ECI Telecom, a global provider of networking infrastructure solutions, and Alvarion Ltd. the world’s leading provider of WiMAX™ and wireless broadband solutions, today announced the expansion of ELRO’s nationwide Mobile WiMAX™ network, increasing coverage and capacity for voice and broadband Internet services as part of ELRO’s SkyLine offering.

ELRO’s network has grown significantly since its initial launch with ECI and Alvarion, in Randers last July. Building on this successful deployment, ECI and Alvarion are enabling ELRO to maintain the momentum of rapid network rollout with ECI’s XDM®and BroadGate® Multi-Service Provisioning Platforms (MSPP), and Alvarion's field-proven BreezeMAX® base station. The network expansion at the 3.5 GHz and 3.6 GHz frequency bands will allow current and new customers to benefit from faster Internet speeds and high quality voice services.

"Demand for high speed Internet services in Denmark is constantly increasing, and with the challenging goal of covering Denmark with WiMAX by 2010, we feel confident with ECI and Alvarion at our side.” said Søren Møller CTO Broadband of ELRO. “The network in Randers has proven to be a great success, and the extension of our service in other regions will bring an affordable solution to the various communication needs of all Denmark residents.”

“With the expansion of ELRO’s nationwide network, consumers in Denmark will be able to experience the advantages of a robust WiMAX solution,” said Mickey Wilf, Director of Nordic Regional Sales, ECI Telecom. “Our Multi-Service Provisioning Platforms together with Alvarion’s market leading radio access network technology offers a cost-optimized, one-stop-shop solution for simplified administration, maintenance and provisioning.”

“ELRO’s unique competitive position is impressive,” said Tzvika Friedman President and CEO of Alvarion. “By choosing an OPEN™ WiMAX solution based on ECI’s integrated WiMAX and transport network, coupled with our BreezeMAX platform, ELRO will be able to quickly connect the residents of Denmark with high speed broadband access. Furthermore, ELRO can benefit from the global scale of feature rich Mobile WiMAX technology and our extensive deployments.”
Mobile WiMAX technology provides an efficient and fast rollout of broadband services for mass consumers. The wide channel bandwidths, as well as extended coverage offered by Mobile WiMAX, make this an ideal technology for ubiquitous broadband access. Mobile WiMAX is the only next generation technology commercially available today that can provide broadband access on the go to mass market.