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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1. Press release dated September 6, 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 12, 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
T-COM OFFERS CUSTOMERS WIRELESS BROADBAND SERVICES IN A WiMAX
FIELD TRIAL USING ALVARION'S BREEZEMAX(TM)
Deutsche Telekom Unit Evaluating WiMAX Technology as Complement to DSL
Services in Rural,Urban Service Areas
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TEL AVIV, Israel, September 6, 2005 -- Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALVR), the world's
leading provider of wireless broadband solutions and specialized mobile
networks, today announced that T-Com, the fixed line unit of Deutsche Telekom,
has commenced a field trial of WiMAX technology to serve approximately 100
customers with broadband services who were previously unreachable by traditional
DSL services using Alvarion's BreezeMAX 3500 system. The trial is based on
regulatory testing licenses. T-Com has grown its DSL service to be one of the
largest broadband networks in Europe with more than six million and seven
hundred thousand small business and residential customers. T-Com is also known
for its progressive approach in working with the latest technologies.
For the duration of the trial, which is scheduled to run until the end of March
2006, Alvarion's BreezeMAX base stations have been deployed in Swisttal and
St.Augustin near Bonn, Germany, to provide wireless broadband services. This
testing stage is part of an overall corporate evaluation of WiMAX technology
that T-Com has been conducting, including extensive testing of BreezeMAX in the
T-Com's Innovation Labs in Darmstadt. Siemens, Alvarion's long time broadband
wireless partner, is serving as system integrator and maintenance supplier.
WiMAX technology (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) is a wireless
alternative to cable and DSL technologies for last mile broadband access and can
also be used to connect 802.11 (WiFi) hotspots to the Internet. Based on the
IEEE 802.16 wireless broadband standard, WiMAX provides long service range
distances, typically up to 30 km, and supports connectivity without a direct
line of sight to a base station.
"We are pleased to reach the stage in which T-Com can offer their customers the
benefits of WiMAX technology with our BreezeMAX platform and both companies can
gain valuable field experience. We are proud to be working with Deutsche Telekom
given its well-deserved reputation as a pioneer in implementing new technology
in its networks," commented Zvi Slonimsky, CEO of Alvarion.
BreezeMAX(TM) is Alvarion's WiMAX-ready platform that uses OFDM technology for
advanced non-line-of-sight (NLOS) functionality and is designed for operators to
offer broadband IP-based data and voice services. Its carrier-class design
supports broadband
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speeds and quality of service (QoS) to enable carriers to offer multiple
services to thousands of subscribers in a single base station. Designed from the
ground up according to the IEEE 802.16-2004 standard, the platform serves as a
base for Alvarion's future mobile solution targeted towards the emerging IEEE
802.16e standard for mobile broadband services.
About T-Com
T-Com is the fixed-network unit of Deutsche Telekom AG. With approximately 42,1
million narrowband lines - including T-ISDN channels - and six million and seven
hundred thousand broadband lines, T-Com is one of the largest fixed-network
providers in Europe. All T-Com activities are based on state-of-the-art network
infrastructures, including around 197,000 kilometers of optical fiber and an IP
network in which a data volume of around 57,000 terabytes is transmitted every
month. T-Com supports residential and small business customers in Germany,
Hungary (via Magyar Telekom), Croatia (via T-Hrvatski Telekom) and Slovakia (via
Slovak Telecom). In Germany T-Com offers basic fixed-network infrastructure
services to other divisions in the Deutsche Telekom Group and third-party
telecommunications enterprises. (http://www.t-com.de)
About Siemens
Siemens Communications is one of the largest players in the global
telecommunications industry. Siemens is the only provider in the market that
offers its customers a full-range portfolio, from devices for end users to
complex network infrastructures for enterprises and carriers as well as related
services. Siemens Communications is the world's innovation leader in convergent
technologies, products and services for wireless, fixed and enterprise networks.
It is the largest Group within Siemens and operates in more than 160 countries
around the world. In fiscal 2004 (year-end September 30), its 60,000-strong
workforce posted sales of approximately 18 billion euros.
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.
For more information, visit Alvarion's World Wide Web site at www.alvarion.com
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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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