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Pacnet, Asia’s leading independent telecommunications service provider, has completed the deployment of a highly scalable Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) based on the Cisco Carrier Routing System (CRS) platform.

Pacnet aims to take advantage of the system’s innovative features to help increase business profitability, service scalability and operational efficiency while meeting customers’ demands for higher bandwidth capacity and greater service flexibility.

Pacnet is witnessing exponential growth in the demand for cloud computing, virtualization and data center hosting services from enterprises of all sizes. The deployment of the Cisco CRS platform enables Pacnet to transmit data and content faster, transform cable landing facilities into data landing stations, and be well-prepared to scale with the escalating growth of video transmissions, mobile data traffic and new online services.

The unparalleled scalability of the Cisco CRS also makes future upgrades easy and helps ensure investment protection for years to come.
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Wire-speed architecture delivers best-in-class data throughput regardless of packet size

Oakland, CA — June 15, 2010 — Zhone Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZHNE), a global leader in network access solutions for fiber, copper and wireless broadband infrastructures, today followed its market growth announcement with the introduction of eighteen new zNID optical network terminals (ONTs) for GPON and Active Ethernet deployments.

(Editor’s Note: Please see Zhone’s release dated June, 7, 2010: Zhone Recognized as a Leading Global GPON Vendor by Infonetics Research and Dittberner Associates)

These newest additions to the zNID-42xx product line provide a 10x performance improvement over earlier models, while optimizing service provider’s ONT costs for a wide variety of deployment configurations.

Based on a wire-speed router architecture, Zhone’s new ONTs deliver best-in-class data throughput regardless of packet size to support the most demanding FTTx applications. All new models provide dual 1Gigabit Ethernet LAN more

PARIS, June 14, 2010 – Ekinops, designer and supplier of next generation optical transport equipment for service providers and enterprises, and Marubeni Information Systems(MSYS), a solution provider of high value-added solutions and services, have signed an agreement in which MSYS will sell, support, and maintain Ekinops equipment in the Japanese telecom service provider market.

The two companies announced the agreement today, and said they are jointly focused on the optical equipment market in Japan, which is one of the largest in the world, and which continues to grow as service providers upgrade their networks to transport the additional traffic generated by advancing technologies such as 4G wireless and fiber to the home.

Under the agreement, Ekinops and MSYS are working together to bring the Ekinops 360 metro, regional, and long haul DWDM platform to market in Japan. The Ekinops 360 plaform, with its T-Chip® (Transport on a Chip) more

Cisco announced that EastLink is deploying Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers as the broadband aggregation platform to deliver ultra high-speed Internet access throughout its Atlantic Canada footprint.

The use of video, collaboration tools and cloud-based services is driving increased adoption of EastLink’s faster-service tiers, including its recently announced service offering 100 megabits per second. When completed, the EastLink network will be one of the most advanced, highest-capacity broadband networks in the country to support its growing customer base.

Cisco provided a clear technology Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) road map to meet EastLink’s future bandwidth requirements, including 100 Gigabit Ethernet, protecting its infrastructure investment and readying it for future video needs such as 3-D video and advanced business services.

As a platform for Carrier Ethernet networks, the Cisco ASR 9000 is designed to deliver a per-slot capacity of up to 400 gigabits per more

CHICAGO – Nitel, Inc., a nationally recognized provider of telecommunications network services, is ranked No. 5 on the Crain’s Chicago Business Fast Fifty list for the second consecutive year.

Nitel, also an Inc. 500 company, has been consistently named among the fastest growing companies in Chicago and the nation based on its financial performance over the past several years. In addition, Chief Executive Officer Rick Stern has been named a finalist for the 2010 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of the Year® Award in the Midwest.

Crain’s cited Nitel’s five-year revenue growth of 3,337 percent in placing the company No. 5 on this year’s Fast Fifty list. Nitel’s growth is mainly a result of the company’s focus on rural telecom services. more

PARIS, June 8, 2010 – Neo Telecoms, an international service provider specializing in high-bandwidth telecom services, has chosen Ekinops to provide infrastructure and customer premises equipment for their metro Ethernet service delivery.

