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Reed Hundt Joins Infinera Board
| Source: Infinera
SUNNYVALE, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- February 21, 2007 --Reed Hundt has joined the Infinera board of
directors.
Mr. Hundt brings three decades of legal, government, and communications
industry experience to Infinera. As chairman of the Federal Communications
Commission from 1993 to 1997, Mr. Hundt was a leading force for government
innovation at this critical time for the industry. FCC milestones under Mr.
Hundt's leadership included the first spectrum auction in U.S. history, the
U.S. government effort to network every classroom and library in the U.S.,
the first FCC website, and a major reorganization of the FCC to better
adapt it to the Internet age.
Mr. Hundt is a principal of Charles Ross Partners, a private investor and
business advisory service, and an independent adviser to both McKinsey and
Company, Inc. and the Blackstone Group. He also serves as a director of the
Intel Corporation, and is the author of two books. His most recent book,
"In China's Shadow," was published last October by the Yale University
Press.
"I'm delighted to join the great board of this fine company," commented
Reed Hundt. "Infinera is focused on bringing to market innovations that can
become increasingly valuable to the world's telecom networks."
"I'm thrilled to welcome Reed to the Infinera board," said Infinera CEO
Jagdeep Singh. "His strong understanding of the communications industry and
deep experience in government and regulatory issues will be invaluable as
we execute our mission to build a great company in the communications
business."
About Infinera
Infinera provides Digital Optical Networking systems (DTN System) to
telecommunications carriers, cable operators and other service providers
worldwide. Infinera's large-scale photonic integrated circuit (PIC)
incorporates 100 Gigabits per second of transmit and receive capacity and
the functionality of more than 60 discrete optical components into a pair
of indium phosphide chips. Infinera's DTN system and PIC technology are
designed to provide optical networks that provide operating simplicity,
enhanced revenue generation, faster time-to-service, and capital cost
savings. For more information, please visit www.infinera.com.
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