"Level 3 has consistently led the way in the development of MPLS technology based on the Martini Draft - a method upon which current Layer 2 MPLS private networks are based, and has used MPLS in its core network for 2 years, and, is now introducing it at the edge. The flexible ST200 architecture helps us to cost-effectively offer multiple new services and to provide our customers with more flexible billing models while using a common edge platform."

Jack Waters, Chief Technology Officer, Level 3 Communications


"Despite the current economic downturn and the service providers' emphasis on controlling operating and capital expenditures, there is still a very strong strategic focus on growing data service revenue. Network-based MPLS IP VPNs have become an attractive option for service providers seeking to support existing revenue generating services like Frame Relay and ATM over a common MPLS core network. The ST200 provides the intelligence at the network edge to support Layer 2 and Layer 3 services in a flexible and scalable manner."

Curtis Price, Program Director of Data/Internet Growth Strategies, Stratecast Partners


"The ST200 service edge router is built for the network edge and includes the key features required at the edge: density and capacity. Its distributed architecture and critical per-customer traffic management and accounting give service providers a purpose-built platform for the edge."

Chris Nicoll, Vice President for Telecom Infrastructure, Current Analysis


"Vertical Systems Group's research shows that 41% of U.S. Frame Relay services, 99% of DSL and 58% of dedicated business Internet access occur in a bandwidth range from fractional T1 to sub DS-3. Products like the ST200 enable service providers to support this significant customer base today, while providing an upgrade path as their bandwidth needs grow."

Erin Dunne, Director of Research, Vertical Systems Group


"The ST200's ability to customize features to address our specific needs and those of our customers, along with ECI's excellent implementation support, helped seal the deal. ECI was able to prove that consolidation to the ST200 was not only possible, but economically feasible, and it will give us an invaluable edge over our competition."

Chris Malone, VP Network Operations, River City Internet Group

"Equipment installation was completed in early June and we're already seeing incremental revenue opportunities. ECI Telecom provided a solution that will enable SDN to expand its Triple Play services from our baseline offerings and grow revenue more rapidly. With the increased pressure on service providers to generate incremental revenue from new services, it's important to have a system that offers fast provisioning, good policy management, and subscriber control capabilities - without adding operational overhead."

Mark Shlanta, Chief Executive Officer, SDN Communications

"We selected ECI Telecom's edge router to reduce costs and enhance our network in this competitive marketplace, enabling us to offer our customers interactive entertainment, such as IPTV, along with new IP-based services like VoIP. We also required a network infrastructure that guaranteed wire-speed performance, QoS, and low-latency. ECI's ST200 multi-service edge router makes this possible."

Phil Erli, Executive Vice President, Ringgold Telephone Company

"We are taking a positive stance on ECI Telecom's announcement of its new ShadeTree MS product from its Data Networking Division, because it automates and streamlines many of the tasks that would have previously required detailed operator input to configure a Layer 2 tunnel or a Layer 3 VPN. Leveraging the existing Laurel Provisioning System (LPS), the ShadeTree MS pulls the configuration information from the network and forms a central repository from which to drive subscriber management and personalized services. APIs are provided for Web portal and middleware applications, and service information is available via a standard AAA infrastructure using Radius."

Jeff Ogle, Current Analysis

“Beyond its complete IP routing support, the ST200 alone has the architectural flexibility and scalability that allows us to cost-effectively turn on a range of sophisticated services as our needs evolve over time.”

Y.G. Jeoung, Senior Manager, KT

"Ntl selected the ECI ST-series router because it generally exhibited better carrier class characteristics than the other equipment under test. It proved to be extremely stable during the evaluation process. The router has sophisticated quality of service, traffic shaping functionality and demonstrated 100% throughput on gigabit Ethernet interfaces even for small VoIP packets. The routers provide ntl with the confidence that we will be able to deploy multiple high-bandwidth services without degradation and enable ntl to have the ability for customers to control their network via web-based interfaces in the future."

Derek Cobb, Director of Network Architecture, ntl

"By deploying fiber-to-the-home, we can build our network much faster, use 80 percent less equipment and install only one line to the home instead of two. ECI's Data Networking Division uniquely addressed our business needs by adding a feature to the ST50 Broadband Routing platform that allows us to recognize and separate high-speed data traffic from set-top box (digital receiver) traffic. The flexibility of the ST platform combined with ECI's responsiveness made the broadband-based services we are able to offer our customers virtually unlimited."

Joe Ross, President, Grande Communications, the largest provider of bundled broadband services in Texas