Infinera Announces Participation in Needham Growth Stock Conference; Sets January 29 for Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2008 Financial Results Conference Call and Webcast


SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - December 22, 2008) - Infinera Corporation (NASDAQ: INFN) today announced that it will participate in the following investor event:

    Needham Growth Stock Conference
    Date:          Tuesday, January 6, 2009
    Presentation:  9:00 a.m. EST/6:00 a.m. PST
    Webcast:       www.infinera.com, click on company/investor relations

In addition, the company announced that it will release its financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008 ending December 27, 2008, after the close of market on NASDAQ on Thursday, January 29, 2009. An investment community conference call to discuss these results and the company's outlook will be held on Thursday, January 29, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. EST/2:00 p.m. PST and will be accessible live and on an archived basis as follows:

    Fourth Quarter Financial Results Conference Call and Webcast
    Date: Thursday, January 29, 2009
    Time: 5:00 p.m. EST/2:00 p.m. PST

    Audio Webcast: www.infinera.com, click on investors.
    Live Dial-in: 1-800-369-3357 (toll-free)
    1-312-470-7056 (international)
    Live Passcode: PIC

    Telephone Replay: 1-866-424-7870 (toll-free)
    1-203-369-0862 (international)
    No replay passcode.
    Replay will be available 1 hr after the end of the call until
    April 29, 2009.

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.

Contact Information: For further information: Media: Jeff Ferry Infinera Tel. +1-408-572-5213 jferry@infinera.com Investors: Bob Blair Infinera Tel. +1-408-716-4879 bblair@infinera.com