ECI Wins in Philippines

PETAH TIKVA, Israel -- ECI Telecom, a global provider of networking infrastructure solutions, today announced that it has signed an agreement for the supply of broadband access solutions to Philippines Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), the incumbent and largest operator in the Philippines.

ECI's Hi-FOCuS™-5 Multi-Service Access Node (MSAN) central office and outside plant solution was chosen to support PLDT’s nationwide expansion of high-speed internet DSL services for both business and residential customers over the operator's existing copper infrastructure.

Part of ECI's 1Net business framework, the Hi-FOCuS is a carrier grade, future-proof MSAN solution, providing PLDT with the optimal transition path to a next-generation network solutions as it looks to deliver new services such as IPTV and VoIP in the future.

"We have been successfully deploying ECI's transport solutions for the past ten years. As we build our next generation offering of services, we are counting on their support to provide us with the needed flexibility during this migration," said Rodante T. Medina of PLDT.

ECI Telecom Ltd.