German Carrier Picks Orckit

TEL-AVIV -- Orckit Communications Ltd. (NasdaqGM:ORCT), a leading Packet Transport Network (PTN) vendor, today announced that VSE NET GmbH, a German regional telecommunication service provider, has selected Orckit-Corrigent's PTN solution and 3M Services' first-line support to upgrade its Transport networking infrastructure with Packet technologies.

"After reviewing numerous options, we are confident that the combination of Orckit-Corrigent products with 3M's services package will provide us with the greatest value and fastest return-on-investment," said Mr. Leidinger, Technical Director of VSE NMET. "This implementation will not only help us enhance our current business service offerings, but more importantly, will allow VSE NET to provide high capacity, reliable, and affordable connectivity services to our customers."

The deal includes Orckit-Corrigent's CM-4000 PTN metro aggregation switches and CM-11 multi-service access switch. It also includes CM-View, the corresponding network management system. The combined solution, based on MPLS and MPLS-TP technologies, will enable VSE NET to grow to 100GE interfaces.

"We are pleased to follow our recent success with the new VSE NET success and facilitate the delivery and support of Orckit-Corrigent products across Germany," said Mr. Manfred Brandt, Managing Director of 3M Services. "Our team has enjoyed working with Orckit-Corrigent and we look forward to rolling out additional implementations in the region in the near future."

Mr. Izhak Tamir, Co-Founder, Chairman of the Board and President of Orckit Communication commented, "We are pleased to provide VSE NET with our networking solutions and to strengthen our partnership with 3M Services. VSE NET's selection of our platform demonstrates the competitive advantage and tangible benefits provided by our advanced technologies. Additionally, building on our established cooperation with 3M Services is very important for us as we continue to expand globally."

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