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 2004
Commission File Number: 0-30628
ALVARION LTD.
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1. Press release, dated September 28, 2004 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 28, 2004 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
CHINA NETCOM EXPANDS ITS BROADBAND WIRELESS NETWORK
TO FOUR NEW PROVINCES USING ALVARION AND SIEMENS
Leveraging its Licenses Awarded Earlier this Year, China Netcom Again Chooses
Alvarion's WALKair(TM) Wireless Broadband Solution for Voice and
Access Services
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TEL-AVIV, Israel and BEIJING, China--Sept. 28, 2004--Alvarion Ltd.
(NASDAQ:ALVR), the leading provider of wireless broadband solutions worldwide,
today announced that China Netcom (CNC), China's second largest fixed
telecommunications provider, is expanding its deployment of the Alvarion 3.5GHz
Broadband Wireless solution to additional sites in four provinces with its
strategic partner, Siemens Communication Networks Ltd., Beijing (SCNB), a joint
venture of Siemens AG and Chinese enterprises. The sites targeted for deployment
are in the provinces of Sichuan, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, and Hunan.
The decision follows CNC's successful deployment of Alvarion's WALKair(TM)
solution in three provinces over the past year with SCNB, after securing part of
3.5GHz licenses awarded in the third round of China's frequency allocation
process.
CNC plans to use the versatile WALKair1000 platform to provide small- and
medium-sized customers with a variety of new services and applications.
Offerings include a range of IP-based access services, including Voice over IP,
high-speed Internet access and leased lines (E1 and Fractional E1). The operator
will also incorporate these services as the basis for cost-effective hotspots,
ISP backbone services, and to support its popular "Phone Supermarket"
phone-booth service concept.
"CNC has emerged as one of China's most important wireless broadband players and
a strategic customer for Alvarion," said Zvi Slonimsky, CEO of Alvarion. "Over
the past two years, the success of the projects that we have completed for all
four of China's major telcos proves that WALKair is a superb infrastructure
solution for China, given its diverse and rugged terrain. We are confident that
the strong partnership with SCNB plus competitive advantages help us win
additional business as we participate in future tenders."
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About China Netcom
China Netcom Group is a state-owned broadband telecommunications operator.
Formed by the Chinese government in May 2002 as part of its plan to increase
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telecommunications competition, the enterprise is composed of three entities
(China Telecom's operations in North China, Jitong Communications, a former data
service operator, and the original Netcom, a broadband developer and
wholesaler), and owns networks in 10 northern provinces (including Beijing,
Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Henan,
and Shandong). China Netcom provides a full spectrum of services and solutions
to meet China's broadband telecommunications needs including fixed-line voice,
data, Internet, video and multimedia services, and is building a nationwide
backbone. China Netcom has assets of more than $24 billion and approximately
150,000 employees.
About SCNB (previously BISC)
Siemens Communication Networks Ltd., Beijing (SCNB) is a high-tech joint venture
of Siemens and four Chinese enterprises formed from BISC (Beijing International
Switching System Co., Ltd.), Siemens' earlier joint venture in China. With a
well-established manufacturing, R&D and service base, SCNB provides full,
end-to-end solutions for fixed telecommunications networks and is one of the few
companies in China capable of providing full spectrum of network products. The
company focuses on the marketing and manufacturing of EWSD switching systems,
broadband access product (Xpresslink), Next Generation Network solutions
(SURPASS) for convergence of voice and data services, IP Routing (Juniper) and
Broadband Wireless Access solutions (Alvarion) for the fast developing China
telecommunications market. For more information, visit www.bisc.com.cn
About Alvarion
Alvarion is dedicated to delivering seamless wireless broadband networking
infrastructure to carriers, ISPs and private network operators, in order to
leverage their broadband opportunities into sustainable profits. Alvarion offers
premier wireless broadband solutions for access in the last mile, backhauling
connection to the backbone and private network connectivity. Featuring the
industry's most extensive range of products and international support, Alvarion
is a pioneering leader of the converged wireless broadband network. With over
1.5 million units deployed in 120 countries worldwide, Alvarion provides secure
rich-media networks for business or residential Internet access, corporate VPNs,
cellular base station feeding, community interconnection, public safety
connectivity and extended Hotspots.
Having recently acquired InnoWave's wideband access portfolio and expertise,
Alvarion provides a complete wireless solution that supports a wide range of
frequency bands, customer profiles and service types.
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
inability 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.
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You may request Alvarion's future press releases or a complete Investor Kit by
contacting Carmen Deville, Investor Relations: carmen.deville@alvarion.com or
760-517-3188
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