UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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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 November 2004
Commission File Number: 0-30628
ALVARION LTD.
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21A Habarzel Street, Tel Aviv 69710, Israel
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1. Press release, dated November 22, 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: November 23, 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
ALVARION STRENGTHENS BWA MARKET PRESENCE IN RUSSIA
New Orders Totaling Approximately $2 Million Received for Wireless Voice, Data
Networks From a Major Regional Operator
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Tel- Aviv, Israel, November xx, 2004 - Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALVR), the leading
provider of wireless broadband solutions worldwide, today announced the receipt
of orders from a new customer in Russia to build eMGW(TM) networks providing
broadband data and toll-quality voice services to homes, small, and medium-sized
businesses in the 1.5GHz frequency bands.
The operator, Kubanelectrosvyaz, a subsidiary of Southern Telecommunications
Company (UTK), covers the southern Krasnodar territory and will install Alvarion
networks in three of Russia's southern cities: Krasnodar, Sochi and
Novorossiysk. One of the seven regional operators of the whole of Russia, UTK is
owned by the giant, federal holding company, Sviazinvest Communications
Investment. The orders were secured jointly with Sotcom, Alvarion's local
partner for support and will be the company to manage the network deployments.
The network is scheduled to be operational by the end of 2004.
Mr. Nikolay Martynenko, Technical Director of Southern Telecommunications
Company (UTK), commented, "We are impressed with the quick delivery and
expertise by the Alvarion/Sotcom deployment team. We appreciate the fact that
the modularity of Alvarion's system allows us to build out as demand warrants,
while receiving high quality services."
"With huge territories lacking in essential telecommunications infrastructure,
broadband wireless is ideal for many regions in Russia, making this fast-growing
market an important opportunity for Alvarion," said Zvi Slonimsky, CEO of
Alvarion. "The combination of the industry's most extensive portfolio of robust,
cost-effective BWA solutions together with our unmatched experience makes
Alvarion the smart choice for operators in Russia and other similar locations
looking to expand services and increase their market share."
Mr. Igor Maizels, General Director of Sotcom, related, "Operators in
Russia are all facing the same challenge of how to provide voice and data
services to areas with little existing telecom infrastructure. Alvarion's
eMGW(TM) is an ideal solution for many of Russian regional operators. We are
marketing the system aggressively to expand Alvarion's penetration to bring much
needed voice and data services throughout this fertile market."
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About Southern Telecommunications Company (UTK)
"Southern Telecommunications Company" PJSC is one of seven largest
telecom operators of Russia providing its customers with full range of advanced
telecom services including local telephony, domestic and international
long-distance telephony, IP-telephony, data transmission, access to the global
Internet, ISDN, ADSL and other telecom services.
For more information, visit www.stcompany.ru
About Sotcom
The SOTCOM Telephone Company is one of the leading private operators in Ryazan
region, providing a full range of modern telecommunication services, including
voice, data transmission and transport services. Its long-term experience as an
operator, leverage their role as an official distributor of Alvarion and
Alvarion's Technical and Training Center in Russia and CIS countries. During the
last nine years, twenty wireless projects, totaling 50,000 lines, were
successfully implemented by SOTCOM in Russia and CIS, including projects in
Moscow, Chechen Republic, Baku (Azerbaijan) and other locations.
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. Leading the WiMAX revolution, Alvarion has the most
extensive deployments and proven product portfolio in the industry covering the
full range of frequency bands. 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, and public safety communications. Alvarion works with several
top OEM providers and over 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 over 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 deploying OFDM-based systems, the company's
prominent work in the WiMAX ForumTM is focused on increasing widespread adoption
of standards-based products in the wireless broadband market.
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
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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
+1-760-517-3188.
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