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 December 2005
Commission File Number: 0-30628
ALVARION LTD.
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21A Habarzel Street, Tel Aviv 69710, Israel
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The following are included in this report on Form 6-K:
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1. Press release on ALVARION CUSTOMERS
WIN PRESTIGIOUS W2I WIRELESS
COMMUNITIES AWARDS, dated December 20, 2005 4
2. Press release on RIOPLEX WIRELESS
USING ALVARION WIRELESS BROADBAND TO
CAPTURE BUSINESS CUSTOMERS IN THEIR
REGION, dated December 21, 2005 7
3. ALVARION RECEIVES $7 MILLION ORDER
UNDER NEW FRAME AGREEMENT WITH MAJOR
LATIN AMERICAN OPERATOR, dated December 21, 2005 10
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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: December 28, 2005 By: /s/ Dafna Gruber
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Name: Dafna Gruber
Title: Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT 1
ALVARION CUSTOMERS WIN PRESTIGIOUS W2I WIRELESS
COMMUNITIES AWARDS
Scottsburg Indiana, Other Cities Are Recognized For Building
Progressive Broadband Networks Using Alvarion Equipment
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Mountain View, CA and Scottsburg, IN, USA, December 20, 2005 - Alvarion Ltd,
(NASDAQ: ALVR) the world's leading provider of wireless broadband solutions and
specialized mobile networks, and the City of Scottsburg, Indiana today announced
that Scottsburg was selected by The Wireless Internet Institute (www.W2i.org) as
an award winner in the category of "Local Municipal Initiative" of W2i Wireless
Communities Best Practices. The award, open to entries from around the world
that have implemented a community wide wireless broadband network, was given to
Scottsburg in recognition of its achievement in meeting social and economic
challenges using broadband wireless technology. Another Alvarion customer, the
city of Lenexa, Kansas, earned the "One to Watch" runner-up title. In addition,
the Corpus Christi, Texas, network for public and private users earned the Best
Practices Award for E-Government Applications.
"We are delighted to be recognized for our innovative community broadband
network that has generated tremendous savings for the city through improved
operational costs and efficiency of city services while making Scottsburg
safer," remarked Bill Graham, Scottsburg's mayor for the past 17 years. "Once we
decided to deploy a community wide broadband network, we evaluated several
options including a multi-million dollar fiber optic network that we simply
could not afford. So instead we opted to deploy Alvarion's BreezeACCESS(R)
wireless broadband solutions and went live with a city-wide network in March of
2002 to deliver broadband to local residents and commercial enterprises, as well
as to schools and municipal offices. Later, we leveraged the same network to
allow police officers to get broadband in their police cruisers greatly
improving officer productivity and increasing safety in the community," he
added.
The Scottsburg community wide network was designed, installed, and is now
maintained by Ohio-based Wireless Connections, an Alvarion Platinum level
reseller.
The City of Lenexa, Kansas deployed a metro-area mobile and fixed-wireless
broadband network to connect government buildings, municipal vehicles, traffic
signals, and video cameras. Alvarion's BreezeACCESS VL system enabled the city
to improve its operating efficiency while reducing annual expenses. Similarly,
Corpus Christi, Texas deployed a large broadband wireless network spanning 147
square miles. The multi-use network used Alvarion BreezeACCESS VL systems as
well as several other vendors' systems.
"Through the forward thinking leadership of Mayor Graham, Scottsburg has been
quick to realize the enormous benefits of community broadband as delivered by
Alvarion's wireless broadband solutions," commented Amir Rosenzweig, president
of Alvarion, Inc. "With wireless broadband, every aspect of a community can
leverage and benefit greatly from the same infrastructure whether it is in
Indiana, Kansas, Texas, or the numerous communities using Alvarion equipment
today. We are pleased to see Scottsburg, Lenexa, and Corpus Christi getting some
well-earned
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recognition for their innovations. These examples demonstrate Alvarion's
participation in the municipal market and commitment to bring broadband to local
communities."
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About the City of Scottsburg
The City of Scottsburg is the county seat of Scott County Indiana near the
Kentucky border. Formed in 1820 and named after Revolutionary War general
Charles Scott, Scottsburg is home to approximately 6,000 people.
