6-K

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 June 2009

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)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F x Form 40-F o

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ____

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ____

Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes o No x

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-___________



The following are included in this report on Form 6-K:

Exhibit Description Sequential
Page Number

1. Press release on filing of 20F
Dated June 18, 2009

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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.




Date: June 18, 2009
ALVARION LTD.


By: /s/ Tali Mirsky
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Tali Mirsky
VP, General Counsel &
Corporate Secretary

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EXHIBIT 1

Contacts  
Efrat Makov, CFO  
+972-3-645-6252  
efrat.makov@alvarion.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Alvarion® Announces Availability of its Annual Report on Form
20-F through its Website

Tel Aviv, June 18, 2009 – Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALVR), the world’s leading provider of WiMAX™ and wireless broadband solutions, today announced that its annual report on Form 20-F, containing audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 18, 2009, is available through its website (www.alvarion.com). Shareholders may receive a hard copy of the annual report free of charge upon request.

About Alvarion
Alvarion (NASDAQ: ALVR) is the largest WiMAX pure-player with the most extensive WiMAX customer base and over 250 commercial deployments around the globe. Committed to growing the WiMAX market, the company offers solutions for a wide range of frequency bands supporting a variety of business cases. Through its OPEN WiMAX strategy, superior IP and OFDMA know-how, and ability to deploy end-to-end turnkey WiMAX projects, Alvarion is shaping the new wireless broadband experience (www.alvarion.com).

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.

“Alvarion” is the registered trademark of Alvarion Ltd. in certain jurisdictions.

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