Ceragon Previews Ira Palti's Remarks at Needham Growth Conference

LITTLE FALLS, New Jersey, Jan. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Ceragon Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: CRNT), the #1 wireless backhaul specialist, indicated that it's CEO, Ira Palti, will address investors at the Needham Growth Conference on January 14, 2020 at 4:10-4:50 pm ET. His remarks will be webcast live and available on demand after the conference from Ceragon's website. Key points from his planned remarks are summarized below. Final results for Q4/FY 2019 will be released on February 10, 2020. During the Q4 results call, management will share its 2020 financial targets, after completion of its annual plan.

Fourth Quarter of 2019

• Ceragon's revenue grew sequentially in most regions in Q4, with APAC returning to a more typical level after an unusually strong Q3 and with a sequential revenue decline in India, as previously described during the company's Q3 results call. Consistent with analysts' expectations, final Q4 revenue will likely be toward the low end of management's previously discussed Q4 guidance of $70 to $75 million.
• Q4 results are now expected to include certain additional one-time items including: 1) a provision of $1.8 to $2.3 million related to inventory of a low-volume older product made in connection with a plan to reduce the number of contract manufacturers, and 2) a provision of $1.0 to $1.5 million related to a long-time customer experiencing financial difficulties. Including these additional provisions, the total of all one-time items in the fourth quarter is expected to be in the range of $3.0 million to $4.5 million, which will increase both the GAAP and non-GAAP net loss by this amount.
• Based on management's revenue and product mix expectations for Q4, including one-time items, the GAAP net loss is expected to be in the range of $3.0 million to $4.5 million and the non-GAAP net loss is expected to be in the range of $3.8 million to $5.3 million. Excluding one-time items, the net loss is expected to be consistent with prior comments.

2020 and beyond

• The current outlook for global 5G deployments generally is in-line with Ceragon's expectations as discussed during the past year. In India, where specific issues have caused operators to reevaluate their plans, management's view remains as described on the Q3 results call.  
• The company's quarterly revenue run rate assumption for 2020 is currently $70-$75 million with the potential for Q1 to be lower, primarily due to the negative impact of seasonal factors.  As previously noted, important 5G-related design wins secured during 2019 are expected to produce orders in the first half of 2020, with the related ramp in revenue likely to begin during the second half.
• Based on its assumptions for quarterly revenue run rate, product mix and operating expenses, management continues to expect 2020 to be a profitable year, with growth in revenue based on the expected timing of revenue from recent 5G design wins and customers' shifting their 5G programs from the planning phase to deployment.
• The company is continuing to invest aggressively in order to maintain its technology leadership, including its design-to-cost and first-to-market advantages. Management plans to capitalize on these strengths and drive long term growth through 5G-related market share gains from design wins with new customers and a higher share of existing customers' business. With its focus on increasing gross profit while tightly controlling overall operating expenses, management expects to increase net income as 5G deployments continue to expand worldwide during the next several years.

About Ceragon Networks Ltd.

Ceragon Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: CRNT) is the #1 wireless backhaul specialist. We help operators and other service providers worldwide increase operational efficiency and enhance end customers' quality of experience with innovative wireless backhaul solutions. Our customers include wireless service providers, public safety organizations, government agencies and utility companies, which use our solutions to deliver 5G & 4G, mission-critical multimedia services and other applications at high reliability and speed.

Ceragon's unique multicore technology and disaggregated approach to wireless backhaul provides highly reliable, fast to deploy, high-capacity wireless backhaul for 5G and 4G networks with minimal use of spectrum, power and other resources. It enables increased productivity, as well as simple and quick network modernization, positioning Ceragon as a leading solutions provider for the 5G era. We deliver a range of professional services that ensure efficient network rollout and optimization to achieve the highest value for our customers. Our solutions are deployed by more than 460 service providers, as well as hundreds of private network owners, in more than 130 countries.

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