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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 June 2011
 
Commission File Number:  0-30628
 
ALVARION LTD.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
 
21A Habarzel Street, Tel Aviv 69710, Israel

(Address of principal executive office)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
 
Form 20-F þ    Form 40-F o
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ____

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ____
 
Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  
 
Yes o    No þ
 
If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-___________

 
 

 
 
The following are included in this report on Form 6-K:
                                     
Exhibit Description
Sequential
Page Number
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Press release on filing of 20F
Dated June 9th, 2011
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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: June 9th, 2011
By:
/s/ Marc Borenstein  
    Name:  Marc Borenstein  
    Title:    VP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary  
 
 
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EXHIBIT 1

Contact:
 
Lior Shemesh, CFO
Claudia Gatlin
+972-3-645-6289
Investor Relations
+972 54 5225757
US: + 1.212.830.9080
Lior.shemesh@alvarion.com
claudia.gatlin@alvarion.com
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
Alvarion® Announces Filing of 2010 Annual Report
 
Tel Aviv, Israel, June 9th, 2011 — Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALVR) the world’s leading provider of 4G networks in the Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) market today announced that it has filed today its Annual Report on Form 20-F, containing audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Annual Report is available on Alvarion's website (www.alvarion.com). Shareholders may receive a hard copy of the annual report free of charge upon request.

About Alvarion
Alvarion (NASDAQ:ALVR) is a global 4G communications leader with the industry’s most extensive customer base, including hundreds of commercial 4G deployments. Alvarion’s industry leading network solutions for broadband wireless technologies WiMAX, TD-LTE and WiFi, enable broadband applications for service providers and enterprises covering a variety of industries such as mobile broadband, residential and business broadband, utilities, municipalities and public safety agencies. Through an open network strategy, superior IP and OFDMA know-how, and ability to deploy large scale end-to-end turnkey networks, Alvarion is delivering the true 4G broadband experience today(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: potential impact on our business of the current global recession, the inability of our customers to obtain credit to purchase our products as a result of global credit market conditions, the failure to fund projects under the U.S. broadband stimulus program, continued delays in 4G license allocation in certain countries; the failure of the market  for 4G products to develop as anticipated;, Alvarion’s inability to capture market share in the expected growth of the 4G market as anticipated, due to, among other things, competitive reasons or failure to execute in our sales, marketing or manufacturing objectives; the failure of Alvarion’s strategic initiatives to enable Alvarion to more effectively capitalize on market opportunities as anticipated;  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 the Company’s 20-F Annual Report Risk Factors section as well as in other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
 
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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 Sivan Farfuri, Sivan.farfuri@alvarion.com or +972.3.767.4333

Alvarion®, its logo and all names, product and service names referenced herein are either registered trademarks, trademarks, trade names or service marks of Alvarion Ltd. in certain jurisdictions. All other names are or may be the trademarks of their respective owners. “WiMAX Forum” is a registered trademark of the WiMAX Forum. “WiMAX,” the WiMAX Forum logo, “WiMAX Forum Certified” and the WiMAX Forum Certified logo are trademarks of the WiMAX Forum
 
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