FREMONT, Calif. -- Actelis Networks®, the leading provider of Carrier Ethernet over Copper(TM) networking solutions, today announced that Easynet, a Pan-European broadband provider, has launched its innovative EtherStream(TM) service using technology and solutions from Actelis Networks. The groundbreaking new service is the UK's first Ethernet in the First Mile (EFM) service over copper. EtherStream(TM) uses Actelis' patented EFMplus(TM) technology to deliver symmetrical Ethernet at advanced speeds of up to 24Mbps. For the first time, businesses have access to fiber-like, high bandwidth services delivered over the existing voice grade copper network.

"EtherStream(TM) is leveraging Actelis Networks' EFMplus Carrier Ethernet over Copper technology to offer Easynet customers a significant advantage -- fiber-like speeds and resiliency at lower costs," said Gemma Tindale, EtherStream Product Manager, Easynet. "This service is poised to significantly expand across the UK, reaching 60 percent of all businesses. Looking forward, the demand for next-generation Ethernet services, matched with our ever-expanding service portfolio, sets the stage for us to deliver our solutions to a growing market hungry for high bandwidth."

Successfully launched by Easynet in the Netherlands in 2005, EtherStream(TM) is the latest addition to Easynet's innovative product portfolio. This new access method dramatically improves the availability of world class, resilient infrastructure services. EtherStream(TM) will drive convergence and will make new applications a reality for the many thousands of businesses previously limited by the expense of upgrading to fiber.

"Actelis Networks' Carrier Ethernet over Copper solutions significantly expand the reach and coverage of Ethernet services by leveraging under-utilized copper infrastructures to extend high-speed Ethernet networks," said Mehmet Balos, President of America's and Chief Marketing Officer of Actelis Networks. "With Actelis state-of-the-art EFMplus technology, Easynet can achieve significant cost benefits and better performance for their EtherStream service, empowering them to continue to offer innovative and differentiated services to their business end-users."

Actelis Networks Inc.