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FREMONT, Calif., September 29, 2008—Actelis Networks®, the leading provider of Carrier Ethernet over Copper™ solutions, today announced the company recently appointed telecom veteran Joe Manuele as vice president of worldwide sales and customer services. Manuele, who brings more than 22 years of experience in the networking and telecommunications industries to Actelis, will be responsible for all customer-facing functions, including domestic and international sales, and worldwide customer support and services.

“As Actelis continues to experience exceptional growth, we are seeing strong traction across the U.S. and Europe, as well as Latin America and Canada,” commented Tuvia Barlev, co-founder, president, and CEO at Actelis. “To meet this growing demand and better support our valued customers, we are pleased to have a person of Joe’s world-class caliber on board and believe his extensive telecom savvy will successfully lead the company’s strategic development in these regions.”

Prior to joining Actelis, Manuele held executive positions at Adtran, Sycamore Networks, and Cisco Systems. His vast international experience includes managing sales and support organizations in Canada, Europe, and Latin America regions. Manuele holds a degree in computer sciences from CDI in Montreal, and is fluent in English, French, Italian, and Spanish.

“This is certainly an exciting time in the [Ethernet in the First Mile] space, and I’m pleased to be joining Actelis, a global leader in this growing market,” said Manuele. “With deployments in more than 35 countries by 150 network service providers, Actelis brings a rich history of success and innovation to the marketplace. Our deployments across Europe and the Americas continue to have a global impact, so I am very excited to work with senior management on the continued success in these regions, but also in emerging markets that we are strategically targeting.”