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Alvarion Ltd. has announced that incumbent carrier Telecom Namibia has selected its BreezeMAX to upgrade wireless local loop systems with WiMAX, in order to provide primary telecommunication voice services, broadband data and high-speed Internet access, throughout the country. In addition, Telecom Namibia will offer primary voice and data services to residential and business subscribers; Rampoint Communications is Alvarion’s local partner for the project.

“As a customer-driven company, we have strategically chosen Alvarion and its BreezeMAX platform as infrastructure, in order to provide the highest quality of broadband data and voice services to our population,” said Frans Ndoroma, managing firector of Telecom Namibia. “In addition to its high quality of service, we are impressed with the fast deployment timetable of BreezeMAX and the long distances already reached, which enables us to generate revenues immediately, while continuing to expand the network. We believe that this extensive project will revolutionize our huge country’s telecommunications, especially the long-distance coverage without significant loss of data speed.”

Alvarion's feature rich BreezeMAX platform, based on extensive field experience, enables supporting primary voice with high quality, as well as smooth integration with existing Telecom Namibia core networks. Consequently, customers benefit from a fast and cost-effective integration process into their already existing infrastructures, via open interfaces.

BreezeMAX, Alvarion’s award-winning WiMAX platform, complies with IEEE 802.16 standards and uses OFDM technology for advanced non-line-of-sight functionality. Its carrier-class design supports broadband speeds and quality of service, enabling carriers to offer triple play broadband services to thousands of subscribers via a single base station. Since its launch in mid-2004, BreezeMAX has been successfully deployed in more than 300 installations, in more than 100 countries around the world.

“We are pleased to provide strategic infrastructure among incumbent carriers as the provider of countrywide, comprehensive broadband networks,” said Tzvika Friedman, CEO and president of Alvarion. “BreezeMAX will allow our longtime customer Telecom Namibia to cover the local population segments with next-generation broadband services. Building on the award-winning success of our cooperative relationship, we expect our joint efforts with Rampoint to contribute to the country at an even higher level in the future.”