ECI Picks Vitesse

CAMARILLO, Calif. -- Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation (Pink Sheets:VTSS - News) today announced that ECI Telecom Ltd., a global provider of networking infrastructure solutions and a leader in the optical communications market, has selected Vitesse’s Carrier Ethernet chipset to power its MPLS solution in the XDM® and BroadGate® lines of Multi-Service Provisioning Platforms, providing cost-effective Ethernet services from access to core.

Using Vitesse’s Carrier Ethernet transport solutions, ECI will enable telecom service providers to build end-to-end (E2E) assured Ethernet service delivery with advanced quality (QoS) for access aggregation, as well as edge and metro core network applications. The solutions made possible facilitate carrier-class metro Ethernet over SONET/SDH networks, supporting any Ethernet-based applications and services, including business, triple-play, Ethernet-based 3G mobile aggregation, and Ethernet leased line services — all with carrier-grade quality.

“Vitesse’s Carrier Ethernet chipset is one of the elements powering ECI’s 1Net offering, a family of products and services that provide network operators with maximum flexibility in the ever changing network service mix and for capacity demands,” said Alon Moshes, vice president, marketing, Network Solutions Division at ECI Telecom. “Vitesse allows us to deliver a proven solution with industry-leading performance for a compelling packet optical transport platform.”

Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. (Nasdaq: VTSS)