ECI Telecom Deploys SDH Cross Border Telecommunications Links Between Germany and Neighboring Countries.PETAH TIKVA, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 9, 1998-- Cross Border Links Connected to Deutsche Telekom's SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) The European counterpart to SONET. See SONET. SDH - Synchronous Digital Hierarchy International Backbone Network A backbone network provides a path for the exchange of information between different LANs or subnetworks.[1] A backbone can tie together diverse networks in the same building, in different buildings in a campus environment, or over wide areas. (ITN-D) Supplied By ECI Telecom ECI Telecom Ltd NASDAQ: ECIL, is a telecommunication equipment manufacturer based in Petah Tikva, Israel. Contract Value including Deutsche Telekom's ITN-D network: DM 25 million ECI Telecom Ltd. (NASDAQ/NM symbol: ECILF) announced the opening of SDH cross-border telecommunications links between Deutsche Telekom Deutsche Telekom AG (ISIN: DE0005557508, FWB: DTE, NYSE: DT, LSE: DEU, TYO: 9496 ) (abbreviated DTAG) is a telecommunications company headquartered in Bonn, Germany. It is the largest telecommunications company in Germany and in the EU. and neighboring neigh·bor n. 1. One who lives near or next to another. 2. A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another. 3. A fellow human. 4. Used as a form of familiar address. v. European countries, supplied by ECI Telecom. An opening ceremony last month marked the beginning of traffic flow within one of the cross-border networks. ECI Telecom worked closely with the two major service providers from the initial stages of network planning to the commissioning of the network. The cross-border ring-routes form the center piece of the global network installed in a ring topology ring topology - ring network that consists of ECI Telecom SDM-16 systems, configured as 2.5 Gbit/s Add/Drop Multiplexers and regenerators. Mr. Jonathan Neuberger, General Manager of ECI Telecom GmbH said: "We are very pleased that our strategic partnership with Deutsche Telekom has been expanded to encompass backbone networks and to deliver SDH based solutions to neighboring major European operators". The German side of the cross border network is an integral part of Deutsche Telekom's German RINGNET supplied by ECI Telecom under a contract valued at DM 18 million. First customers were connected to Deutsche Telekom's RINGNET ITN-D in December last year. Consisting of 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 SDM-16 2.5Gbit/s Add and Drop Multiplexers (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]. ), the ITN-D distributes all incoming and outgoing international traffic for Germany. Special optical solutions were specifically designed and developed by ECI Telecom for Deutsche Telekom and are installed throughout the ITN-D network and the cross-border link network to enable transmission of traffic over long distances of up to 110 km, eliminating the need for regenerators and optical power booster equipment between each ADM. The SDM-16 enables direct access of 2Mbit/s bandwidth from 2.5Gbit/s fiber. The ITN-D and the cross border ring are managed by ECI Telecom's Network Management System(eNM) in the WN-ITC international network management center of Deutsche Telekom in Frankfurt. ECI Telecom's SDH activity in Germany additionally includes major projects such as Deutsche Telekom's VISYON VISYON Variables Intelligentes Synchrones Optisches Netz network, which comprises a large installed base of SDM-1, SDM-4 and SDM-16 terminals, Add/Drop and local cross connect multiplexers in ring and mesh topology See mesh network. throughout Germany. A provider of integrated network A network that supports both data and voice and/or different networking protocols. See converged network and new public network. solutions, ECI Telecom designs, develops, manufactures and markets digital telecommunications and data transmission systems, enabling network operators to deliver cost-effective services. ECI Telecom's systems provide capacity expansion, flexibility and management functions to more effectively utilize existing networks for voice, data, wide area and integrated networks. This press release and additional information about the Company, is now available on ECI TELECOM's site on the World Wide Web: http://www.ecitele.com. Certain statements contained in this release, may contain forward-looking information with respect to plans, projections or future performance of the Company, the occurrence of which involves 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.
CONTACT: ECI Telecom Ltd., Petah Tikva
Doron Inbar
Tel: +972-3-926-6585
Fax: +972-3-926-6700
or
ECI Telecom Ltd, Fort Lauderdale
Leo Hinkley
Tel: 954 351 4328
email: leo.hinkley@telematics.com
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