Major Order

BATM ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS
10 September 1999


                BATM announces $18.5m order from 3M
 
The Board of BATM, developer and manufacturer of advanced data and
tele-communications equipment, is pleased to  announce  a  further
major  order  from  3M.   BATM is to supply  additional  equipment
supporting fibre optical connections to the value of $18.5m.   The
order  is  under  the terms of an Agreement between  3M  and  BATM
announced on 18 February 1998 and follows earlier orders totalling
$12m.
 
The  equipment  to  be supplied under this order  is  expected  to
largely  consist  of   BATM's new Titan range  of  switches.   The
Company expects shipments to begin early in  2000 and the order to
be fulfilled during the course of  the year.
 
Dr Zvi Marom, BATM's Chief Executive, said:
 
'We  are  delighted  that our relationship with  3M  continues  to
develop  so positively and with the response of 3M's customers  to
the  current  shipments of our equipment supporting 3M's  Volition
system.'
 
For further information please contact:
 
Dr Zvi Marom    BATM Advanced Communications Limited    0097239386888
Graham Shore    Shore Capital                           0171 734 7293
Edward Macquisten    Ludgate Communications             0171 253 2252
 
Background
 
In January 1998 3M (NYSE:MMM) announced the global launch of a new
fibre  optic cabling system under the Volition brand, intended  to
make  optical fibre to the desktop affordable and practical.    In
February 1998 BATM announced the signing of a major contract  with
the  Telecom  Systems Division of 3M under which  BATM  agreed  to
adapt  its  products supporting optical fibre cable to incorporate
Volition.
 
On  2nd June 1999 BATM and 3M announced their agreement to form  a
closer   working  relationship  focusing  on  mass   IP   traffic,
especially  the  Next Generation Internet, using fibre  optic  and
photonic  networking.   As  a step towards  such  cooperation,  3M
invested  $10 million in new ordinary shares in BATM, acquiring  a
holding  of 4.34% of the Company.  In addition, 3M was granted  an
option  to subscribe for additional shares to increase its holding
to  up to 9.99% of the Company.  This option is exercisable at any
time  during the 12 months following 1st June 1999 at  the  market
price immediately prior to the exercise date.
 
BATM  develops and manufactures advanced communications  solutions
for computer and telecommunications networks.  BATM's switches and
connectivity  devices allow computer users to  communicate  across
networks  at high speed. BATM has its headquarters in  Israel  and
subsidiaries  in  the  UK, Germany and the US.   BATM  joined  the
Official  List of the London Stock Exchange from AIM on  8th  July
1999.
 
Based  in  Austin,  Texas, the 3M Telecom Systems  Division  is  a
global  leader in products and services for the telecommunications
industry.   3M is a diversified manufacturing company with  annual
sales  in  1998 of more than $15 billion in continuing operations.
It  has  operations in more than 60 countries and  employs  73,000
people  worldwide.  Headquartered in St.  Paul,  Minn.,  3M  is  a
manufacturer of a wide variety of products that serve  industrial,
commercial and consumer markets.
 
For  more  information on BATM, visit http://www.batm.com  or  for
more     information    on    3M's    Volition    System,    visit
http://www.mmm.com/volition.