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 March 2005
Commission File Number: 0-30628
ALVARION LTD.
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1. Press release, dated March 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: March 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
BLUE SKY NET AND W3 CONNEX INSTALL ALVARION'S
WIRELESS BROADBAND NETWORK TO CONNECT 121 COMMUNITIES IN
ONTARIO, CANADA
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Community-Based Network To Cover Population Of 117,000 Over 50,000 Square
Kilometers of Rural Terrain
Mountain View, California, City of North Bay, Ontario, Canada, March 1, 2005 -
Alvarion Ltd, (NASDAQ: ALVR), the global leader in wireless broadband solutions
and specialized mobile systems, and Blue Sky Net, a non-profit Canadian
community-based network (CBN) today announced the launch of a regional wireless
broadband network in rural Ontario, Canada using Alvarion's BreezeACCESS VL. The
CBN will cover 121 communities over 50,000 square kilometers. Alvarion has
received orders to supply over $1 million of broadband wireless equipment.
Civic leaders have been working to attract new companies to the Blue Sky Region,
such as technology firms, but most area residents lack high-speed Internet
availability and the 117,000 population spread over such a large area make using
wired infrastructure cost prohibitive. Formed to champion the provision of
broadband services to rural areas, the non-profit Blue Sky Net secured critical
funding from Canada's federal Broadband for Rural and Northern Development, or
BRAND, program and the provincial government of Ontario. W3 Connex Inc. was
chosen as the owner operator partner for the project and will provide
approximately two-thirds of the total CAPEX for this project. mmwave
Technologies Inc., an Alvarion partner, is W3's wireless integrator partner
spearheading the designing and building of the entire network.
"We are very excited that our partnership with Alvarion has allowed us to meet
W3's requirement to build a broadband network for the Blue Sky Region project
and believe that the combination of our wireless engineering expertise with
Alvarion's industry leading products will enable W3 to
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meet or exceed it's vision of becoming the industry leader in its market space,"
said Brad Poulos, President of mmwave Technologies.
"The Blue Sky project shows what is possible when civic leaders and private
industry work together to solve problems," noted Scott Mannering, manager of the
Blue Sky project. "But even with great intentions, none of this would have been
possible without the vision and hard work of W3 Connex, the superior wireless
engineering abilities of mmwave technologies, and the tremendous capabilities of
the Alvarion solution. Our region is known for its timber, so we never imagined
this was possible with wireless."
"We have already heard from many local residents who want the ability to go
online to upgrade their skills right from their own homes, something that now
requires travel and time away from the community," commented Brian Walters,
President and CEO, W3 Connex Inc. "It's great that so many people in Northern
Ontario know that broadband access provides tremendous value for little cost.
It's a win-win, for the resident, for the community and for us as an operator."
"Alvarion is delighted to participate in this unique collaboration that brings
broadband to rural Canadian communities. The economic benefits to the community
reinforces why BreezeACCESS is the world's number one wireless broadband
solution," said Amir Rosenzweig, President of Alvarion, Inc. "The vision and
commitment of community champions, like those found at every level of the Blue
Sky project, to bring cost effective technologies such as wireless broadband
into widespread civic use is a model for duplication all throughout Canada."
About W3 Connex Inc.
W3 offers high-speed connectivity solutions that use redundant
fibre-based backbone networks (where available) and fixed wireless systems that
are engineered to the highest level of performance and availability. W3 utilizes
"best-in-class" wireless technologies from industry leading manufacturers and
plans to replicate its business model into other regions of Canada and the US
once successfully deployed in Ontario. The company's website is
www.w3connex.com.
About mmwave Technologies Inc
Founded in 1991, mmwave Technologies is one of Canada's fastest
growing communication companies. The company provides a full range of wireless
and networking solutions including components, test systems, and turnkey
networks. mmwave is an award winning, Canadian-owned, ISO 9000 registered
company. The company's website is www.mmwave.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.
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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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