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 February 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 February 1, 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: February 7, 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
BRAZIL'S LEADING WIRELESS ISP LEVERAGES NEW LICENSE WITH
$1.0M OF ORDERS OF ALVARION'S BROADBAND EQUIPMENT
DirectNet to Use BreezeACCESS(TM) XL to Provide High Speed Internet Services to
Residential and Business Users in Greater Sao Paulo
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Tel Aviv, Israel, February 1, 2005 - Alvarion Ltd., (NASDAQ: ALVR), the world's
leading provider of wireless broadband solutions and specialized mobile
networks, today announced that DirectNet, Brazil's leading wireless internet
service provider, has placed equipment orders of approximately $1.0 million over
the last few months. A first step in the company's plans to leverage its recent
3.5 GHz frequency license, DirectNet is expanding the existing network by using
Alvarion's BreezeACCESS(TM) XL system in areas where the unlicensed band would
allow for interference.
Over the last few years, DirectNet has deployed the company's BreezeACCESS(TM)
II system in metropolitan Sao Paulo and surrounding areas. However, given the
vast size of Sao Paulo (17 million inhabitants) and the density of the hundreds
of thousands buildings, the WISP required a robust, high capacity solution to
operate in the licensed 3.5 GHz frequency.
"Alvarion's BreezeACCESS product line has contributed to our gaining leadership
in the ISP Brazilian market," said Helder de Azevedo, Director of DirectNet. "We
have chosen to deploy the XL network, due to its capacity to upgrade into a IEEE
802.16 (WiMAX) standard, in which our network roll-out and business plan is
based upon."
Alvarion's BreezeACCESS XL is an advanced broadband wireless access
solution optimized for data and voice applications and is an excellent
alternative to wired connectivity. Operating in the 3.5 GHz frequency bands
licensed around the world, BreezeACCESS XL offers service providers a high-speed
wireless Internet platform with a full complement of options to efficiently
maintain and grow their subscriber base. A frequency division duplex (FDD)
system, BreezeACCESS XL uses wireless packet data switching technology with
frequency hopping - code division multiple access (FH-CDMA) radios.
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"DirectNet is a valued customer and I am pleased that they renewed their
commitment to Alvarion, now building their 3.5GHz network with BreezeACCESS XL.
In receiving a 3.5 GHz license for the entire greater metropolitan area of Sao
Paulo, DirectNet has really come of age quickly," added Zvi Slonimsky, CEO of
Alvarion.
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About DirectNet
DirectNet is the largest independent high-speed Internet access and connection
provider in Brazil, using optical fiber and radio (fixed wireless) technologies.
A member of the Iqara Brasil group, DirectNet operates in the State of Sao Paulo
and has been in the ranking of the 200 Best in Info, published by the publishing
house Abril, for three years, with the largest companies in the IT and Telecom
segment. It is also one of the Top Five in the Top Condominios Awards from
Secovi Magazine. For further information, please visit the website
www.directnet.com.br.
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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