Tel Aviv, Israel - March 9, 2010 - Orckit Communications Ltd. (NASDAQ: ORCT), the leading Carrier Ethernet + Transport (CE+T) networking vendor, today announced the establishment of a new office in Thailand. The company has also appointed Mr. Monchai Kunwattanakorn as the new VP Sales for Thailand, Laos and Myanmar, where he will lead the new sales office, based in Bangkok. Mr. Kunwattanakorn brings with him vast sales and business development experience in the telecommunication industry from his previous leadership positions at Nortel, Siemens and Ericsson.

“This announcement, which comes on the heels of three recent office additions in Latin America and Southern Asia, serves as further proof of Orckit-Corrigent’s global expansion and efforts to improve local support in 2010,” said Mr. Oren Tepper, Vice President, corporate sales at Orckit-Corrigent. “Together with our existing offices in Japan and Korea, as well as our new offices in the Philippines and India, we now have a more solid presence in APAC, demonstrating our commitment and investment in this market.”

The fixed and mobile telecommunication market in Thailand continues to grow due to increasing demand for residential, enterprise and mobile services. Analyst firm HeavyReading has predicted total fixed revenues of $1,974 million and total mobile revenues of $6,107 million for 2009. With an increase of per-population broadband subscribers by 27 percent per year, the demand for additional bandwidth and advanced services is obvious.

“IPTV, mobile real-time content and other advanced telecommunication services are just starting to ramp up in Thailand, Laos and Myanmar,” said Mr. Monchai Kunwattanakorn, VP Sales Thailand, Laos and Myanmar at Orckit-Corrigent. “Orckit-Corrigent’s field-proven Carrier Ethernet + Transport solutions present technical and cost advantages, which are an excellent fit for the local market opportunities such as FTTx plans and 3G expansions.”

Tel Aviv, Israel – February 25, 2010 – Orckit Communications Ltd. (NASDAQ: ORCT), the leading Carrier Ethernet + Transport (CE+T) networking vendor, today announced that Mr. VK Aggarwal has joined the company as Managing Director India. Bringing more than 35 years of sales, business development, marketing and R&D expertise in the telecommunication market, Mr. Aggarwal will be leading the Indian headquarters, based in Gurgaon.

“VK Aggarwal joins Orckit-Corrigent from one of the world’s largest telecommunication vendors, Nokia Siemens Networks, where he served as Account Director for public operators and defense. Prior to this, he served as Executive Vice President, Siemens Communications for public & private operators and defense. His decision to join Orckit-Corrigent is evidence to our success and potential as a company,” said Mr. Oren Tepper, Vice President, corporate sales. “We recently announced the selection of our solutions by a Tier-1 service provider in India, and with the newly extended team we are looking forward to taking an active role in building the next generation transport for India’s networking infrastructure.”

The telecommunication market in India continues to present exceptional growth. For example, analyst firm OVUM has predicted 135 million new mobile connections in India in 2010. Cost optimized solutions are mandatory for building networks on a very large scale, and Orckit-Corrigent was able to introduce a Carrier Ethernet platform that is both scalable and cost efficient.

“Orckit-Corrigent has an excellent track record with innovative technologies. I look forward to joining the company’s talented team and fulfilling our potential in this growing market,” said Mr. VK Aggarwal, Managing Director, India at Orckit-Corrigent. “The company has already gained a significant footprint by building the next generation triple play network that is based on GPON technologies, and upcoming phases of the deployment will rely on Carrier Ethernet + Transport solutions.”

Orckit-Corrigent has also brought on additional employees to its headquarters in Gurgaon, India, to better serve the existing customers and develop new business opportunities.