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 2005
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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(Address of principal executive office)
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connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-___________
The following are included in this report on Form 6-K:
Sequential
Exhibit Description Page Number
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1. Press release on StoneBridge, dated
May 31, 2005 4
2. Press release on Coming to USA, dated
June 9, 2005 6
3. Press release on Arobase, dated June
15, 2005 8
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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 16, 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
STONEBRIDGE WIRELESS BROADBAND BUILDS REGIONAL
NETWORK WITH ALVARION BREEZEACCESS(R) PLATFORM
High Capacity OFDM Equipment Now Enables Broadband Services to Urban and
Rural Areas of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan
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Mountain View, California, and Tel Aviv, Israel, May 31, 2005 - Alvarion Ltd,
(NASDAQ: ALVR), the global leader in wireless broadband solutions and
specialized mobile systems, today announced the completion of Stonebridge
Wireless Broadband's regional rollout and the beginning of expansion into new
regions. To date, Stonebridge has cumulatively purchased and deployed
approximately $2.5 million of Alvarion's BreezeACCESS wireless broadband
equipment to provide broadband connections primarily to business customers and
maintain its high average revenue per user (ARPU).
"We've made good decisions and so far we've hit all our early targets - we have
an enviable ARPU, are profitable, and have earned a regional reputation for both
technical and operational excellence," commented Stephen Gowdy, CEO and
president of Stonebridge Wireless Broadband. "It's the right time for us to
expand beyond our home region. Our choice of Alvarion as our technology supplier
was among our smartest early decisions and we look forward to growing with
Alvarion."
Using multiple unlicensed frequency bands including 900MHz, 2.4GHz, and 5GHz,
the Stonebridge network reaches approximately one hundred communities in three
upper Midwest states, covering over 1,000 square miles in Minnesota, western
Wisconsin, and parts of Michigan. BreezeACCESS VL, Alvarion's OFDM-based
multipoint solution operating in 5GHz, forms the core of the last mile network
and permits individual connections to business customers up to 26Mbps.
Stonebridge also leverages Alvarion's backhaul product portfolio to connect most
of the fifty tower locations and BreezeACCESS 900 is used to connect customers
in neighborhoods with dense foliage. All frequency versions integrate seamlessly
into the BreezeACCESS base station chassis.
"Stonebridge is an excellent example of the new generation of broadband
carriers," said Amir Rosenzweig, President of Alvarion, Inc. "Given their proven
ability to successfully execute their network plans, Alvarion is proud to be
their `backbone to edge' broadband solution provider, and we look forward to
supporting them as they grow their network and their business."
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About Stonebridge Wireless Broadband
StoneBridge Wireless Broadband is a privately-held Wireless Internet Service
Provider (WISP) based in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota. StoneBridge's fixed
wireless broadband network delivers high-speed Internet access that supports
bundled data, VoIP, bandwidth on demand, wireless redundancy, VPNs, email, video
services and more. StoneBridge utilizes Line of Sight (LOS) and Non-Line of
Sight (NLOS) technologies to transmit signal from centrally located towers to
customer locations. Access speed can range from 400Kbps to 45Mbps symmetrical up
and down. Services can be obtained by contacting sales directly or our partner
resellers.
For more information, go to www.sbwireless.net or call us at 952-548-8880.
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
650 314 2653.
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EXHIBIT 2
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 WIMAX PRODUCTS FOR NORTH AMERICA
Field Trials of BreezeMAX(TM) in WCS Band Expected by Year End, Followed by BRS
System
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TEL AVIV, Israel, June 7, 2005 --- Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALVR), the world's
leading provider of wireless broadband solutions and specialized mobile
networks, today announced at SUPERCOMM 2005 (Booth # 68049) the extension of its
BreezeMAX products to include the WCS (2.3 GHz) and BRS (formerly called MMDS,
2.5 - 2.7 GHz) frequency bands for North America. With a widely deployed
WiMAX-ready system now in use by over 80 operators in more than 30 countries,
U.S. carriers will be able to experience the benefits of WiMAX with BreezeMAX
field trials in WCS offered at the end of 2005, followed by BRS system trials.
