NTL and ECI Telecom Broaden Relationship

Previous contracts for ECI's optical and data networking solutions now expanded to include support services

ECI Telecom, announced that it has signed a three-year $5.5 million contract with NTL Incorporated (NASDAQ NTLI), the UK's largest Cable Operator, for ongoing support services.

As part of the new agreement with NTL, ECI will provide maintenance and support services for its national network, thus enabling NTL to continue to offer exceptional service to its customers.

Building on the companies' 11-year relationship, NTL is expanding its previous contracts with ECI, which included repeat purchase agreements for ECI's optical and data networking solutions. NTL now has ECI's systems valued at millions of dollars installed across the UK.

"This service contract is a continuation of our ongoing relationship with ECI, since we have already been successfully using ECI's optical platform in our network," said Carl Grose, Director of Network Operations at NTL. "We are confident that ECI will continue to provide the excellent service and support we have been accustomed to receiving from it over the years."This service contract is a continuation of our ongoing relationship with ECI, since we have already been successfully using ECI's optical platform in our network," said Carl Grose, Director of Network Operations at NTL. "We are confident that ECI will continue to provide the excellent service and support we have been accustomed to receiving from it over the years."

"This new contract signifies the success of our initiative for providing professional services to our customers. Our experts have a wealth of technical experience and have helped install hundreds of networks around the world. The services they provide are invaluable for customers," said Darren Patterson, Managing Director of ECI Telecom UK. "We are honored to have been chosen to supply these services to a leading operator such as NTL."

ECI's service related offerings are part of the company's Global Professional Services Unit, which was created last year and is aimed at providing ECI's customers with a range of highly valuable services including implementation, maintenance and managed network operations.

By ECI Telecom