Boca Raton, FL – March 21, 2006 – Axerra Networks, “The Pseudo-Wire Company™” and leading provider of circuit emulation and service emulation solutions, announced today its expansion in the Asia-Pacific region by establishing new operations in Singapore and India. These operations are needed to support new deployments, advanced field trials, and the overall strength of the communications markets in these countries and Southeast Asia. Axerra’s Asia-Pacific expansion plans for 2006 also include additional sales and support offices throughout the region to support the increasing demand for Axerra’s Pseudo-Wire solutions.

“ Axerra is experiencing remarkable growth that validates our vision as well as our technical and strategic direction,” observed Gadi Tamari, Axerra’s CEO. “As a result of several large opportunities and the substantial time-to-market advantage of our technology, we are accelerating our plans to build out operations in Asia-Pacific.”

“ From day one, I have always expected Axerra to be a truly international company based on vision and a technology with features that forward-looking service providers need the world over,” said Gil Biran, COO and Founder of Axerra. “Our new operations will enable us to better serve carriers as well as our distributor partners as we support deployments in Thailand, Philippines, Singapore, and Indonesia.”

The new operations will bring Axerra's AXN Pseudo-Wire Gateways and Access Devices™ to a quickly growing carrier and service provider industry in Singapore, India, and Southeast Asia, including mobile operators, Ethernet service providers, cable MSOs, and incumbent carriers. Axerra Pseudo-Wire solutions enable the complete range of both traditional and emerging services over next-generation Ethernet, IP, and MPLS access networks.

For mobile wireless operators, Axerra Pseudo-Wire solutions enable backhaul of all generations of voice and data services, including clocking, over packet networks – including metro Ethernet, DSL, PON, hybrid fiber/coax, and even WiMAX. Axerra solutions provide immediate reduction in recurring backhaul charges while enabling the additional bandwidth needed for emerging services. For Ethernet service providers and cable MSOs, Axerra solutions enable the full portfolio of commercial E1 services for small/medium businesses from their existing metro Ethernet and HFC networks. For incumbent carriers, a multi-service aggregation strategy based on Axerra solutions enables the carrier to unify the transport of all services on a single access network, reducing costs and improving operational efficiencies.

“ These new operations are strong indicators of the focus that Axerra has in the Asia-Pacific market and the commitment that we are putting into local operations,” stated Gil Itkin, Vice President – Sales, APAC. “The foundation for this expansion is real business growth, and we expect to announce deployment with another new customer in Asia within the next few weeks.”

The new operations are directed by Axerra Networks’ regional headquarters in Hong Kong. For additional information on the new operations, please contact apac@axerra.com.

About Axerra Networks, Inc.
Axerra Networks is the leading provider of circuit emulation and service emulation solutions over packet access networks. Axerra’s Pseudo-Wire solutions enable mobile wireless operators, cable MSOs, competitive service providers, and incumbent carriers to extend IP + legacy voice and data services in native format over Ethernet, IP, and MPLS networks. The result is greater operational efficiency, new revenue opportunities, and a smooth migration strategy to a single converged network, without stranding any revenue streams from profitable legacy services. With Axerra’s Pseudo-Wire solutions, service providers can convert any packet access network (Carrier Ethernet, broadband wireless including WiMAX, cable HFC, xDSL, PON, etc.) into a full-service alternative to TDM access. For more information, please visit: www.axerra.com.

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