Redline
and Alvarion Form Broadband
Wireless OEM Partnership
Partnership
Recognizes Benefits Of Redline's AN-50
System And Enhances Alvarion's Product Line
TORONTO - Dec. 5, 2002 - Redline Communications Inc., an innovative
provider of next-generation broadband fixed wireless equipment, today announced
an OEM agreement with Carlsbad Calif.-based Alvarion Inc., a subsidiary of
Alvarion Ltd. (Nasdaq: ALVR), a leading provider of broadband wireless access (BWA)
solutions. The agreement calls for Alvarion to sell Redline's award-winning
broadband fixed wireless system operating at 5.8 GHz as the Alvarion Link
Blaster.
"This is a win-win situation for both parties," said Amir Rosenzweig,
President of Alvarion Inc. "The Link Blaster is a robust and cost-effective
broadband product that not only enhances our product line in the 5.8 GHz band,
but is an excellent complement to our overall BWA product portfolio by giving us
a high capacity point-to-point system today with a migration path towards
high-capacity point-to-multipoint capability in the near future."
The Link Blaster is available for shipment immediately via Alvarion's
distribution network.
"We're extremely pleased to announce this milestone deal," said Majed
Sifri, Redline's President and CEO. "For months now, the industry has
been telling us about the unique and outstanding performance of the AN-50,
especially in terms of high data rates and non-line-of-sight capabilities.
Partnering with a company as prestigious as Alvarion just validates what the
industry has been telling us and gives wireless service providers in North
America access to a 'best-of-breed' solution."
Sifri added he looks forward to being associated with Alvarion's well-known
brand and leveraging of the company's extensive partner network.
The Access Node 50 (AN-50) is a non-line-of-sight, fixed wireless system
utilizing advanced orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) technology.
Redline's distinctive OFDM approach - along with other advanced wireless
features implemented in the system - helps to overcome the many performance
limitations plaguing current first-generation equipment as well as
second-generation platforms using alternative technologies. The AN-50 is
configurable to function as a high-speed point-to-point system, operating at up
to 72 Mbps over the air per link with up to 16 links per location. The system
operates in the license-exempt UNII band of 5.8 GHz and supports ranges beyond
30 miles.
About Alvarion
Alvarion is a
premier provider of solutions based on point-to-multipoint (PMP) broadband
wireless access used by telecom carriers, service providers, and enterprises
worldwide. Alvarion systems provide Internet access and voice and data services
in the last mile, cellular network feeding, building-to-building and wireless
local area network (LAN) connectivity. More information can be found at
www.alvarion.com.
About Redline
Redline
Communications Inc. is a privately held Canadian company located in the Greater
Toronto area, focusing on product innovations in the broadband fixed wireless
industry. Redline's products deliver a cost-effective wireless solution
for backhaul and infrastructure, used by access providers, enterprises, wireless
ISPs and more. For more information about Redline’s products, visit our
web site at www.redlinecommunications.com or call (905) 479-8344.
In June, Redline won a "SUPERQuest Award" which recognized the AN-50
system as the "most promising network transport technology introduced at
SUPERCOMM 2002." Redline also received the inaugural "License Exempt -
Wireless Internet Service Providers Manufacturer of the Year Award" at the
recent WISPCON II conference.
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Contacts:
Robert Hunter
Redline Communications Inc.
(905) 479-8344 x333
rhunter@redlinecommunications.com
Jessica
Levine Cauchi
Alvarion Ltd.
(760) 517-3203
jessica.levine-cauchi@alvarion.com