TraceSpan Launches ADSL Lawful Interception System
First Non-intrusive Solution Supports High Speed ADSL, ADSL2 and ADSL 2 Plus

Ra’anana, Israel – January 26, 2005 – TraceSpan™ Communications, a provider of broadband monitoring solutions, today announced the release of its DSL Phantom™ 3000, a passive ADSL Lawful Interception (LI) monitoring solution.

DSL Phantom™ is a monitoring device that records and stores broadband digital information, offering many unique advantages. DSL Phantom™ operates on a powerful platform that supports high bit rates, enabling it to monitor both upstream and downstream data simultaneously and more effectively. DSL Phantom™ can be installed at virtually any location (Central Office or Street), while the data can be monitored at a remote location.

The DSL Phantom was developed based on TraceSpan’s flagship product, DSL Xpert™ that has broken new ground as the first non-intrusive (patent-pending) performance-analysis solution for ADSL networks. The DSL Xpert™ is sold to numerous Telcos, chipset vendors and ADSL equipment makers who use it to test, monitor and assure the quality their ADSL products.

“In this age of high security threats, when foreign terrorists and local criminals use the Internet for communication, TraceSpan is proud to provide Law Enforcement Authorities a new means to fight back,” said Dr. Hanan Herzberg, TraceSpan founder and CEO. “The DSL Phantom is a passive system and therefore undetectable, and is compatible with deployed ADSL equipment as well as future ADSL Standards. The system’s small footprint makes it an ideal solution for any law enforcement agency as well as the perfect solution for the Central Office.”

DSL Phantom is unique by providing a non-intrusive solution while allowing interception of P2P communication even when it does not pass through the ISP server. Its low power consumption and ease of operation makes it deployable by a single law enforcement agent. The DSL Phantom has generic interface to monitoring systems, making it a universal solution for ADSL Lawful Interception.