UNITED STATES
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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 January 2005
Commission File Number: 0-30628
ALVARION LTD.
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1. Press release, dated January 18, 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: January 26, 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
TELEKOM SERBIA EXPANDS ITS BROADBAND NETWORK USING ALVARION EQUIPMENT
Carrier Places Follow-on Order of $2.3M for Additional eMGW(TM) Voice And Data
Solutions
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Tel-Aviv, Israel, January 18, 2005 - Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALVR), the global
leader in wireless broadband solutions and supplier of specialized mobile
systems, today announced that Telekom Serbia A.D., Serbia's incumbent operator,
has placed an order of $2.3m for its advanced eMGW(TM) solutions to expand its
network of broadband voice and data services in the rural areas of the Raska
Region. Equipment installation has already begun and completion is expected by
June 2005.
This is the second order to be received by Alvarion under a previously announced
frame agreement. Telekom Serbia is using Alvarion's field-proven solutions to
establish and upgrade its telecommunications infrastructure in suburban and
rural areas of the country.
Local partners involved in the project include the Ei COMgroup KONSING,
responsible for the design and engineering, and Alvarion's regional distributor,
TeleGroup d.o.o., responsible for expediting equipment importation and
installing customer premises equipments (CPEs).
"We were very pleased with the quality of the products and services received
from the earlier installations of Alvarion broadband wireless systems, and so
are eager to expand the network to begin enabling phone lines to thousands of
additional residents in the rural areas of Serbia," said Drasko Petrovic,
Director General of Telekom Serbia. "The eMGW product is very suited for our
needs in that it provides both broadband data and toll-quality voice, and allows
us to invest incrementally, paying for the network as it grows."
The eMGW solution, operating on 3.5 GHz, will provide voice and fast Internet
services for homes and small businesses in a number of Serbia's southern
regions. The eMGW system is a cost-effective infrastructure solution for
building new networks especially in this mountainous region with low-density
population and rough terrain. The fast and easy
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installation of the system enables the operator to quickly provide services in
underserved areas.
"Our experience working with Alvarion's products has been very positive," said
Zdenko Lekan, General Manager of Ei COMgroup Konsing. "Despite the very
difficult conditions in rural Serbia of mountainous terrain and cold weather,
installation has been very smooth and relatively easy."
"Alvarion is proud to be part of bringing next generations telecommunications
services and infrastructure to Serbia. Our eMGW solution fits the business model
of incumbent carriers who require low initial investment and a system they can
roll out quickly and cost-effectively to fill gaps in their network coverage,"
said Zvi Slonimsky, CEO of Alvarion. "Our success in Serbia is also a direct
result of our excellent, local partner relationships, which we look forward to
maintaining and strengthening in the future."
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About Telekom Srbija
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Telekom Srbija a.d. is the national telecommunications service provider of the
Republic of Serbia. Established in 1997, it is owned jointly by Serbia's Postal
Authority (PTT Serbia) (80%) and OTE, the Greek full-service telecommunications
provider (20%). It provides the full range of telecommunications services,
including fixed and mobile voice, data communications and Internet access, to
more than 2.4 million subscribers. Its networks cover 92% of Serbia's population
and 66% of its geographic area. Telecom Serbia continues to invest heavily to
extend its infrastructure and services offering throughout Serbia, and to
continually improve the quality of existing services. For more information,
please refer to: www.telekom.yu
About Ei COMgroup KONSING
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Ei COMgroup KONSING is one of the Balkan Region's leading telecommunications
engineering, integration and consulting groups. It was formed in January 2002 as
a joint venture between Ei Corporation (30%), one of the leading Yugoslav
electronic and telecom companies, and COMgroup International (CGI) (70%), a
leading US telecommunications consulting group. Konsing's expertise covers the
full range of advanced telecommunications technologies, including Mobile
Telephony (GSM-900/ 1800/ 2G, 3G), Broadband Wireless Access (BWA/ FWA/ WLL),
Transmission Systems (SDH/ PDH/ RR), IP/ IT Multimedia Networks, and Protection,
Control and Monitoring Systems. For more information, please refer to:
www.konsing.com
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TeleGroup d.o.o. Belgrade
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TeleGroup d.o.o. Belgrade was founded in 2001 as a daughter company of TELEGROUP
LIMITED, the London-based telecom services provider. TELEGROUP provides
complete, tailored network infrastructure systems to premier customers
throughout the Balkan region. Its complete business communication systems
integrate voice and data transmission, internet traffic and multimedia services.
TeleGroup is skilled in carrying out large projects requiring sophisticated
logistics, including extensive installation and maintenance activities. For more
information, please refer to: www.telegroup-ltd.com
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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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