PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of February 2008
Commission File Number: 0-30628
| ALVARION LTD. |
| (Translation of registrant's name into English) |
| 21A Habarzel Street, Tel Aviv 69710, Israel |
| (Address of principal executive office) |
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The following are included in this report on Form 6-K:
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Press release on WiMAX Leader Alvarion® Joins the HP
Developer and Solution Provider Program.
Dated February 11th, 2008 |
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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.
Date: February 11th, 2008 |
ALVARION LTD. By: /s/ Efrat Makov —————————————— Efrat Makov CFO |
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| Contacts | |
| Efrat Makov, CFO | Claudia Gatlin, Investor Relations |
| +972-3-645-6252 | +212-830-9080 |
| +760-517-3187 | claudia.gatlin@alvarion.com |
| Efrat.makov@alvarion.com |
Alvarion to demonstrate Mobile WiMAX™ solution based
on HP software at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona
Barcelona, February 11, 2008, Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALVR), the world’s leading provider of WiMAX™ and wireless broadband solutions, today announced that Alvarion is the first WiMAX vendor to join the HP Developer and Solution Partner Program (DSPP) in the Communications Media and Entertainment (CME) business unit. Utilizing its end-to-end 4Motion® Mobile WiMAX™ solution, Alvarion is leveraging HP technology to deliver best-of-breed networking solutions to service providers and operators.
Alvarion continues to maintain its position as the largest vendor of WiMAX equipment with over 210 commercial deployments and more than 30 Mobile WiMAX trials currently taking place. Alvarion will showcase their achievements at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, February 11-13, between the HP and Comverse booths (8B117 and 8B83). Voice services will be demonstrated using Comverse’s platform, which will provide the VoIP service and PSTN interconnection.
“Joining the HP DSPP helps Alvarion realize our vision of developing a complete OPEN™ WiMAX ecosystem,” said Rudy Leser, corporate vice president strategy and marketing of Alvarion. “Operators can now enjoy the advantages of an all-IP, best-of breed ecosystem, which combines HP’s products with Alvarion’s RAN capabilities. Leveraging HP technology is part of our strategy to form alliances with the leaders of each field, and we are proud of these relationships and benefits, which our customers are already beginning to enjoy.”
At Barcelona, Alvarion will be demonstrating:
| — | IPTV services enabled over WiMAX. |
| — | WiMAX solutions using the self-provisioning capabilities of HP Service Activator, part of the HP Next Generation Operations Support Systems (OSS) solution, integrated into Alvarion’s 4Motion at 3.5 GHz. This capability means that end-users can easily install their WiMAX devices themselves and choose the best-fit service plan (network bandwidth, service level, etc.). |
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This solution is already being deployed by major European carriers. In addition, service providers looking to integrate WiMAX into their existing networks, or Greenfield operators requiring advanced services over WiMAX, can benefit from such best-of-breed OPEN WiMAX solutions.
“For many years, HP has worked with leading companies around the globe to offer the broadest portfolio of solutions to our customers,” said Jay Cherrington, manager of worldwide alliances, Communications, Media and Entertainment, HP. “We welcome Alvarion into the HP DSPP and look forward to a mutually productive relationship.”
As a part of HP DSPP, the HP CME Partner Program is a specialized program designed to provide HP’s ISV partners with online technical and marketing information and materials, as well as access to training, loaner hardware, technical assistance, partner-focused audio and webcasts and other resources. The CME Partner Program also provides resources specific to HP initiatives in the communications, media and entertainment industries.
About Alvarion
With more than 3 million units deployed in over 150 countries, Alvarion (www.alvarion.com) is the world’s leading provider of innovative wireless broadband network solutions enabling Personal Broadband to improve lifestyles and productivity with portable and mobile data, VoIP, video and other services.
Alvarion is leading the market to Open WiMAX architecture with 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 personal mobile broadband, 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.
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 in deploying OFDM-based systems, the Company’s prominent work in the WiMAX Forum is focused on increasing the widespread adoption of standards-based products in the wireless broadband market and leading the entire industry to Open WiMAX solutions.
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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: the failure of the market for WIMAX
products to develop as anticipated; Alvarion’s inability to capture market share in
the expected growth of the WIMAX market as anticipated, due to, among other
things, competitive reasons or failure to execute in our sales, marketing or
manufacturing objectives; 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
inability to establish and maintain relationships with commerce, advertising, marketing,
and technology providers and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company’s
20-F Annual Report Risk Factors section as well as in other 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 Kika Stayerman, kika.stayerman@alvarion.com or +972.3.767.4159.
“WiMAX Forum” is a
registered trademark of the WiMAX Forum. “WiMAX,” the WiMAX Forum logo, “WiMAX
Forum Certified” and the WiMAX Forum Certified logo are trademarks of the WiMAX
Forum.
“Alvarion” and “4Motion” are the registered trademarks of
Alvarion Ltd.
All other companies’ names, products, services may be the properties of their respective owners.
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