an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . february 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message alvarion technologies ltd. industry electronics communications founded 1992 ; 24 years ago 1992 headquarters rosh ha ayin israel key people ceo giora levi products wireless communications broadband wireless fixed wireless number of employees 72 1 website www.alvarion.com alvarion technologies ltd. is a global telecom company that provides end to end wireless solutions such as wi fi point to point and point to multi point . alvarion technologies offers a wide range of connectivity products alvarion technologies provides tailored solutions for smart cities stadiums and high density events . alvarion operates in over 95 countries . in september 2013 alvarion was acquired by hani alami an arab hi tech entrepreneur based in jerusalem . 2 contents 1 history 2 products and technology 3 commercial development 4 countries operating alvarion equipment 5 references 6 external links history edit alvarion s head office in tel aviv alvarion was originally incorporated as breezecom ltd. in september 1992 . in march 2000 breezecom had an initial public offering selling 5 million shares of its common stock at a price of 20 per share . breezecom s shares were listed on the nasdaq under the symbol brze . 3 in august 2001 breezecom merged with another israeli company floware wireless systems ltd. nasdaq flre which was founded in 1993 changing its name to alvarion . 4 in april 2003 alvarion acquired innowave eci wireless systems ltd from eci telecom . in july 2003 alvarion signed a strategic partnership agreement with intel to co develop wimax based broadband wireless access systems using intel s wimax chips . 5 in december 2004 alvarion acquired interwave communications international nasdaq iwav of mountain view california which expanded the company s product range into the mobile gsm equipment market and provided new expertise in mobile systems . most of the interwave operations became alvarion s cellular mobile business unit which was sold to lgc wireless inc. in november 2006 . 6 in february 2009 alvarion announced that it was hired by orange botswana for wimax deployment initially to cover botswana s two largest cities gaborone and francistown . 7 in november 2009 alvarion started deploying a wimax wireless broadband network for the australian isp adam internet across metropolitan adelaide as a part of australian government s broadband guarantee program . 8 in november 2011 alvarion acquired wavion a provider of outdoor wi fi applications for metro and rural areas with deployments in more than 75 countries . this acquisition is part of alvarion s strategic plan for shifting its primary focus from wimax based radio access network to becoming a multi technology wireless broadband solution provider . 9 in february 2013 alvarion s bwa division carrier licensed was acquired by telrad networks . 10 in july 2013 alvarion filed for bankruptcy . 11 in september 2013 alvarion s assets were purchased by valley telecom ltd. 12 in february 2015 alvarion laid off a third of its work force due to a change of strategy . 13 products and technology edit alvarion wimax customer premises equipment alvarion was one of the first companies to produce ieee 802.11 wireless lan equipment and made a major contribution to the development of the ieee 802.11 standard . in collaboration with the swedish space corporation and using its own breezenet ds .11 product it also claims to hold a world record of longest wireless lan link ever achieved 310 kilometers 190 mi from ground to a weather balloon although it had been heavily amplified used a huge dish antenna and had an automatic tracking system . 14 15 this record is not found in the guinness book of records however . alvarion is also active in the development of the ieee 802.16 x wimax standards and is one of the first manufacturers to offer mobile wimax systems . 16 commercial development edit in november 2010 alvarion was chosen by the telecommunication company 4g africa 17 to deploy 4g network in cameroon . 18 4g africa has the main goal to reduce digital divide by providing selected sub sahara countries with the newly established 4g technology . wireless communications company arraycomm announced the commercial availability of base stations from alvarion using arraycomm advanced beamforming software . arraycomm officials said using this technology operators are able to see substantial improvement in system capacity throughput and range yielding greater revenue from the investment in wireless infrastructure . 19 alvarion announced it would supply base stations and related services to india cell phone carrier bharat sanchar nigam for a 4g wireless broadband network . alvarion president and ceo eran gorev said india has significant potential for wireless broadband and this agreement further enhances our presence in the country . the project is worth an estimated 10 million . 20 21 municipal officials in houston selected alvarion to deploy a citywide 4g network . according to city authorities the network will improve traffic safety and congestion through remote control of 2500 traffic intersections and 1500 school zone flashers . alvaron s wimax network will also remotely monitor 500 000 water meters reducing costs and improving customer service . 22 the agreement includes free access to the 4g network for more than 300 000 residents in underserved underprivileged communities . 