any products, features and/or functionalities described remains at the sole discretion of Alvarion. If and when any products, features and/or functionalities are offered for sale by Alvarion, they will be sold under agreed upon terms and conditions. This information may not be incorporated into any contractual agreement with Alvarion or its subsidiaries or affiliates. Alvarion makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents of this press release, and specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose.

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