Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALVR), the world's leading provider of WiMAX and wireless broadband solutions, has announced that it has been chosen by the Caribbean's largest mobile operator, Digicel Group, as its strategic partner for WiMAX in the Cayman Islands.

Alvarion's IEEE.802.16e 4MotionTM Mobile WiMAX solution was selected to advance this operator's first commercial WiMAX launch. The new network offers both voice and data services to residences and businesses throughout the Cayman Islands in the 2.3 GHZ frequency.

According to Mario Assaad, CTO of Digicel Group: "By choosing Alvarion's technology-leading Mobile WiMAX solution Digicel will be able to once again revolutionize the way people in the Caribbean communicate, offering world class broadband/Internet solutions accessible for all."

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