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CERAGON NETWORKS ® HIGH CAPACITY RADIOS INSTALLED<br />

IN GERMANY’S KDZ SIEGEN’S REGIONAL MUNICIPAL<br />

NETWORK<br />

TEL AVIV, Israel, March xx, 2005—Ceragon Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE:<br />

CRNT), www.<strong>ceragon</strong>.com, a global provider of <strong>high</strong>-<strong>capacity</strong> broadband wireless<br />

systems, today announced that Kommunale Datenzentrale Westfalen-Süd (KDZ), a<br />

regional municipal service provider <strong>in</strong> Siegen, Germany, has <strong><strong>in</strong>stalled</strong> Ceragon’s<br />

FibeAir ® family of products to establish a <strong>high</strong> <strong>capacity</strong> regional backbone and access<br />

network. The project <strong>in</strong>cludes the <strong>in</strong>stallation of 140 FibeAir 1500 SDH radio systems.<br />

Ceragon’s partner and system <strong>in</strong>tegrator, The ITM Group, is responsible for project<br />

management, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g system <strong>in</strong>stallation, local support and ma<strong>in</strong>tenance.<br />

KDZ Siegen operates an ATM-based wide area network (WAN) offer<strong>in</strong>g various IT<br />

services for communal and adm<strong>in</strong>istration applications for over a dozen local<br />

municipalities. This network enables KDZ Siegen to provide the 20 ma<strong>in</strong> sites it serves<br />

with centralized servers, voice and data <strong>in</strong>tegration, and centralized software applications.<br />

“Ceragon’s FibeAir <strong>radios</strong> were chosen for our new network because of their<br />

technology and competitive cost, and the majority of our exist<strong>in</strong>g network will be<br />

backboned by Ceragon’s FibeAir systems, provid<strong>in</strong>g state-of-the-art STM-1 connectivity<br />

as well as reduced costs for leased l<strong>in</strong>e connections,” said Project Manager Karl-He<strong>in</strong>rich<br />

Hellmann, KDZ Westfalen-Süd <strong>in</strong> Siegen. “The flexibility and scalability of Ceragon’s<br />

products were also a factor <strong>in</strong> our selection <strong>in</strong> look<strong>in</strong>g at the future expansion of our<br />

network and the possibility of <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g network <strong>capacity</strong>.”<br />

“Ceragon’s FibeAir radio systems are ideally suited to the needs of a variety of<br />

enterprises and public entities that require private <strong>networks</strong>, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g regional and local


governmental bodies such as Siegen, because of their flexible and scalable technical<br />

features,” said Shraga Katz, President and CEO, Ceragon Networks Ltd. “We look<br />

forward to strengthen<strong>in</strong>g our relationship with KDZ by work<strong>in</strong>g with them to address<br />

their future wireless network<strong>in</strong>g needs.”<br />

About the ITM Group<br />

ITM Gesellschaft für Informationstransport und management mbH is a lead<strong>in</strong>g systems <strong>in</strong>tegrator for Voice<br />

and Data communication. ITM was founded <strong>in</strong> 1987 with a product strategy focused on deliver<strong>in</strong>g futureoriented<br />

technology to the German and Austrian markets. ITM’s product portfolio conta<strong>in</strong>s a wide<br />

spectrum of communications equipment from well-known and mature manufacturers like Ceragon, Atrica,<br />

RAD data communications, Alvarion, VA TECH SAT, Sagem, MRV and Avantry. ITM adapts these<br />

products to meet the unique requirements of its customers and partners. Voice-/Data multiplexers, CWDM/<br />

DWDM systems, Voice over IP systems, PDH/SDH/IP microwave radio 2-622Mbps, Ethernet<br />

10/100/1000, Broadband Wireless Access (IEEE 802.16/WiMAX) and many more are the build<strong>in</strong>g blocks<br />

for ITM’s turnkey systems. For more <strong>in</strong>formation, visit the company’s German website at www.itmgroup.com.<br />

About Kommunale Datenzentrale Westfalen-Süd (KDZ) www.<strong>kdz</strong>-ws.net:<br />

