UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of September 2005
Commission File Number: 0-30628
ALVARION LTD.
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21A Habarzel Street, Tel Aviv 69710, Israel
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The following are included in this report on Form 6-K:
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1. Press release on INCUMBENT BEZEQ
PILOTS WIMAX SERVICES IN ISRAEL
USING ALVARION'S BREEZEMAX(TM),
dated September 15, 2005 4
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
ALVARION LTD.
Date: September 16, 2005 By: /s/ Dafna Gruber
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Name: Dafna Gruber
Title: Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT 1
Contacts
Dafna Gruber, CFO Carmen Deville
+972 3 645 6252 +760-517-3188
+760-517-3187
dafna.gruber@alvarion.com carmen.deville@alvarion.com
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
INCUMBENT BEZEQ PILOTS WIMAX SERVICES IN ISRAEL
USING ALVARION'S BREEZEMAX(TM)
Broadband Services Being Provided to Underserved Community in Negev Desert
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TEL AVIV, Israel, September 15, 2005 -- Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALVR), the world's
leading provider of wireless broadband solutions and specialized mobile
networks, today announced that Bezeq, the Israel Telecommunication Corporation
incumbent, has purchased and deployed a pilot using its WiMAX-ready equipment,
BreezeMAX 3500, to provide broadband in the southern Israeli city of Rahat, an
underserved community located in the Negev desert. The first WiMAX system in
Israel, operating in the 3.5 GHz range, is initially serving public
institutions, such as schools and medical facilities where the need for
broadband is greatest, and it will have the most impact on people's daily lives.
Bezeq is now developing plans to extend the network to other communities in
southern Israel.
This WiMAX pilot builds on an already strong relationship between the two
companies. Over the years, Alvarion has supplied Bezeq with wireless systems to
deploy thousands of wireless connections for voice and data services throughout
Israel.
"We are pleased to supply Bezeq with our industry leading BreezeMAX system to
bring broadband services to the underserved areas of Israel," said Zvi
Slonimsky, CEO of Alvarion. "We are encouraged by the fact that spectrum was
expressly allocated for this purpose and are optimistic about additional uses
and more spectrum in 3.5 GHz."
BreezeMAX is Alvarion's WiMAX-ready platform that uses OFDM technology for
advanced non-line-of-sight (NLOS) functionality to enable operators to offer
broadband IP-based data and voice services over a large service area. Its
carrier-class design supports broadband speeds and quality of service (QoS) to
enable carriers to offer multiple services to thousands of subscribers from a
single base station. BreezeMAX networks are already installed with over 100
operators in more than 30 countries.
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About Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication Corp., Limited
Bezeq is Israel's national telecommunications provider. Established in 1984, the
company has led Israel into the new era of communications, based on the most
advanced technologies and services. Bezeq and its subsidiaries offer the full
range of telecommunication services including domestic, international and
cellular phone services; Internet, ADSL, and other data communications; leased
lines, and corporate networks.
About Alvarion
With more than 2 million units deployed in 130 countries, Alvarion is the
worldwide leader in wireless broadband, providing systems to carriers, ISPs and
private network operators, and also in extending coverage of GSM and CDMA mobile
networks to developing countries and other hard to serve areas.
Leading the WiMAX revolution, Alvarion has the most extensive deployments and
proven product portfolio in the industry covering the full range of frequency
bands with both fixed and mobile solutions. 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. Alvarion works with several global OEM providers and more than 200 local
partners to support its diverse global customer base in solving their last-mile
challenges.
As a wireless broadband pioneer, Alvarion has been driving and delivering
innovations for more than 10 years from core technology developments to creating
and promoting industry standards. Leveraging its key roles in the IEEE and
HiperMAN standards committees and experience in deploying OFDM-based systems,
the Company's prominent work in the WiMAX Forum(TM) is focused on increasing the
widespread adoption of standards-based products in the wireless broadband market
and leading the entire industry to mobile WiMAX solutions. For more information,
visit Alvarion's World Wide Web site at www.alvarion.com
This press release contains forward -looking statements within the meaning of
the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. These statements are based on the current expectations or beliefs of
Alvarion's management and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the
forward -looking statements. The following factors, among others, could cause
actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking
statements: inability to further identify, develop and achieve success for new
products, services and technologies; increased competition and its effect on
pricing, spending, third-party relationships and revenues; as well as the in
ability to establish and maintain relationships with commerce, advertising,
marketing, and technology providers and other risks detailed from time to time
in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Information set forth in this press release pertaining to third parties has not
been independently verified by Alvarion and is based solely on publicly
available information or on information provided to Alvarion by such third
parties for inclusion in this press release. The web sites appearing in this
press release are not and will not be included or incorporated by reference in
any filing made by Alvarion with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which
this press release will be a part of.
You may request Alvarion's future press releases or a complete Investor Kit by
contacting Carmen Deville, Investor Relations: carmen.deville@alvarion.com or
+1-650.314.2653.
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