MetTel and Actelis Deliver Ethernet-IP Services to Manhattan

Business Wire, August 29, 2007

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Actelis Networks[R], the leading global supplier of Carrier Ethernet over Copper[TM] solutions, today announced at OSP Expo that MetTel[R] (Metropolitan Telecommunications) has selected Actelis to enhance its existing Metro Ethernet network for delivery of fast, reliable Ethernet-IP services to SMBs (small and medium-size businesses) throughout Manhattan, in New York City. Actelis will supply MetTel with its Carrier Ethernet over Copper solutions and award-winning EFMplus[TM] technology to increase MetTel's network capacity in the area. This will enable the New York City-based CLEC (competitive local exchange carrier) to provide advanced, high-speed voice, video and data services over its existing copper network to enterprise and commercial customers.

"Actelis' carrier Ethernet solutions leverage our existing Metro network, allowing MetTel to deliver a more robust portfolio of high-speed services with fiber-optic reliability and enhanced performance to our valued New York customers," said Edward J. Fox III, vice president of network services at MetTel. "By deploying Actelis' carrier Ethernet solutions, we not only exceed the growing bandwidth requirements placed on our network, but also deliver a reliable, future-proof network that is cost effective for both MetTel and our customers."

For most commercial businesses today, the access network in the first mile remains a congested bottleneck, and connecting to the network via fiber-optic lines remains a costly proposition for both business customers and carriers due to the lack of facilities and lengthy turn-up times. Consequently, end-to-end Ethernet services over a WAN (wide area network) have been made available only to a limited number of business customers located within reach of fiber-based Metro Ethernet networks. MetTel's business subscribers, requiring these advanced services, faced these same issues.

"For our business customers to run their advanced telephony systems, they required more bandwidth than their existing T1 connections provided," explained Fox. "Because they were connected to the network through existing copper facilities, the upfront costs and lengthy delays in deploying new fiber became difficult to justify for all parties. With the Actelis solution, we were able to immediately turn up symmetrical Ethernet services to those customers over the existing copper infrastructure, providing the same bandwidth and high-speed that a fiber-optic T3 connection would deliver."

"We believe our carrier Ethernet solutions are an ideal complement with MetTel's plans to grow its Metro Ethernet network capacity and efficiency while reducing its capital and operational expenses," said Mehmet Balos, president of worldwide marketing, sales and services for Silicon Valley-based Actelis. "Like MetTel, Actelis has a strong foothold and reputation in the Northeast for delivering superior products and services, so we are very pleased to support MetTel's ongoing mission of being one of the leading CLECs in the country."

About MetTel

Founded in 1996, MetTel is a privately held nationwide integrated communications provider serving customers from coast to coast. MetTel provides a comprehensive portfolio of local, long distance, and advanced business and data services, including Internet access, VoIP and Metro Ethernet solutions, to the business market, specializing in multistate, multilocation enterprise customers. MetTel's innovative and proprietary operations support systems provide leading-edge electronic bonding, provisioning, customer care, agent support and billing system capabilities, which have fueled its rapid expansion. For more information, visit www.mettel.net.

About Actelis Networks

Actelis Networks[R] is the global leader of Carrier Ethernet over Copper[TM] solutions. The company's award-winning products combine innovative EFMplus[TM] copper transmission technology with a complete set of standards-based carrier Ethernet switching capabilities that extend the reach of Ethernet services over the existing voice-grade copper network. Actelis' EFMplus technology employs advanced digital signal processing techniques and link level dynamic spectral management (DSM) to create reliable, high-performance Ethernet that are 100% complementary to the legacy services already deployed in the copper network. Actelis' carrier Ethernet switching capabilities are certified compliant with Metro Ethernet Forum MEF 9 and MEF 14 specifications. As the industry leader, Actelis' solutions are deployed in more than 30 countries, on five continents, around the world. Actelis Networks is a privately held company headquartered in Silicon Valley, California. Actelis Networks and the Actelis Networks logo are registered trademarks and Carrier Ethernet over Copper and EFMplus are trademarks of Actelis Networks, Inc. One or more U.S. and foreign patents pending cover the product described above. All other trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners. For more information, visit www.actelis.com.