HERZLIYA, Israel -- Delta Ventures LP, along with Star Ventures, have invested $5 million in BroadLight Inc. BroadLight is developing an advanced Core End-to-End Communication Technology solution based on advanced ASIC & Optical devices for convergence of voice and IP services over passive optical networks (PON), enabling economical broadband access for businesses. The BroadLight solution is geared towards multi-tenant units- MTUs, such as office buildings and apartment blocs. In addition, BroadLight’s management team is comprised of seasoned industry senior executives and technology experts with experience from international companies such as HP- Agilent, LSI Logic, Analog Devices, Nortel, COM21, ECI, RAD, Galileo, and Orckit.

“Our investment in BroadLight reflects our confidence in the management team and our commitment to communications equipment,” stated Ben Harel, a partner at Delta. “We believe that the company is poised to make a huge impact on the market and has already attracted worldwide interest from major technology companies due to its unique core optical and digital device technology achievements.” In addition to BroadLight, Delta is already invested in several companies developing solutions for advanced telecommunications, such as optical switching and virtual private networks (VPNs).

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