Digitel Chooses Ceragon's Wireless Solution for Network Expansion in the Philippines


TEL AVIV, Israel, June 27 / / -- Ceragon Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: CRNT, TASE: CRNT), a leading
provider of high-capacity wireless backhaul solutions, today announced that Digitel Mobile Philippines, Inc. (DMPI), a leading cellular telecommunications provider in the Philippines has again chosen to deploy Ceragon's wireless solutions for the next stage of their network expansion.

Ceragon's high-capacity solution enables Digitel to increase their cellular network capacity and coverage to accommodate a growing subscriber base and increasing network traffic. This order totaling over $2 million for products and services follows several successful deployments of Ceragon's wireless backhaul solution for Digitel over the past years for a total amount of $15 million.

The upgraded network will have the high capacity and flexibility necessary for supporting Digitel's latest mobile services and allows Digitel to generate quicker subscriber growth. Ceragon is providing DMPI which operates under the brand name of Sun Cellular, full turnkey implementation of the network including installation and commissioning, civil works, network planning and comprehensive network management solutions.

"We have had excellent experience with Ceragon's wireless backhaul solutions through previous projects," said a Digitel Mobile company official. "Ceragon's turnkey solutions are an important part of our network expansion as they enable us to evolve our networks in step with increasing capacity demands and complexities. "

"We are gratified by this important customer's repeated confidence in Ceragon," said Ira Palti, President and CEO, Ceragon Networks Ltd. "Digitel is well known for providing the highest quality of service to its subscribers. Digitel's trust in our products validates our efficient backhaul solution capable of meeting the ever-increasing capacity demands triggered by a growing subscriber base and increasing network traffic."

Digitel Mobile is also employing Ceragon's FibeAir product family in their metro area network upgrade, including SDH high-capacity protected links and covering the entire city of Manila, to allow reliable mobile and data services for the densely populated area

About Digitel

Digitel Mobile Philippines Inc. (DMPI) is the wireless subsidiary of Digital Telecommunications Philippines Inc. (Digitel), which, in turn, is 47%-owned by JG Summit Holdings. DMPI commercially launched its wireless service operations under the brand name of Sun Cellular on March 2003. Sun Cellular is the country's third and newest mobile phone service provider. It offers the latest in GSM technology, providing voice services, messaging services, outbound and inbound international roaming, and value-added services.

About Ceragon Networks Ltd.

Ceragon Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: CRNT) is a leading provider of high-capacity wireless backhaul solutions for cellular and fixed wireless operators, enterprises and government organizations. Ceragon's modular FibeAir(R) product family is recognized as the gold standard for backhaul transmission and is also one of the top solutions chosen by cellular operators for SONET/SDH rings. A scalable, future-proof solution for wireless transport of broadband services, FibeAir operates across multiple frequencies for IP and SONET/SDH protocols, supporting the emerging needs of next-generation networks that are evolving to all-IP based services, including triple-play. It leads the market in IP backhaul, offering a unique, native IP solution that provides the efficient, robust connectivity required for WiFi, WiMAX and converged networks. Ceragon supports its growing base of more than 180 customers in 70 countries by operating an extensive sales network comprising 17 offices and numerous partners located around the world.

More information is available at www.ceragon.com.

Ceragon Networks(R), CeraView(R), FibeAir(R) and the FibeAir(R) design mark are registered trademarks of Ceragon Networks Ltd., and Ceragon(TM), PolyView(TM), ConfigAir(TM), CeraMon(TM), EtherAir(TM), QuickAir(TM), QuickAir Partner Program(TM), QuickAir Partner Certification Program(TM), QuickAir Partner Zone(TM), EncryptAir(TM) and Microwave Fiber(TM) are trademarks of Ceragon Networks Ltd.

Source: Ceragon Networks Ltd

Company Contact: Monique Cohen, Ceragon Networks Ltd., +972-3-766-8430, monique@ceragon.com

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