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 April 2005
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Commission File Number: 0-30628
ALVARION LTD.
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(Translation of registrant's name into English)
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, dated April 18, 2005 4
2. Press release, dated April 25, 2005 6
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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: April 26, 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
ALVARION FIRST TO DEMONSTRATE WORKING CPE USING INTEL
WIMAX CHIP
BreezeMAX(TM) 3500 with Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 5116 Showcased
in a Lab Trial During WiMAX Forum's Face2Face Event in Malaga, Spain
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Tel Aviv, Israel, April 18, 2005 - Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALVR), the world's
leading provider of wireless broadband solutions and specialized mobile
networks, today announced the first lab demonstration of a working WiMAX-ready
CPE using the Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 5116 broadband interface. Alvarion has now
successfully integrated the PRO/Wireless 5116 into its BreezeMAX(TM) 3500 CPE,
the culmination of a strategic development effort with Intel, which began in
mid-2003.
Major operators, systems integrators, and other WiMAX Forum members
participating in the event had an opportunity to observe the live demonstration
of the system at the Cetecom laboratory during the organization's Face2Face in
Malaga, Spain last week. Cetecom is the first lab selected by the WiMAX Forum to
perform certification testing of WiMAX equipment. Iberbanda, a Spanish service
provider that has already commercially deployed BreezeMAX in several regions of
the country, supplied a network connection as part of the demonstration.
"Continuing our leadership of the broadband wireless access market, we are now
the first equipment vendor to demonstrate a working WiMAX-ready CPE using the
Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 5116 broadband interface," said Zvi Slonimsky, CEO of
Alvarion. "With the product slated for commercial release in the second half of
2005, this milestone represents a significant step forward for both Alvarion and
the industry as we move to widespread adoption of WiMAX standard products."
Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 5116 broadband interface is a system-on-chip that supports
WiMAX last-mile connectivity to homes and businesses. Leveraging the ratified
IEEE 802.16-2004 specification, the Intel chip and Alvarion system provide
high-throughput broadband connections over long distances. WiMAX can be used for
a number of applications, primarily "last mile" broadband connections.
"We have worked with Alvarion since our early days of focusing on WiMAX," said
Scott Richardson, General Manager Broadband Wireless, Intel. "The incorporation
of our Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 5116 broadband interface into their BreezeMAX CPE
reflects our mutual commitment to WiMAX. We will continue to promote this
technology together, making WiMAX a mass market phenomenon," he added.
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Since its launch in June 2004, the WiMAX-ready BreezeMAX 3500 is operational
across the European continent with operators such as Altitude Telecom in France
and Iberbanda in Spain, and with additional carriers around the world.
"Our business model is focused on providing broadband to rural and urban areas
that are currently not served and have difficulty getting DSL," said Carlos
Morell, CEO of Iberbanda. "Until now, we have been concentrating our efforts on
delivering critical access to large enterprises- a strategy which has proved to
be highly successful. With WiMAX, we can achieve the proper economics to serve
smaller business customers and residential users, and BreezeMAX is the key to
rolling out broadband services to these types of users."
BreezeMAX(TM) is an OFDM platform with advanced NLOS functionality designed for
operators to offer broadband IP-based data and voice services, allowing for the
easy, cost-effective evolution of networks to WiMAX standard solutions. Its
carrier-class design supports high quality of service (QoS) and broadband speeds
to enable carriers to offer multi-services to thousands of subscribers in a
single cell.
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 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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EXHIBIT 2
MICROCOM, ISP IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, FIRST TO
DEPLOY ALVARION'S WIMAX-READY NETWORK IN CENTRAL AFRICA
BreezeMAX(TM) 3500 to Provide Corporate and Resident Users with Broadband
Internet Service
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TEL AVIV, Israel, April 25, 2005 -- Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALVR), the world's
leading provider of wireless broadband solutions and specialized mobile
networks, today announced that Microcom, the leading Internet Wireless Access
services provider in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has ordered a large-scale
BreezeMAX(TM) 3500 system to be deployed in the country in the coming year. When
this first WiMAX-ready network in Central Africa goes live, corporate and
residential users in the city of Kinshasa will receive high-speed data services.
Microcom previously deployed Alvarion's BreezeACCESS(TM) II networks.
"Wireless broadband is the most cost effective means to provide high-speed data
to our customers in the city of Kinshasa, a city of approximately 8 million
inhabitants with little wired infrastructure. Our selection of Alvarion as the
preferred vendor was easy due to our positive past experience with the company
and their equipment," said Mr. Leon NTALE, President of Microcom.
"Our decision was finalized to expand with WiMAX to offer our customers wider
coverage, higher data speeds for Internet access and VoIP, and other services
which were not possible with our previous network. Our first deployments will be
in the areas where connectivity was proved to be extremely difficult due to the
non-line-of-sight conditions. With Alvarion's BreezeMAX(TM) 3500, we believe
that Microcom will be in a position to easily expand its service offering in DRC
and quickly increase capacity for its customers," Mr. NTALE added.
BreezeMAX(TM) is an OFDM platform with advanced non-line-of-sight (NLOS)
functionality designed for operators to offer broadband IP-based data and voice
services, allowing for the easy, cost-effective transition to WiMAX. Its
carrier-class design supports broadband speeds and quality of service (QoS) to
enable carriers to offer multi-services to thousands of subscribers in a single
cell. BreezeMAX networks are already installed in more than 30 countries
worldwide. "Microcom's decision to go with our BreezeMAX(TM) network reflects
Alvarion's strategy that WiMAX wireless broadband represents the best economic
alternative to traditional wired access, especially for areas with little
existing telecommunications infrastructure," said Mr. Tzvika Friedman, President
and COO of Alvarion. "Microcom is another customer in a series of service
providers that have jumped at the opportunities offered by a commercial
deployment of our WiMAX-ready BreezeMAX. We are pleased to serve the increasing
demand to provide data connectivity around the world."
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Microcom DRC
MICROCOM is the leading Wireless Internet Access service provider (WISP) in the
Democratic Republic of Congo, founded in 1982. From its establishment, Microcom
has gathered experience in telecommunications and computers with the deployment
of their private satellite network in
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twelve cities in DRC, covering the most important cities of the country. In each
city, Internet access is provided by a broadband wireless access network
designed for providing high speed-data to the Internet users in the Congo. By
providing new Information Technology and Communications (NTIC), Microcom is
pleased to offer to its subscribers a broadband wireless network in Kinshasa
with WIMAX technology, the first implementation in the Central Africa.
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 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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