Actelis Networks Appoints Mehmet Balos to President of Worldwide Marketing, Sales and Services

Business Wire, June 4, 2007

FREMONT, Calif. -- Actelis Networks[R], the leading global supplier of Carrier Ethernet over Copper[TM] solutions, today announced that Mehmet Balos has been appointed to President of Worldwide Marketing, Sales and Services. Balos, a longtime telecom industry veteran with more than 25 years of experience, joined Actelis a year ago as President of Americas and Chief Marketing Officer.

"This is a significant time in the history of our company, so it's critical our senior management team is lead by a seasoned veteran of Mehmet's caliber," said Tuvia Barlev, president and CEO of Silicon Valley-based Actelis Networks. "I made this appointment on behalf of our valued customers who deserve strong leadership across every organization of the company. Mehmet's vast experience in the telecom industry has significantly impacted our ability to reach new customers throughout the world."

Under Balos' direction, the company recently kicked off a national campaign to support its growing ILEC customer base in the states. The campaign promotes Actelis' XR239 EFM Repeaters, which enable independent local exchange carriers to deliver advanced broadband data services with fiber-like performance over their existing copper networks to residential and business subscribers who traditionally have been beyond their reach.

To date, Actelis Networks has amassed more than 100 customers worldwide, including regional Bells, independent and competitive local exchange carriers, as well as Asian, European, and Latin American-based PTTs and alternative carriers.

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 exiting 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.