Wireless broadband solutions provider Alvarion (Nasdaq:ALVR; TASE:ALVR) today announced that it has expanded its long-term relationship with Iberbanda, a Spanish carrier. With the deployment of Alvarion's BreezeMAX system, a WiMAX-ready platform, Iberbanda will provide a host of high bandwidth applications to business and residential customers.
No value was disclosed but the companies stated that Iberbanda has ordered "several millions of dollars" of BreezeMAX 3500 to leverage their 3.5GHz licenses to serve small businesses and residential customers in several rural and suburban areas of Spain.
The two areas to be served with BreezeMAX equipment are: Andalusia, Spain's second largest and most highly populated region whose capital is Seville; and Catalonia, including the city of Barcelona as well as towns located in the Pyrenees mountains.
Since 2001, Iberbanda has operated a wireless broadband network based on Alvarion's WALKair equipment to serve corporations and larger enterprises in 72 cities nationwide. Iberbanda's BreezeMAX network will operate in parallel with the WALKair network.
Iberbanda CEOCarlos Morrell stated, "The BreezeMAX solution is the key element to rolling out broadband services to smaller business customers and residential users." Tzvika Friedman, President of Alvarion, said, "We are pleased to see yet another long-term customer of Alvarion's turning to WiMAX to provide broadband to both rural and urban areas."
Iberbanda is a provider of advanced LMDS-based broadband services to companies throughout Spain. Using cutting edge wireless and fiber optic technologies, Iberbanda provides high-speed Internet access, data communications, voice, and other value-added IP-based services in Spain's 72 largest cities. In addition, Iberbanda leases its advanced infrastructure to Application Service Providers (ASPs), Internet Service Providers (ISPs), and transport and access services throughout Spain.
Published by Globes [online] - www.globes.co.il - on Monday, November 15, 2004