DOUALA, CAMEROON, AFRICA. NOVEMBER 2010 (NEWS.CAMEROON-TODAY.COM)  -  Alvarion has been shortlisted by 4G Africa to launch its 4 G network in Cameroon.

Internet and Telecommunication – Alvarion and 4G Africa to provide such better internet services to Cameroon Africa.

Alvarion has been chosen by 4G Africa to implement their 4 G networks in Cameroon and an investment that is valued at 2 million dollars will be deployed towards the project which aims to provide end to end coverage using Alvarions product which is a market leader.

Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALVR), one of the top global brands in 4G networks in the Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) market, today told the press that it was shortlisted by 4G Africa AG to implement the first Mobile WiMAX(TM) network in Cameroon. The access will first be primarily directed towards the two big cities and upcoming metros of the country Douala and Yaounde, comprising of a total population of over 5 million people. The coverage will be given by employing Alvarion’s end-to-end Mobile WiMAX 4Motion(TM) solution at the 2.5 GHz frequency band.

The project once commissioned is estimated to offer broadband connectivity to over 10,000 users within the first year of starting. 4G WiMAX(TM) has proven itself to be one of the bets business models so far for deploying mobile broadband for mass consumption in a large scale level. By developing and implementing a network that is primarily dependant on Alvarion’s leading platform, 4G Africa can not just provide a plethora of data services to the people in Cameroon but can also make it economic and affordable to them.

“We are excited to work with Alvarion on the first 4G network deployment in Cameroon and introduce a new era of communications to the residents of Douala and Yaounde,” said Dov Bar-Gera, CEO of 4G Africa. “4G Africa is focused on establishing WiMAX networks in emerging Sub-Saharan countries, such as Cameroon with the overall aim to reduce the digital divide. Leveraging Alvarion’s technology and expertise allows us to provide a high-performance quality network, offering valuable broadband services to the residents in this market.”

Sub-Saharan Africa is slowly turning out to be amongst of the fastest emerging economies, and what it precisely needs to fuel the process of development is a sound and proper infrastructure. Ventures like this from big names in the business like Alvarion who have proven expertise in the domain will help these emerging economies in Africa to offer top grade WiMAX solutions and on time implementation capabilities.

“Bringing Mobile WiMAX services to Cameroon will enable 4G Africa to provide residents with the benefits of a complete wireless broadband experience,” said Eran Gorev, president and CEO of Alvarion. “Our advanced technology will provide complete network connectivity and allow 4G Africa to be one step closer to their goal of reducing the digital divide in Sub-Sahara Africa.”

About 4G Africa:

4G Africa, a telecom provider which operates from Zurich, was the vision of a group of telecom industrialists who were active participants in growing markets for the past ten years.
Their mission statement is as follows:

“Provide affordable, reliable and state-of-the-art broadband wireless internet access services in chosen countries in sub-Saharan Africa, in order to help close the digital divide.”

By the end of next year the company hopes to provide wireless based value added services in Cameroon. You can visit them at www. 4Gafrica .com

About Alvarion

Alvarion (NASDAQ:ALVR) is one of the biggest names in the 4G communications business in the world and are proud owners of the industry’s largest customer base, which comprise of numerous commercial 4G deployments. Alvarion’s network solutions for broadband wireless technologies WiMAX, TD-LTE and WiFi,are all market leaders in their respective domains and they enable broadband applications for service providers and enterprises pertaining to a plethora of industries such as mobile broadband, residential and business broadband, utilities, municipalities and public safety agencies.

The telecom major employs an open network strategy, world class IP and OFDMA expertise that is the best in the market, and capability to implement mammoth sized end-to-end turnkey networks. To experience the 4G broadband experience that Alvarion delivers to the world today visit www. alvarion. com.