PETAH TIKVA, ISRAEL – October 28, 2009 – Light Reading, the world’s leading publishing, events, and research company targeting communications service providers, has selected the iSMART Consortium's Dynamic Spectrum Management Level 3 (DSM L3) technology as the Light Reading Top Pick 2009 in the Telecom Software (EMEA) category. This award, according to Light Reading, recognizes products and services that best indicate where the communications industry is headed in the next 12 months.
The iSMART Consortium's DSM L3 technology, in development by consortium partners ECI Telecom and Actelis Networks, can multiply the coverage area of VDSL2 equipment by a factor of up to 10. This will enable operators to cost-effectively provide the highest-speed VDSL2 broadband services, such as IPTV and telepresence, over existing copper access infrastructure.
Ido Shargil, chairman of the iSMART Consortium and head of system engineering at ECI Telecom commented, “This award is a reflection of the enthusiasm that operators expressed for DSM L3 when we demonstrated it for the first time at Broadband World Forum Europe. ECI is confident that once this innovative technology becomes an industry reality it will drive the high-speed broadband world for years to come.”
iSMART recently presented the results of the first round of testing performed by three tier-1 network operators in a live demo at the Broadband World Forum Europe. Results showed that DSM L3 practically eliminates crosstalk interference between twisted copper pairs, dramatically increasing the speed and range of VDSL2 service over copper.
The iSMART consortium’s DSM L3 technology really is the next frontier in implementing high-speed broadband over copper, according to Actelis Networks’ Chief Technology Officer Ioannis Kanellakopoulos, who believes the performance the consortium is achieving is exceeding everyone’s expectations.
“One of the most exciting aspects of this new technology is that it opens up a myriad of application possibilities, most of which were previously considered untouchable for copper-based networks,” said Kanellakopoulos. “Actelis and iSMART continue to work on additional exciting advancements that build on this technology, and we are very pleased that Light Reading has recognized the importance of the work the consortium is doing for the benefit of service providers worldwide."
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About the iSMART Consortium
The iSMART Consortium was established in order to develop and materialize the next generation DSL access technology and solutions, based on Dynamic Spectrum Management (DSM). The consortium is a joint program of leading telecom vendors and senior researchers, together with Israeli and European operators. It is supported by the Magnet program of the Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS) of Israel's Ministry of Trade and Industry. For more information, please visit www.ismart.org.il
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 Actelis Networks
Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, Actelis Networks is the global market leader in developing and manufacturing Ethernet in the First Mile (EFM) over copper solutions. Built on its patented, standards-based EFMplus™ technology, Actelis’ Ethernet access systems and repeaters have been deployed by more than 150 customers across 40 countries, delivering unprecedented rate, reach, and reliability over copper access networks. Actelis Networks and the Actelis Networks logo are registered trademarks, and Carrier Ethernet over Copper™ and EFMplus is a trademark of Actelis Networks. Learn more at www.actelis.com.
Contacts:
Sandra Welfeld, ECI Telecom
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sandra.welfeld@ecitele.com
Chris Heinemann, Actelis Networks
T: +1 510-545-1051
cheinemann@actelis.com
Fran Bosecker
Vantage Communications
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