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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Alvarion® Chosen by AccessKenya Group to Deploy WiMAX™ in Kenya
TEL AVIV, July 28, 2008 — Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALVR), the world’s leading provider of WiMAX™ and wireless broadband solutions, announced today that it was chosen by AccessKenya Group, Kenya’s leading ISP and major carrier, for a large scale WiMAX deployment in Kenya, using Alvarion’s 802.16e BreezeMAX solution over the 3.3 GHz frequency band. The new network will enable AccessKenya Group to provide high speed residential broadband access to the middle and up market for improved lifestyle in Mombasa and Nairobi.
A network of this scale means that AccessKenya Group subscribers from the residential areas of both cities can benefit from guaranteed high speed Internet, unlimited data downloads, year-round customer service and special payment offers. In addition, the ability to establish reliable Virtual Private Network connections will be offered so that customers can access their offices from home.
“After six months of extensive trials, we chose Alvarion as our preferred WiMAX vendor and are excited to begin rolling out the network to provide reliable and fast residential broadband service in Kenya,” said Jonathan Somen, managing director of AccessKenya Group. “Given Alvarion’s market leadership in WiMAX and with an impressive track record in Africa, we are confident that we have made the best choice with an industry-leading solution, which will enhance the experience of our customers who deserve only the best.”
“As the market leaders in Corporate Internet with 8 years of proven data expertise and 5 years experience running our own wireless network, I believe this gives customers the comfort that they are buying a tried and tested product they can bank on with a service quality guarantee like that enjoyed by our 2200 corporate clients. We know data and we are now taking that expertise to the residential market,” Somen added.
“AccessKenya Group presents an exciting and promising expansion strategy and we are pleased to play an important role in their aggressive go-to-market plan,” said Tzvika Friedman, president and CEO of Alvarion. “We value our partnership with one of Kenya’s most innovative operators and leading corporate ISP, and our presence and ongoing commitment to the emerging markets is reinforced once again by this project.”
Alvarion’s proven technology enables optimal network coverage and quality of service to support AccessKenya Group’s Access@Home true broadband service offering, which includes fast, reliable, seamless and high quality connectivity with 24/7/365 customer support.
About AccessKenya Group
The AccessKenya Group is Kenya’s first ICT company to publicly list. The AccessKenya Group comprises AccessKenya, Kenya’s leading Corporate ISP, Broadband Access (BLUE), one of Kenya’s largest Data Carrier Network Operators (DCNO), and now OpenView Business Systems, one of Kenya’s leading IT services providers. The Group currently has over 2200 corporate leased lines across Kenya, employs in excess of 230 people and has offices in Nairobi and Mombasa with representation in Kisumu, Eldoret, Nakuru and Nyeri.
The Group has also grown on average by 75% per year, for the last four years. AccessKenya has numerous partnerships including Cisco (Premier Partner), Motorola, IBM (Premier Business Partner), Oracle and Net App Gold Partner. During 2006, AccessKenya received three awards at the COYA awards including Runner Up Company of the Year SME Sector, and received two further COYA awards in 2007. AccessKenya also received 2 awards from Computer Society of Kenya for Best ISP of the Year 2007 and Broadband Winner - Best Public Data Network Operator 2007. OpenView is ISO certified and has won the CSK IT solution provider of the year in both 2005 and 2006. The company also won another award in 2007 from Computer Society of Kenya - High End IT Solutions Provider 2007.
The Group’s key products include Broadband Max 2, GO, Yello, Building Solutions and Bundu as well as numerous value added services including web hosting, colocation, disaster recovery, antivirus, anti-spam, managed services, networking, software and IT services solutions. Companies within the AccessKenya Group currently hold four licenses from CCK including DCNO, ISP, PDNO and Local Loop Operator licenses.
About Alvarion
Alvarion is the largest WiMAX pure player, ensuring customers’ long term success with fixed and mobile solutions for the full range of frequency bands. Based on its OPEN™ WiMAX strategy, the company offers superior wireless broadband infrastructure and an all-IP best-of-breed ecosystem in cooperation with its strategic partners. Alvarion boasts over 200 commercial WiMAX deployments worldwide (www.alvarion.com).
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