The new BreezeMAX 2300 and 2500 products will operate in the 2.3 GHz WCS
spectrum and the 2.5 to 2.7 GHz BRS (formerly MMDS) spectrum, respectively. On
the CPE side, the platform will use the new BreezeMAX CPEs with the Intel(R)
PRO/Wireless 5116 broadband interface, as demonstrated at the WiMAX labs in
Malaga, Spain in April. Similar to Alvarion's widely-deployed BreezeMAX 3500,
the new BreezeMAX 2300 and 2500 will feature advanced OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency
Division Multiplexing) technology, toll-quality VoIP, and will be WiMAX-ready,
so it will be available for WiMAX Forum Certification TM. In addition to North
America, the WCS and BRS frequencies are relevant in other regions of the world,
notably Asia-Pacific, Russia and Africa. This represents another step in the
company's dedication to lead the WiMAX market in its migration as it drives
market players to adopt standards-based fixed, nomadic and mobile solutions.
The market-leading BreezeMAX(TM) is a third-generation OFDM platform with
advanced non-line-of-sight (NLOS) functionality 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
multi-services to thousands of subscribers in a single cell.
"Alvarion is already engaging U.S. and other North American operators in their
WiMAX activities and will begin to support their BreezeMAX 2300 and 2500 field
trials during the
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upcoming months", said Amir Rosenzweig, President of Alvarion, Inc. "We are
especially encouraged by the interest we have received from large carriers.
Given our broad presence in the North American market with Alvarion wireless
broadband products currently deployed with thousands of service providers, ISPs,
and other operators throughout U.S. and Canada, we are quite optimistic about
the future potential of BreezeMAX with North American operators."
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 +1 650 314 2653.
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EXHIBIT 3
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
AROBASE TELECOM OF THE IVORY COAST ORDERS
ALVARION'S WIMAX-READY NETWORK
BreezeMAX(TM) 3500 to Provide Corporate and Smaller Business Users
with Broadband Services
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TEL AVIV, Israel, June 15, 2005 -- Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALVR), the world's
leading provider of wireless broadband solutions and specialized mobile
networks, today announced that Arobase Telecom, the Ivory Coast's second
national operator, has placed orders for BreezeMAX 3500, Alvarion's WiMAX-ready
platform. Upon its commercial launch, the operator will supply broadband data
and voice services to corporate and SME subscribers in the nation's capital city
of Abidjan.
"We have found that wireless broadband is a very cost effective complement to
our fiber network. The business community in Abidjan, a city of approximately 5
million inhabitants, is hungry for broadband," said Gervais Assie Amani , CEO of
Arobase Telecom. "As an emerging operator, we enjoy the rapid roll-out of
Alvarion's network and as the country's innovative operator, we are excited
about offering WiMAX services today to our subscribers. We have started to
deploy our BreezeMAX network few months ago and received very positive feedback
from our subscribers regarding the quality and reliability of the Internet
connection. Presently, we are expanding our network with additional base
stations and hundreds of CPEs to provide services in the whole Abidjan areas."
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. 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.
"Emerging carriers have already learned that going with our BreezeMAX(TM)
network affords them an edge. Especially economically beneficial for areas with
little existing telecommunications infrastructure, it is no wonder that
Alvarion's WiMAX-ready system has been installed already in more than 30
countries around the world," said Mr. Zvi Slonimsky, CEO of Alvarion. "We are
pleased to strengthen Arobase's position as a responsive carrier serving the
increasing demand to provide data connectivity to businesses and universities."
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Arobase Telecom
Arobase Telecom is a telecommunication company and at the same time, a group of
New Technologies of Information and Communication (NTIC) development. Arobase
Telecom builds in Cote d'Ivoire a telecommunication network-support of high-flow
optical fiber on all the territory extent. It will be a question of netting the
whole country on nearly 13,000 kilometres. The second network operator of Cote
d'Ivoire, it has signed a 20 years Convention of Concession with the government
since July 31, 2002. Such concession authorizes Arobase Telecom Company to build
and exploit this telecommunications network by providing the exclusive services
reserved to the State, in particular fixed telephony. Arobase Telecom network is
the first telecommunications network of the last generation, entirely built with
optical fiber in West Africa.
It is a multi-service network with a very high flow placing at the disposal of
all the fields of industry a technological infrastructure of last generation and
supporting the integration of New Technologies of Information and Communication
as well as new services of telecommunications with strong value such as
high-flow Internet, video monitoring (security), telemedicine, educational
television, videoconference and others for which the needs are growing.
Limited company incorporated under the law registered in Cote d'Ivoire, with a
capital of F CFA 1 000 000 000 (one Billion) entirely held by Ivorian
shareholders such as FENACOOPEC (micro finance leader), AROBASE TELECOM is
Managed by a Chairman and Managing Director, Mr. AMANI Assie Gervais and employs
150 persons.
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.
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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 Carmen Deville, Investor Relations: carmen.deville@alvarion.com or +1
650 314 2653.
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