Alvarion - Current leader of the WiMAX pack

Here’s a WiMAX quiz: Name the most successful company in worldwide deployment of wireless broadband solutions and now a leader in WiMAX?

It is Alvarion Networks. Based in Israel, founded in 1992, it is a publicly traded industry veteran with around a thousand people. It has deployed over 2 million units in 150 countries. It used to work on multiple areas, but after the recent sale of its Cellular Mobile Unit, the focus is exclusively on WiMAX. It used its first mover advantage to great strength. Alvarion teams up with Intel’s WiMAX chip to provide its solution. Alvarion’s products enable the delivery of business and residential broadband access, corporate VPNs, toll quality telephony, mobile base station feeding, hotspot coverage extension, community interconnection, public safety communications, and mobile voice and data. In short, across the whole spectrum.

With mobile versions just around the corner, Alvarion has a lot going for it. There is little doubt that its red-ink numbers is an investment into a profitable future. Of course, this could take time due to bottlenecks like regulations and slower adoption of WiMAX. Its lion’s share will definitely reduce as competition heats up and the circling giants close in. For example: Sprint’s big account here was won by Motorola and Samsung combo, without a chance for Alvarion. Kudos to a pioneer who has achieved so much, and promises a good future.

Further Reading:

Alvarion Financials
TelephonyOnline article on Alvarion
Another article that echoes the strengths of Alvarion
An analyst speaks about investing in Alvarion stock
An example of its deployment described here