Press Release

ECI Telecom Names Former Juniper Executive Tony Scarfo to Head its Data Networking Division

Petah Tikva, Israel - July 12, 2006 - ECI Telecom (NASDAQ: ECIL) today announced the appointment of Tony Scarfo as Executive Vice President and General Manager of its Data Networking Division, formerly Laurel Networks. Scarfo will be reporting directly to ECI’s President and CEO, Rafi Maor.

Scarfo brings to ECI over 24 years of experience in the access, optical and data telecommunications industry. Prior to joining ECI, he served as Vice President, Global Alliances and Partnerships, at Juniper Networks. Scarfo joined Juniper through its acquisition of Unisphere Networks, where he was Vice President of Marketing. Scarfo also spent a significant portion of his career at Lucent Technologies, as Vice President of several divisions including 3G Wireless, Strategic Marketing and Solutions Development. He holds a Masters of Business Administration from Seton Hall University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Manhattan College.

Rafi Maor, President and CEO of ECI Telecom said, “We are pleased to welcome a man of Tony’s stature to ECI’s executive team. Tony’s unique mix of skills and experience will help us leverage the enormous potential we have in our Data Networking Division and strengthen ECI’s capabilities as a data solutions provider to our customers and strategic partners.”

Commenting on his appointment, Tony Scarfo said, “The multi-service edge is a strategic component in evolving wireline and wireless networks. The current and future products of ECI’s Data Networking Division, coupled with ECI’s extensive product portfolio and market share, puts ECI in a unique position to offer innovative solutions to the market. I look forward to the opportunity of leading the uniquely talented group in ECI’s Data Networking Division, joining ECI’s global management team and helping to establish ECI’s leading position in the IP market.”

About ECI Telecom
ECI provides advanced telecommunications solutions to leading carriers and service providers worldwide. By translating a deep understanding of their needs into innovative, technologically advanced solutions, ECI enables its customers to increase the value of the infrastructure of their networks and reduce operating expenses. ECI's platforms provide carriers and service providers with carrier-grade solutions for easily introducing new revenue-generating services.

ECI provides innovative IP service delivery solutions to the converged telecom networks encompassing broadband access gateways, service edge routers, optical transport, NGN VoIP and multimedia applications and services. ECI maintains a global sales, marketing and customer support network, as well as a host of strategic channel relationships worldwide.

Certain statements contained in this release may contain forward-looking information with respect to plans, projections or future performance of the Company. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, product and market acceptance risks, the impact of competitive pricing, product development, commercialization and technological difficulties and other risks detailed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Investor Relations:

Jay Kalish,VP Investor Relations, ECI Telecom, Tel: International access code +972-3-926-6255
jay.kalish@ecitele.com


Media Relations:

Karen Gershon, Corporate Communications, ECI Telecom, Tel: International access code +972-3-926-8341
karen.gershon@ecitele.com

Fran Bosecker, PR@vantage, Tel: +1-212-532-5740X400
fbosecker@pr-vantage.com