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 November 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 on OUTREMER TELECOM
DEPLOYING ALVARION'S GSM NETWORKS TO
COVER ISLANDS OF MARTINIQUE AND
GUADELOUPE, dated November 7, 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: November 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
OUTREMER TELECOM DEPLOYING ALVARION'S GSM NETWORKS TO COVER ISLANDS OF
MARTINIQUE AND GUADELOUPE
Network will Provide Voice and Data Services in French Caribbean Islands
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TEL AVIV, Israel, November 7, 2005 -- Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALVR),
the world's leading provider of wireless broadband solutions and specialized
mobile networks, today announced that telecommunications provider, Outremer
Telecom, will provide voice and data services to the islands of Martinique and
Guadeloupe using over $10 million of Alvarion's GSM solutions. This deployment
represents another step in Outremer's overall plans for the French territories.
As the largest deal to date of Alvarion's in the cellular market, two complete,
compact GSM networks based on its UltraWAVE product family will be installed
throughout the islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe. Revenue from these
deployments is expected to be recognized over the next three years.
"We selected Alvarion because its cost-effective, compact GSM solution allows us
to cover hundreds of thousands of subscribers with voice services and fast data
capacities, while providing us with a viable business model," commented
Jean-Michel Hegessippe, CEO of Outremer Telecom. "From our previous experience
working with the company that included deployments in French Guiana, we know
that the system enables quick roll-out of an entire suite of value-added
services and excellent performance, not to mention it provides special features
required for our competitive offering. We are very positive about working with
Alvarion on our next project in another French territory."
At the core of Alvarion's GSM solution is the UltraWAVE X100, an easily
deployed, high-capacity, digital mobile switching center (MSC), which can manage
over 100,000 active subscribers. The network also provides operators with a wide
range of value-added services to grow their business, including voicemail, short
message and prepaid. In addition, the system offers GPRS capabilities, enabling
data services for prepaid and postpaid subscribers.
"We are pleased that Outremer Telecom is returning to Alvarion to serve the
needs of its subscribers within the confines of the island environment," said
Tzvika Friedman, CEO of Alvarion. "Logistically, these deployments are an
exciting challenge for Alvarion due to the topography of island clusters. The
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scope of this deal qualifies us as a major player in this mobile, specialized
cellular market and in addition, is a significant milestone in the post merger
integration of interWAVE."
About Outremer Telecom
Outremer Telecom is a fixed telecommunications operator in the French
departments (territories) of French Guiana, Martinique, Guadeloupe and Reunion
providing landline, mobile and internet telecommunications services. Outremer
Telecom is located at 14, boulevard Poissonniere, 75009, Paris, France. For more
information, visit the website http://www.outremer-telecom.fr.
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
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
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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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