ECI Telecom Launches Next-Generation SAN Extension Solution for Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity; Meets the Growing Market Demand for These Mission-Critical Services

Business Wire, Feb 7, 2006

PETAH TIKVA, Israel -- ECI Telecom (NASDAQ:ECIL) today announced its next-generation Storage Area Network (SAN) extension solution, the BroadGate(R) SAN XT, for transport networks. The SAN XT enables disaster recovery and business continuity over Metro or Wide Area networks for hundreds of kilometers. When using the SAN XT, traffic won't be interrupted in the event of hardware or line problems, such as a fiber cut or power failure. Mission-critical data is protected 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

According to Gartner Group's 2004-2008 Forecast for Storage Network Infrastructure, this market is forecast to grow at a 21 percent compound annual growth rate to $4.9 billion by 2008. The SAN extension market will grow at 17% percent compound annual growth rate to $370 Million by 2008. The BroadGate SAN XT meets the growing demand for disaster recovery and business continuity services by integrating with ECI's XDM(R) multi-service provisioning platform (MSPP) family. Carriers now have an end-to-end solution for connecting SAN clients and introducing new storage transport services to enterprise customers over their existing networks. Being fully interoperable with carriers' SDH/SONET infrastructure, it is cost-efficient, and easy to install and use.

BroadGate SAN XT features ultra-high throughput of up to 2.5 Gbps for high-end storage applications over long distances. It also compensates for a delay of up to 1,600 km - eight times the current industry average of 200 km. Its small footprint and minimal power usage make it ideal for enterprise CPE applications and for crowded Central Offices. The BroadGate SAN XT successfully interoperates with IBM TotalStorage products, bearing the IBM TotalStorage Proven Mark(TM).

"ECI recognized the need for an efficient end-to-end solution that addresses disaster recovery and business continuity," said Eitan Yehuda, Vice President of Marketing at the Optical Networking Division of ECI Telecom. "Our new solution enables operators to provide low cost and efficient multi-application SAN services by offering partially populated service over SDH/SONET over indefinite distances using the shared resources of the MAN or WAN."

Maximizing efficiency, the full transmission solution is supported by LightSoft(R), ECI's network management system, thus eliminating the need to manage each trail separately, and enabling the operator to manage traffic transmission from the central management system. The compact and efficient device is also capable of multiplexing several SAN streams into a 2.5 Gbps optical aggregate and is interoperable with any standard vendor's server, using international standards. Moreover, operators can use one box to support a variety of servers as the BroadGate SAN XT uses a mix of different protocols.

The BroadGate SAN XT can be used over DWDM networks, SDH/SONET infrastructures, dark fiber, or even independently without an existing network. This Customer Located Equipment (CLE) system can be installed as an adjunct to MSPPs, Metro DWDM, and Metro Ethernet in the Central Offices of carriers, storage service providers, and MSOs.

The BroadGate SAN XT is available immediately.

About ECI Telecom

ECI provides advanced telecommunications solutions to leading carriers and service providers worldwide. By translating a deep understanding of their needs into innovative, technologically advanced solutions, ECI enables its customers to increase the value of the infrastructure of their networks and reduce operating expenses. ECI's platforms provide carriers and service providers with carrier-grade solutions for easily introducing new revenue-generating services.

ECI provides innovative IP service delivery solutions to the converged telecom networks encompassing Broadband access gateways, Service Edge Routers, Optical transport, NGN VoIP and multimedia applications and services. ECI maintains a global sales, marketing and customer support network, as well as a host of strategic channel relationships worldwide.

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