ECIL Eci Telecom Ltd (MM)

HORSHAM, Pa., SAN ANTONIO and PETAH TIKVA, Israel, April 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) and ECI Telecom (NASDAQ:ECIL) today announced a new strategic relationship pairing ECI's formidable IP DSLAM portfolio with Motorola's innovative and market-leading Fiber-to-the-Node (FTTN) and Fiber-to-the-Premises (FTTP) solutions. With increasing consumer demand for higher-speed broadband driven by the explosive growth in bandwidth-intensive content and peer-to-peer (P2P) applications, carriers are recognizing the need for Ultra-Broadband access network solutions. This multi-year agreement provides Motorola access to ECI's complete portfolio of proven, carrier class access infrastructure products including Outside Plant (OSP) and Central Office (CO) IP DSLAM solutions. Designed to maximize bandwidth potential and help increase service delivery efficiency, the IP DSLAM is supported by a premier IP/Ethernet switching fabric and deep Quality-of-Service (QoS) assurance capabilities. "Motorola couldn't have chosen a better technology ally than ECI for extending its Ultra-Broadband access portfolio," said Erik Keith, Senior Analyst for Broadband Infrastructure at Current Analysis. "ECI's award-winning solutions deliver a rich array of access network and QoS features such as integrated data, video and voice that clearly position the company as a leading IP DSLAM provider." Current Analysis has recently ranked ECI's leading IP platform as the top CO DSLAM in the market. "ECI's technology and ability to capture market share at such a rapid rate makes it a compelling player in both the Ultra-Broadband Access and IPTV markets," said Kevin Keefe, vice president of marketing and business development, Motorola Connected Home Solutions. "This relationship extends our portfolio of video-optimized FTTN and FTTP solutions and rounds out Motorola's global strategy to help enable service delivery over any carrier and cable access network architecture." "Motorola's widely recognized global brand and customer relationships make them the ideal ally for ECI," said Ido Gur, ECI's Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "This strategic relationship will help strengthen ECI's position in the access arena, specifically in North America, and help enhance Motorola's position as a leading provider of Ultra-Broadband access solutions for carrier customers." The new agreement between Motorola and ECI gives Motorola the global rights to brand, market, and sell ECI's portfolio of access infrastructure solutions. The focus of the relationship is on the OSP and IP DSLAM products. Motorola will be investing in integration of these platforms into their current Ultra-Broadband access portfolio and hence will have an exclusivity period for the North American market. About ECI Telecom ECI Telecom delivers innovative communications platforms to carriers and service providers worldwide. ECI provides efficient platforms and solutions that enable customers to rapidly deploy cost-effective, revenue-generating services. Founded in 1961, Israel-based ECI has consistently delivered customer-focused networking solutions to the world's largest carriers. The Company is also a market leader in many emerging markets. ECI provides scalable broadband access, transport and data networking infrastructure that provides the foundation for the communications of tomorrow, including next-generation voice, IPTV, mobility and other business solutions. For more information, please visit 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. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve 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. For more information, please visit http://www.ecitele.com/. About Motorola Motorola is known around the world for innovation and leadership in wireless and broadband communications. Inspired by our vision of Seamless Mobility, the people of Motorola are committed to helping you get and stay connected simply and seamlessly to the people, information, and entertainment that you want and need. We do this by designing and delivering "must have" products, "must do" experiences, and powerful networks -- along with a full complement of support services. A Fortune 100 company with global presence and impact, Motorola had sales of US $42.9 billion in 2006. For more information about our company, our people, and our innovations, please visit http://www.motorola.com/. MOTOROLA and the Stylized M Logo are registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office. All other marks are the property of their respective owners. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. (C) Motorola, Inc. 2007. All rights reserved. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020307/MOTLOGO http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020415/MOTNOTAGLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Motorola, Inc. CONTACT: Investor Relations, Elana Holzman, +972-3-926-6255, , or Media Relations, Sandra Welfeld, +972-3-928-7283, , both of ECI Telecom; or Kalia Farrell of Motorola, Inc., +1-215-323-1059, Web site: http://www.motorola.com/ http://www.ecitele.com/

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