Telco Systems Receives ISO 14001 Certification for Environmental Operations

Company’s Carrier Ethernet products meet global environmental standards

Telco Systems, a BATM company and a leading provider of Carrier Ethernet access solutions, today announced compliance with ISO 14001, an international standard for environmental management. Telco System’s compliance with ISO 14001 is based on an assessment of the company’s Carrier Ethernet products including the use of non-renewable resources, environmental impact, waste avoidance and lifecycle planning, design and assessment. The audit of Telco Systems’ facility was performed by the Standards Institution of Israel.

“”We understand the detrimental impact manufacturing facilities have on the surrounding environment and we have worked very hard to implement processes and systems that the address these concerns,” said CEO Dr. Zvi Marom. “The ISO 14001 certification recognizes Telco Systems’ Environmental Management System which minimizes the way our manufacturing operations affect the environment. While the certification was performed at our facility at Yokneam, Israel, the practices that we’ve implemented are being repeated at other manufacturing facilities located throughout the world in order to reduce our carbon footprint.”

ISO 14001 addresses a process of manufacturing which reduces the environmental impact and provides the ability to analyze and report on the environment aspects of products allowing an organization to continually improve its production processes. The certification offers many benefits to compliant organizations including cost savings through a reduction of waste; avoidance of fines and penalties based on legislative requirements; a decrease in insurance costs by reducing risk improving performance and efficiency; and a reduction of environment impact to the local community.

ISO 14001 offers a single, world-wide framework for environmental management systems and serves as the basis for 3rd party auditing and certification of ISO 14001 programs. An ISO 14001 environmental management system is a continual cycle of planning, implementing, reviewing, and improving of an organization’s management system, environmental aspects and impacts on the environment, environmental programs and commitment to environmental regulatory compliance.

About Telco Systems

Based in Foxboro, Massachusetts, Telco Systems is a leading provider of carrier-class transport and access solutions for IP and TDM networks for carrier, service provider and enterprise markets. Its suite of products includes solutions for Carrier Ethernet access and demarcation, residential and enterprise VoIP, FTTx, SONET, TDM and T1 backhaul.

Founded in 1972, Telco Systems’ focus is to maximize the power of their customers’ networks by integrating transport, access and packet technologies onto industry-leading platforms that meet today and tomorrow’s network demands.

Telco Systems is a wholly owned subsidiary of BATM Advanced Communications (London stock exchange ticker symbol: BVC). For more information, please visit Telco Systems’ web site at http://www.telco.com.

About BATM Advanced Communications

BATM Advanced Communications Ltd. (London stock exchange ticker symbol: BVC) designs and produces broadband data and telecommunications solutions. Since its foundation in 1992, BATM has excelled in the design and manufacturing of innovative high-performance communications equipment. Its leading edge technologies comprise fiber optic networking, multi-service transport, access solutions, and integrated IP voice, video and data services. Headquartered in Kfar Netter, Israel, BATM operates numerous subsidiaries in the United States, France, Germany and APAC. Employing over 400 employees worldwide, BATM maintains a highly integrated research and development program between all its subsidiary companies. For more information, please visit BATM’s web site at http://www.batm.com/

Contacts

Telco Systems
Raylene Kadrmas, 781-255-5314
rkadrmas {at} telco(.)com
or
PAN Communications
Kristin Conforti, 978-474-1900
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