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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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
ALVARION ANNOUNCES COMMERCIAL AVAILABILITY OF BREEZEMAX(TM)
PRO CPE FOR WIMAX NETWORKS
First Vendor to Ship Subscriber Units that Use New Intel WiMAX Chip
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TEL AVIV, Israel, September 7, 2005 -- Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALVR),
the world's leading provider of wireless broadband solutions and specialized
mobile networks, today announced the commercial availability of BreezeMAX PRO, a
WiMAX-ready, cost effective customer premises equipment (CPE) that uses the
Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 5116 broadband interface chip. After successful beta
trials, Alvarion is now fulfilling orders for the BreezeMAX PRO in volume
production quantities for commercial deployments.
As BreezeMAX PRO is the first commercially available subscriber unit to use the
new Intel WiMAX chip, it represents another major industry milestone in moving
toward the widespread adoption of WiMAX standard products. It is also the
culmination of joint development efforts with Intel since 2003.
As a complete WiMAX-ready solution, Alvarion's BreezeMAX offers the market a
superior mix of price and performance, while enhancing operators' business
models with seamless operation in large deployments. Based on Alvarion's
enhanced WiMAX technology, BreezeMAX PRO's advantages of advanced PHY and MAC
result in the highest level of modem performance plus a full suite of networking
capabilities.
"We are pleased to be one of the first operators in the world to trial the
BreezeMAX PRO CPE," said Carlos Morell, CEO of Iberbanda. "Since we began
deploying our large commercial deployment last year using BreezeMAX, we have
been able to serve large enterprises, SOHOs and residential users, all from the
same base station and benefit from the improved performance and economics of
this system."
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 speeds and quality of service (QoS) to enable carriers to
offer multiple services to thousands of subscribers in a single base station.
"We are committed to WiMAX technology given its cost effectiveness and ability
to support wide-scale deployments," said Bertrand Lebarbier, Assistant General
Manager of Altitude
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Telecom. "The integration of BreezeMAX PRO into our WiMAX-ready networks is a
welcome achievement, and we intend to make the most of Alvarion's market
leadership in the WiMAX arena."
The BreezeMAX platform has been designed from the ground up according to the
IEEE 802.16-2004 standard and serves as a base for Alvarion's future mobile
solution targeted towards the emerging IEEE 802.16e standard for mobile
broadband services.
"With the commercial launch of the BreezeMAX PRO, the first Intel-based CPE, we
have now taken the next major step as a company, and as an industry, toward the
mainstream use of WiMAX services worldwide. The economic and technological
advantages WiMAX offers operators are clearly demonstrated when deploying the
BreezeMAX PRO," Zvi Slonimsky, CEO of Alvarion. "BreezeMAX PRO is further proof
of our dedication to lead the WiMAX market to standards-based fixed, portable
and mobile solutions."
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.
As a wireless broadband pioneer, Alvarion has been driving and delivering
innovations for more than 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 in deploying OFDM-based systems,
the Company's prominent work in the WiMAX Forum(TM) is focused on increasing the
widespread adoption of standards-based products in the wireless broadband market
and leading the entire industry to mobile WiMAX solutions. 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
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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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