23 in oct 2010 alvarion announced a 75 million dollar deployment in canada working with xplornet communications deploying 4motion base stations nms and services to provide rural broadband throughout the country . 24 in may 2011 alvarion launched 4g mobile networks in mozambique and uganda . the network will provide broadband connectivity to residential and business users as well as local municipalities . according to ceo eran gorev alvarion operates over 70 commercial 4g deployments in africa . 25 in june 2011 winncom technologies a distributor of wireless broadband networking equipment and accessories announced that it has extended its distribution agreement with alvarion to cover the eastern european russian and cis regions . 26 in june 2011 dimension data holdings announced a partnership with alvarion . nicholas shaw general manager of dimension s advanced infrastructure said alvarion would bring connectivity to sites that fall outside of commercial networks or where fibre was not an option . 27 in july 2011 bandera electric cooperative announced it would deploy a 4g network from alvarion to linemen and technical service personnel operating utility truck . the network will provide real time information of the electric grid for bec vehicles . 28 in august 2011 bloosurf a broadband service provider in maryland chose alvarion to deploy 4g wireless networks to serve the county and university campuses . 29 30 in may 2012 a wimax network delivered by alvarion to wireless broadband provider skyline in randers denmark went bankrupt and was consequently closed down on june 30 . citation needed countries operating alvarion equipment edit angola 31 australia 8 bermuda canada czech republic denmark 32 guatemala india 20 israel 4 malta mozambique malawi nigeria 33 papua new guinea russia south africa south sudan spain uganda united kingdom 34 united states zambia references edit alvarion laying off about a third of its employees . archived from the original on 10 february 2015 . retrieved 2015 03 16 . idg connect the palestinian networker who bought an israeli company . idgconnect.com . bnet march 23 2000 breezecom ipo priced at 20 per share ; to begin trading on nasdaq under symbol brze cbs business network a b shapiro ahron april 10 2001 breezecom merges with floware wi fi planet alvarion and intel sign strategic agreement to develop wimax certified broadband wireless access systems business wire july 9 2003 http www.sec.gov archives edgar data 1108332 000114420408020367 v109542 20f.htm http blog.quantumwimax.com alvarion hired by orange for turnkey wimax deployment in botswana a b narain divya november 12 2009 alvarion to deploy wimax network in adelaide tmcnet alvarion buys wifi co wavion for 30m . globes . 2 november 2011 . smadja ruthy february 22 2013 . telrad networks announces acquisition of alvarion s bwa division . telrad networks . telrad networks . retrieved march 17 2015 . alvarion finally files for bankruptcy . 15 july 2013 . retrieved 19 july 2013 . alvarion in receivership provides update on status of receivership . fiercewirelesstech . alvarion . september 24 2013 . retrieved march 17 2015 . alvarion laying off about a third of its employees in hebrew . february 10 2015 . retrieved march 17 2015 . page error . alvarion.com . webhorus . newswireless.net . . news . . world wifi distance record 310 km . newswireless.net . miron david march 25 2010 . alvarion brings wireless broadband to 90 cities in brazil . thewadi . yoomee africa closing the digital divide . 4gafrica . com . mobile data offloading alvarion . alvarion.com . alvarion s base stations using arraycomm s advanced beamforming software . eeherald.com . a b http www.globes.co.il serveen globes docview.asp did 1000631172 & fid 1725 http www.indusbusinessjournal.com me2 dirmod.asp sid & nm & type publishing & mod publications % 3a % 3aarticle & mid 8f3a7027421841978f18be895f87f791 & tier 4 & id 4e11a0ab521c4c8b9a97f98ca7c98d56 city of houston deploys alvarion 4g wireless broadband network for advanced municipal services . wateronline.com . houston taps alvarion for municipal wifi . civsourceonline.com . samantha watt . alvarion barrett xplore sign multi year agreement valued at over 75m to deploy 4g network across canada . itweb technology news . http www.globes.co.il serveen globes docview.asp did 1000648369 & fid 1725 winncom and alvarion sign distribution agreement for eastern europe . marketwire . retrieved 21 june 2011 . dimension data aligns with alvarion . business live . retrieved 12 july 2011 . bandera electric deploys alvarion 4g network for mobile workforce customer benefits . fierceenergy . bloosurf isp selects alvarion solution for rural wireless broadband network in maryland eon enhanced online news . businesswire.com . http www.globes.co.il serveen globes docview.asp did 1000669684 & fid 1725 http www.globes.co.il serveen globes docview.asp did 1000688152 & fid 1725 www.skyline.dk . skyline.dk . http www.gadget.co.za pebble.asp relid 3340 http lcc esourcing.eurodyn.com epps notices viewpublishedcontractnotice.do documentid 4632 & lang en & noticetype 21 & resourceid 4600 & noticeid 4629 alvarion showcases4g wimax infrastructure and smart grid connectivity solutions at utc telecom 2010 in indianapoli s alvarion appoints ceo to hire new employees external links edit 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