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 ten 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 is focused on
increasing 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 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
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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
RIOPLEX WIRELESS USING ALVARION WIRELESS BROADBAND TO
CAPTURE BUSINESS CUSTOMERS IN ITS REGION
Leading Texas Carrier Now Deploying 5,000 Square Mile Network
using BreezeACCESS(R) VL
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Mountain View, CA and McAllen, TX USA, December 21, 2005 - Alvarion Ltd,
(NASDAQ: ALVR), the world's leading provider of wireless broadband solutions and
specialized mobile networks, today announced the deployment of a 5,000 square
mile broadband network using its BreezeACCESS VL by Rioplex Wireless, a leading
Texas wireless broadband operator now targeting high capacity business customers
in its service territory. Since its inception in 2002, Rioplex has been using
licensed frequencies to serve residential and small business customers, and now
is expanding its network using the high capacity BreezeACCESS VL. Rioplex is an
end-to-end wireless operator that owns its backbone and last mile networks, and
tower infrastructure throughout its service territory. Due to its vertical
integration, Rioplex is able to quickly scale this new network.
To date, Rioplex has deployed 23 sectors of BreezeACCESS VL to offer
multi-megabit services across its current service territory. With net capacity
of over 30 megabits per sector, BreezeACCESS VL allows Rioplex to target high
bandwidth consumers and businesses.
"While our licensed footprint covers a very large part of south Texas, our
current network only allows us to offer speeds suitable for small office,
residential, and nomadic users limiting our ability to capture revenue from high
capacity business customers," notes Othal Brand, president of Rioplex. "As a
complement to our existing network, Alvarion's BreezeACCESS VL gives us the
opportunity to build a cost effective, overlay network to connect high value
consumers that want multi-megabit services to support bandwidth intensive IP
applications such as video and VoIP services."
Alvarion's BreezeACCESS VL offers enhanced features such as OFDM for
non-line-of-sight (NLOS) connections, extended reach of more than 20 kilometers
(12.5 miles), high capacity, encryption, and quality of service (QoS) mechanisms
for carrier-class broadband data and voice services. With its advanced features
such as 10 and 20 MHz channels and automatic clear channel selection (ACCS) with
built-in spectrum analyzer BreezeACCESS VL enables flexibility in frequency
planning.
"We are excited to have Rioplex Wireless join the hundreds of operators using
BreezeACCESS in thousands of cities across the U.S. to offer broadband services
to both residential and business customers," said Amir Rosenzweig, president of
Alvarion, Inc. "Rioplex is an innovative and proven licensed band carrier, and
their choice of deploying BreezeACCESS VL in an unlicensed frequency to serve
high value, large capacity customers shows the viability of this model for other
carriers."
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About Rioplex Wireless
Founded in 2002 by long time residents of the South Texas Valley, Rioplex
Wireless is one of the United State's largest wireless broadband carriers and
the pioneering wireless broadband operator in the South Texas/Rio Grande area.
Deploying in both licensed and unlicensed frequency bands, Rioplex owns its
end-to-end wireless infrastructure and tower network, as well as licensed BTA's
throughout the region. Rioplex offers nomadic broadband service, as well as
multi-megabit fixed wireless.
Rioplex's unique ability to provide high-speed Data, Voice, and Video to over
5,000 square miles make it the ultimate solution to all of your Internet Service
needs, whether it be in your home, office, on your drilling rig, or anywhere in
between.
For more information, contact Rioplex Wireless at (956) 683-7979 or
info@rioplexwireless.com
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 ten 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 is focused on
increasing 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 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
+650.314.2653.
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EXHIBIT 3
ALVARION RECEIVES $7 MILLION ORDER UNDER NEW FRAME
AGREEMENT WITH MAJOR LATIN AMERICAN OPERATOR
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Tel-Aviv, Israel, December 21, 2005 - Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALVR), the world's
leading provider of wireless broadband solutions and specialized mobile
networks, today announced that one of its major customers, a large operator in
Latin America, has placed an initial $7 million order under a new frame
agreement covering both BreezeMAX(TM) and eMGW(TM) products for several
countries in Latin America.
The revenue impact of this order is expected to occur in 2006. Depending on the
mix of products ordered, the frame agreement could be worth up to $15 million,
including the order already received.
"We are gratified by this important customer's continued confidence in
Alvarion," said Tzvika Friedman, CEO and President of Alvarion. Our
industry-leading products coupled with outstanding service serve as the
foundation for our ongoing partnership. We are pleased to support the
enhancement and expansion of this strategic customer's networks."
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
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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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