Ceragon Networks Signs Frame Agreement with Belgacom SA; Company Receives Initial Order from Belgium's Incumbent for Supply of High-Capacity IP Networking Equipment.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers TEL AVIV Tel Aviv (tĕl əvēv`), city (1994 pop. 355,200), W central Israel, on the Mediterranean Sea. Oficially named Tel Aviv–Jaffa, it is Israel's commercial, financial, communications, and cultural center and the core of its largest , Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 3, 2002 Ceragon Networks(R) Ltd. (Nasdaq:CRNT CRNT Current ), www.ceragon.com, a global provider of high-capacity broadband wireless See wireless broadband. systems, today announced that it signed a frame purchase agreement with Belgacom SA, Belgium's leading supplier of global telecommunications services, and that it received an initial order. Ceragon was selected as a supplier of high capacity wireless IP networking equipment to deliver end customers with Fast Ethernet An earlier name for 100Mbps Ethernet. See 100Base-T. (networking) Fast Ethernet - A version of Ethernet developed in the 1990s(?) which can carry 100 Mbps compared with standard Ethernet's 10 Mbps. It requires upgraded network cards and hubs. connections. Ceragon's innovative IP solution enables the flexibility and scalability to accommodate increasingly complex applications for a growing number of subscribers at the highest level of quality. "The selection by Belgacom, Belgium's largest telecommunications service provider A Telecommunications Service Provider or TSP is a type of Communications Service Provider that has traditionally provided telephone and similar services. This category includes ILECs, CLECs, and mobile wireless companies. , reinforces Ceragon's position as a leading supplier of wireless transmission solutions," said Shraga Katz, 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. , Ceragon Networks Ltd. "At Ceragon, we continue executing our growth strategy. An important component of this strategy is building a solid customer base by strengthening our list of leading incumbents worldwide." About Ceragon Networks Ltd. Ceragon Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq:CRNT), a pacesetter in broadband wireless networking systems, enables the rapid and cost-effective deployment of high-capacity network connectivity. Ceragon's FibeAir(TM) product family was uniquely designed for cellular operators, enterprises and communications service providers to progressively build networks to meet the growing demand for value-added broadband services. The modular FibeAir system operates across multiple frequencies from 7 to 38 GHz and supports integrated high-capacity services over IP, SONET/SDH and ATM networks. Ceragon's equipment complies with North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. and international standards and is installed with over 100 customers in more than 35 countries. Ceragon was the first fixed wireless technology provider to break the 155 Mbps capacity barrier in high-frequency bands and the first to commercially deploy a wireless 311 Mbps system. Recently, Ceragon announced another industry first -- a high capacity fixed wireless system with a built-in SONET/SDH add-drop multiplexer (ADM See add/drop multiplexer. (language) ADM - A picture query language, extension of Sequel2. ["An Image-Oriented Database System", Y. Takao et al, in Database Techniques for Pictorial Applications, A. Blaser ed, pp. 527-538]. ). More information is available at www.ceragon.com. Ceragon Networks(R) is a registered trademark of Ceragon Networks Ltd. and Ceragon(TM), FibeAir(TM), ConfigAir(TM), CeraView(TM), CeraMon(TM), EtherAir(TM), QuickAir(TM), QuickAir Partner Program(TM), QuickAir Partner Certification Program(TM), QuickAir Partner Zone(TM), EncryptAir(TM) and Microwave Fiber(TM) are trademarks of Ceragon Networks Ltd. About Belgacom SA Belgacom SA, headquartered in Brussels, is the leading supplier of global telecommunications solutions on the Belgian market. The company is owned by the Belgian state (50% + one share) and ADSB ADSB Abu Dhabi Ship Building ADSB Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (aviation surveillance) Telecommunications (50% - one share), an international consortium made up of SBC (1) (SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, TX, www.sbc.com) A large, national telecommunications company that grew from a multitude of local and regional companies, including Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell, into a single, unified brand by 2002. , Singapore Telecom, TDC TDC Top Dead Center TDC Time-to-Digital Converter TDC Tabular Data Control TDC Total Development Cost TDC Texas Department of Corrections TDC The Discovery Channel TDC Torpedo Data Computer TDC Theater Deployable Communications and a group of investors from the financial sector. Belgacom is the leading supplier of global telecommunications solutions on the Belgian market. The Belgacom group mainly offers local, intercity and international voice and data services, cellular telephone services, satellite services, carrier services and all Internet-related services. For more information about Belgacom, visit http://www.belgacom.be This press release may contain statements concerning Ceragon's future prospects that are ``forward-looking statements'' under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. These statements are based on current expectations and projections that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that future results will be achieved, and actual results could differ materially from forecasts and estimates. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from forecasts and estimates include: Ceragon's limited operating history and history of losses; Ceragon's dependence on a limited number of key customers, independent manufacturers and suppliers; and the demand for Ceragon's products and technology. These risks and uncertainties, as well as others, are discussed in greater detail in Ceragon's Annual Report on Form 20-F and Ceragon's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and Ceragon undertakes no commitment to revise or update any forward-looking statement in order to reflect events or circumstances after the date any such statement is made. |
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