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Infinera Unveils New System, New PICs at NXTcomm08
New Infinera Line System ILS2 Scoops EOS Award
| Source: Infinera
SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - June 9, 2008) - Infinera (NASDAQ : INFN ) has a full agenda of
new products, technologies, and demonstrations in store for NXTcomm08. At
next week's NXTcomm08, Infinera will unveil the Infinera ILS2 line system,
its first major new product since the launch of the Infinera DTN. The new
line system, with future scalability to 8 Terabits/second of total capacity
as well as important enhancements in spectral density and optical reach,
will be on display at Infinera Booth Number SU5607. The ILS2 includes
technology based on Infinera's second platform for photonic integration,
highly integrated planar lightwave circuits or passive photonic integrated
circuits (PICs).
Further details are available in two related press releases, also published
today:
Infinera Introduces New Line System, Sets New Standard for Capacity and
Infinera Unveils New Passive PIC Platform. Infinera also announced
today that SAVVIS, Inc., a global leader in IT infrastructure services for
business applications, has selected Infinera for a regional optical
network. See related news release,
SAVVIS® Expands ATN Network in California to Feature High Bandwidth,
Optical Network Services from Infinera.
Award-Winning ILS2
The ILS2 system has been honored by the organizers of NXTcomm08 with a
prestigious EOS Award for 2008. The ILS2 won the prize for Technology
Innovation in Optical Networking in recognition of significant innovations
including the implementation of 160 DWDM channels in the C-band, an
innovation made possible by the use of passive PIC technology. Chosen by a
panel of 15 judges including service providers, consultants and technical
journalists, EOS Award winners represent, according to NXTcomm Executive
Director Wayne Crawford "the best and most promising advancements to the
network-enabled voice, video, and data ecosystem."
"We are honored to receive this year's EOS award for the Infinera ILS2,"
said Chris Liou, Infinera's Vice President of Product Management. "With the
ILS2, we sought to take the features and capabilities of Infinera's first
optical line system to new levels, and create a system with some of the
best performance metrics in the industry, while still retaining all the
rapid service delivery and plug-and-play capabilities of Digital Optical
Networks."
Growth and Innovation
On Thursday, June 19th at 8:30am, Infinera CEO Jagdeep Singh will address
NXTcomm08 attendees in a keynote address. Mr. Singh will use his keynote
opportunity to discuss some of the issues facing the telecom industry
today, including the challenge of bandwidth growth and the need for
innovation.
Customers are invited to drop by Infinera Booth Number SU5607, or call
their Infinera representative to make an appointment. Infinera is also
holding a special media and analyst briefing on Wednesday June 18th at 11am
in Corporate Suite S215 of the Las Vegas Convention Center, featuring Mr.
Singh and Infinera Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer Dave Welch
providing an overview of Infinera's strategy and product announcements. The
briefing is open to investors, analysts, and members of the press. Please
RSVP to the contacts listed below.
NXTcomm08 runs from Tuesday June 17th to Thursday June 19th at the Las
Vegas Convention Center. Further details are available through your
Infinera representative or at http://www.nxtcommshow.com/.
About Infinera
Infinera provides Digital Optical Networking systems to telecommunications
carriers worldwide. Infinera's systems are unique in their use of a
breakthrough semiconductor technology: the photonic integrated circuit
(PIC). Infinera's systems and PIC technology are designed to provide
optical networks with simpler and more flexible engineering and operations,
faster time-to-service, and the ability to rapidly deliver differentiated
services without reengineering their optical infrastructure. For more
information, please visit www.infinera.com.
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements based on
current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and
uncertainties. These statements are based on information available to
Infinera as of the date hereof; and actual results could differ materially
from those stated or implied, due to risks and uncertainties.
Forward-looking statements include statements regarding Infinera's
expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future
including that the ILS2 will have scalability to 8 Terabits/second and has
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changes, our ability to maintain effective internal controls, the ability
of our contract manufacturers to perform as we expect, a new technology
being developed that replaces the PIC as the dominant technology in optical
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