Ekinops, a leader in optical transport, will provide the equipment that will enable Neo Telecoms to connect its 15 data centers and to deliver high bandwidth Ethernet services to its end customers. Neo Telecoms will take advantage of Ekinops’ Multi-Protocol, Multi-Rate ADM capabilities to deliver Ethernet services cost-effectively. The Ekinops solution allows delivery of any mix of services over optical transport with a single wavelength and fewer line cards than traditional transport systems. The flexibility of the Ekinops Multi-Protocol, Multi-Rate ADM solution allows Neo to deploy Ethernet services today and other service types like uncompressed video and Fibre Channel in the future on the same wavelength, using the same line cards.

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HERNDON, VA – June 7, 2010 – XO Communications (OTCBB: XOHO) today announced that it has been selected by Dialink, a leading provider of VoIP network services to small and medium-sized businesses in Northern California, to provide Ethernet, DIA and VoIP services. By expanding its voice and IP services with XO, the company is well positioned to offer customers more scalable, cost-effective services, as well as grow its network footprint into the Southern California market.

Dialink approached XO at a time when Dialink’s traditional T1 customers were searching for a more economical IP service that could easily expand as their business needs grew. XO’s Ethernet over copper (EoC) and Ethernet over DS1 (EoDS1) services, with bandwidth options ranging from 3 Mbps up to 10 Gbps, offer the bandwidth flexibility and network reach Dialink requires. With XO’s VoIP origination and termination services added to the mix, the company will be more

Greater Baltimore Region Data Center to Connect to Level 3 Fiber-Optic Backbone

BROOMFIELD, Colo.–Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: LVLT) today announced that it has been selected to deliver high-speed Ethernet services to Baltimore Technology Park (BTP), a highly redundant data center facility in downtown Baltimore that enables large and small enterprises to achieve a scalable network presence in a secured facility.

Level 3’s connection will allow BTP to deliver network connectivity of up to 1 Gigabit per second to its customers, with the potential to upgrade that capacity as its business needs dictate.

“Businesses throughout Baltimore and the greater Washington, D.C. area turn to Baltimore Technology Park for mission-critical data center services,” said Jim Weller, president of BTP. “To provide our customers with the best, most reliable and fastest connectivity possible, we work with top-notch carriers like Level 3 to provide comprehensive communications solutions. Level 3’s extensive more

PARIS, June 1, 2010 – Recovery Point, a leading provider of backup and disaster recovery services, has deployed optical transport equipment from Ekinops to provide unparalleled private access to its recovery facilities for customer companies. The economics of the Ekinops 360 system enables service providers to differentiate themselves in applications that previously could not be accomplished with transport equipment due to cost of the equipment as compared to alternative solutions like private line.

Ekinops, the fast-growing designer and supplier of next generation optical transport equipment for service providers and enterprises, announced the deployment today. The Recovery Point network is now live and serving customers across the United States. Recovery point was able to take advantage of the Ekinops 360 scalable ROADM and amplifier solutions to minimize upfront cost, while allowing for virtually unlimited growth. This has allowed Recovery Point to truly scale their network as they benefit from more

New CN 5150 platform provides versatile Ethernet aggregation with enhanced scalability, encapsulation flexibility, high port density and extended temperature range

LINTHICUM, Md.–Ciena Corporation (NASDAQ: CIEN), the network specialist, today introduced the CN 5150 Service Aggregation Switch, the latest addition to its Carrier Ethernet Service Delivery (CESD) portfolio. The CN 5150 sets a new benchmark for versatile, carrier-grade service delivery with its ability to provide scalable subscriber capacity and deterministic Ethernet behavior while operating in controlled or uncontrolled temperature environments. It offers customers a flexible, cost-efficient network solution to support highly reliable wireless backhaul, Ethernet business service aggregation and delivery, and multi-purpose Carrier Ethernet-based infrastructures.

Ciena is the market leader for fiber-based Ethernet access* and continues to build momentum with customers worldwide by offering intelligent Carrier Ethernet devices and software that address a wide range of application, service, market and access technology requirements. The new CN 5150 broadens network more