“Service providers face many challenges from all points of the compass, such as how to pursue a smooth next-generation IP/Ethernet transformation; how to respond to competitive threats against other carriers; and how to identify and execute successful service strategies,” says Joel Stradling, Senior Analyst at Current Analysis. “By distilling vast experience and innovation into a suite of network design, audit, optimization and migration planning tools, ECI’s Global Services Division has made a positive step forward to help customers navigate these complex waters.”

PETAH TIKVA, ISRAEL – October 20, 2009 – ECI Telecom, global provider of networking infrastructure solutions optimized for next-generation network (NGN) migration, once again responds to customer demands, bringing a suite of new services and tools to optimize network planning, maintenance and operation. Supported by innovative software tools, the new services include Network Design, Network Audit and Traffic Analysis and Optimization.

• Network Design – The Network Design service helps operators introduce new services and improve time-to-market while avoiding high-cost disruptive migrations. This service helps network operators assess and design an optimum network architecture that addresses operational as well as strategic growth requirements.
• Network Audit – ECI’s Network Audit service enables service providers to continuously analyze and track changes in existing network elements, without compromising future plans for design and installation of new elements. The Network Audit service delivers a view of the provider’s network infrastructure and equipment to facilitate the decision-making process and greatly improve resource planning, utilization and allocation.
• Traffic Analysis and Optimization – ECI’s Traffic Analysis and Optimization service brings ease of operation to the day-to-day monitoring of critical metrics relating to network stability, capacity and utilization. It provides in-depth traffic analysis and enables the necessary fine-tuning for optimal network performance and investment protection.

To support these services, ECI relies on a set of innovative software tools that brings network planning, auditing and traffic analysis to a new level:

1) Network Design Platform (NDP) – ECI’s new, vendor-agnostic planning and design tool supports multiple technologies, such as fiber, WDM, TDM, Ethernet and MPLS. In line with ECI’s commitment to an evolutionary network approach, this tool is optimized for handling the migration to an all-IP network, reducing single points of failure and bottlenecks along the network, and optimizing network resources utilization.

2) LightPlan – Developed for WDM network planning, simulation and documentation, ECI’s LightPlan enables efficient and streamlined network planning workflows and uniform views of all network layers, technologies and platforms in use.

3) Site Planner – ECI’s Site Planner provides configuration and documentation for all the network elements in ECI’s product portfolio.

These services and tools deliver increased network design flexibility, reducing risks and enabling carriers to achieve maximum performance with minimal spending. By discovering hidden bandwidth, carriers can defer CAPEX spending and optimize existing network investments, improving their network for optimal transition to IP, a key principle of ECI’s 1Net framework for optimized and simplified migration to next-generation networks, and increasing network efficiency and reliability.

“Our Network Design and Optimization offerings bring together ECI’s team of services experts and a comprehensive and highly flexible suite of tools for customers who need more capacity without over-extending existing resources to expand or develop their networks. As carriers increasingly look to outsource short and long-term projects, with ECI’s services and tools, they can save on OPEX, delay CAPEX, maximize usage of their existing network and prepare for an optimal migration to next-gen at their own pace, the ultimate definition of 1Net,” said Eran Talmon, Head of the Global Services Division of ECI Telecom.

In India, Vodafone Essar Ltd. has selected ECI to perform in-depth network analysis and consultancy services. With the Network Design Platform (NDP), ECI identified key areas for optimization and laid out a plan for a smooth, efficient migration to NGN.

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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 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 as well as other risks.

About ECI's 1Net
ECI's 1Net framework defines our focus on facilitating our customer’s optimal transition to Next-Generation Networks. This is based on the unique combination of innovative and multi-functional networking equipment extending from the access to the core of transport networks, fully integrated solutions and a full suite of professional managed services. As a partner for growth, with 1Net, ECI delivers the highest level of cost-effective support and flexibility for carriers today and in the future, resulting in improved time to market for services and offerings, reduced total cost of ownership and increased business performance.

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Sandra Welfeld, ECI Telecom
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