Casema Selects ECI Telecom for Broadband Access Telecommunications Deployment Project.Business & Technology Editors PETAH TIKVA, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2000 ECI Telecom ECI Telecom Ltd NASDAQ: ECIL, is a telecommunication equipment manufacturer based in Petah Tikva, Israel. to Supply Multigate Systems to be Deployed in Region Serving 1.3 Million CATV (Community Antenna TV) The original name for cable TV. It used a single antenna at the highest location in the community in order to deliver a quality signal to homes in areas with hilly terrain or other interference. Subscribers ECI Telecom Ltd. (NASDAQ/NM symbol: ECIL ECIL Electronics Corporation of India Limited ), a leading provider of broadband access See broadband and wireless broadband. solutions, announced today that it has been chosen by Casema Kabeltelevisie N.V. (Casema), one of Netherlands' largest CATV operators, as sole supplier of Multigate HFC 1. (networking) HFC - Hybrid Fiber Coax. 2. (hardware) HFC - hydrofluorocarbon. cable telephony See cable telephone. systems. The Multigate solutions, offered through a strategic marketing agreement with Terayon, were chosen by Casema to deliver broadband access services to a potential 1.3 million CATV subscribers. Casema intends to begin immediate commercial deployments of the Multigate systems. ECI Telecom has already received orders totaling approximately US$ 7 million, to provide a full turn-key solution. ECI Telecom estimates that the overall framework agreement could reach tens of millions of dollars. Following an extensive evaluation process, involving several cable phone systems, the Multigate systems demonstrated the capability to consistently deliver high-quality voice services in broadband access environments. Fully owned by France Telecom, Casema is a leading cable operator in the Netherlands. With a 1.3 million subscriber base, Casema plans to aggressively expand its broadband access HFC services services during the next few years. ECI Telecom offers an entire portfolio of broadband access solutions, including a wide range of DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary solutions, fiber-based access solutions, broadband wireless local loop solutions and broadband CATV HFC systems. Henk de Goede, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Casema said, "The delivery of telephony and broadband access services is core to our aggressive growth strategy. We want to provide high-quality service packages which are important to attracting and retaining customers. Through ECI Telecom, we can provide multi-service solutions to support our marketing strategy." "ECI Telecom is very pleased to play a part in achieving Casema's goal to bring telephony and other added-value services into more homes in the Netherlands", said Doron Inbar, President and CEO, ECI Telecom Ltd. "Our partner, Terayon, has played a key role in helping us to achieve a cable communication solution that meets Casema's requirements." About Casema Kabeltelevisie NV (Casema) With nearly 30 years of experience in telecommunications and over 1.3 million subscribers, telephony is now core to Casema's growth strategy in the cable market. The company's network allows for voice transfer at the same quality as on the copper lines but to use the HFC bandwidth capability and to offer also other added-value services. Casema, one of the largest cable operators in The Netherlands, provides subscribers with a cable phone for POTS, ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. and DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications) A cordless phone standard mostly used in Europe; however, DECT 6.0 is increasingly used worldwide. The first DECT standards were introduced by ETSI in 1992, and DECT phones have been used as cordless home phones as services over the CATV networks. About ECI Telecom Ltd. ECI Telecom Ltd. is a provider of integrated network solutions for digital communications and data transmission systems. The Company designs, develops, manufactures, markets and supports end-to-end digital telecommunications solutions for today's new services and converging networks. The Company's products create bandwidth, maximize revenues for network operators, expand capacity, improve performance and enable new revenue-producing services. In doing so, they enhance the capabilities of existing networks to support voice, data, video and multimedia services. ECI ECI Employment Cost Index ECI Election Commission(er) of India ECI Enterprise Content Integration ECI Early Childhood Intervention ECI Environmental Change Institute Telecom's equipment supports traffic in more than 500 service networks in over 145 countries. This press release and additional information about the Company, are now available on ECI TELECOM's site on the World Wide Web: http://www.ecitele.com. If you would like to receive future news releases electronically, please forward your email address to corporate.marketing@ecitele.com. Certain statements contained in this release may contain forward-looking information with respect to plans, projections or future performance of the Company. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, product and market acceptance risks, the impact of competitive pricing, product development, commercialization and technological difficulties and other risks detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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