KDZ Westfalen-Süd, founded <strong>in</strong> 1969 is located <strong>in</strong> Siegen near Cologne (Germany) and is IT-<br />

Serviceprovider for regional 20 municipalities. IT_Service <strong>in</strong>cludes Procurement of IT-Infrastrukture (<br />

Server, clients, standard- and special Applications. ) for about 4000 users located <strong>in</strong> more than 20 different<br />

locations. KDZ also provides remote Adm<strong>in</strong>istration of Clients and Servers, a central Internet Access with<br />

Firewall, Groupware System, Web Host<strong>in</strong>g, remote Application deployment, Antivirus Solution, Server<br />

and Lan/Wan-Management and centralized backup. KDZ also offers various educational Courses for users<br />

and adm<strong>in</strong>istrators.<br />

About Ceragon Networks Ltd.<br />

Ceragon Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: CRNT), a pacesetter <strong>in</strong> broadband wireless network<strong>in</strong>g<br />

systems, enables rapid and cost-effective <strong>high</strong>-<strong>capacity</strong> network connectivity for mobile cellular<br />

<strong>in</strong>frastructure, fixed <strong>networks</strong>, private <strong>networks</strong> and enterprises. Ceragon’s modular FibeAir ® product<br />

family operates across multiple frequencies, supports <strong>in</strong>tegrated <strong>high</strong>-<strong>capacity</strong> services over SONET/SDH,<br />

ATM and IP <strong>networks</strong>, and offers <strong>in</strong>novative built-<strong>in</strong> add/drop multiplex<strong>in</strong>g and encryption functionality to<br />

meet the grow<strong>in</strong>g demand for value -added broadband services. Ceragon’s FibeAir product family<br />

complies with North American and <strong>in</strong>ternational standards and is <strong><strong>in</strong>stalled</strong> with over 150 customers <strong>in</strong> more<br />

than 60 countries. More <strong>in</strong>formation is available at www.<strong>ceragon</strong>.com.<br />

Ceragon Networks ® , CeraView ® , FibeAir ® and the FibeAir ® design mark are registered trademarks of Ceragon<br />

Networks Ltd., and Ceragon, PolyView, ConfigAir, CeraMon, EtherAir, QuickAir, QuickAir Partner<br />

Program, QuickAir Partner Certification Program, QuickAir Partner Zone, EncryptAir and Microwave<br />

Fiber are trademarks of Ceragon Networks Ltd.<br />

This press release may conta<strong>in</strong> statements concern<strong>in</strong>g Ceragon’s future prospects that are “forward-look<strong>in</strong>g statements”<br />

under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on current expectations and<br />

projections that <strong>in</strong>volve a number of risks and uncerta<strong>in</strong>ties. There can be no assurance that future results will be<br />

achieved, and actual results could differ materially from forecasts and estimates. Important factors that could cause<br />

actual results to differ materially from forecasts and estimates <strong>in</strong>clude: Ceragon’s limited operat<strong>in</strong>g history and history<br />

of losses; Ceragon’s dependence on a limited number of key customers, <strong>in</strong>dependent manufacturers and suppliers; and<br />

the demand for Ceragon’s products and technology. These risks and uncerta<strong>in</strong>ties, as well as others, are discussed <strong>in</strong><br />

greater detail <strong>in</strong> Ceragon’s Annual Report on Form 20-F and Ceragon’s other fil<strong>in</strong>gs with the Securities and Exchange<br />

Commission. Forward-look<strong>in</strong>g statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and Ceragon under takes<br />

no commitment to revise or update any forward-look<strong>in</strong>g statement <strong>in</strong> order to reflect events or circumstances after the<br />

date any such statement is made.


Company Contact: Investor Contact:<br />

Eric Rosenberg Vered Shaked<br />

Ceragon Networks Ltd. Ceragon Networks Ltd.<br />

+972-3-766-8430 +972-3-645-5513<br />

ericr@<strong>ceragon</strong>.com ir@<strong>ceragon</strong>.com

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