Fujitsu Network Communications Inc.

Fujitsu to Discuss “New Models of Optical Networking” at Heavy Reading’s Links 2005 Executive Summit™

Richardson, TX, November 7, 2005 — Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leading supplier of IT and wireline/wireless networking solutions, is a platinum sponsor of Heavy Reading’s Links 2005 Executive Summit™, which is being held this week at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort & Spa in California. Full details about the event can be found at http://www.lightreading.com/live/event_information.asp?survey_id=113

Sam Lisle, director of market development at Fujitsu Network Communications, will present the Fujitsu perspective on ideal optical networking models while participating in a panel session entitled, “The New Models of Optical Networking”. This dynamic session will describe how today’s new optical networking solutions, which include Passive Optical Networking (PON) devices in the access network, Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexers (ROADMs) in the metro network, and new modes of transport such as Carrier Ethernet, are changing the rules under which networks are built. These new solutions take advantage of developments in photonic integration, tunable optics and amplification, Wavelength Selective Switching (WSS), and automated software control planes to create flexible optical platforms for a variety of different applications and customers. This session will explore this market in detail, and draw upon recent Heavy Reading research to chart a course for optical networks through the rest of this decade.

WHEN:

Panel Session: “The New Models of Optical Networking”
Thursday, November 10, 2005; 8:45 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.

WHERE:

St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort & Spa
1 Monarch Beach Resort, Dana Point, Calif.

WHO:

Sam Lisle is a director of market development at Fujitsu Network Communications, where he focuses on their broad range of SONET- and WDM-based optical transport technologies and solutions. Sam holds a U.S. patent in data-aware SONET technology and was instrumental in the development of the FLASHWAVE® 4000 MSPP platforms from Fujitsu. Prior to Fujitsu, Sam worked for Bellcore (Telcordia), where he specialized in the reliability analysis of SONET transport systems and fiber optic media. Sam holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Iowa and a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Georgia Tech.

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About Fujitsu Network Communications Inc.

Fujitsu Network Communications Inc. creates and delivers robust wireline and wireless solutions that power next-generation telecommunication networks. With an unequalled portfolio of IT and telecom products and the support of Fujitsu Limited, a $44.5B company with over 150,000 professionals in more than 100 countries, Fujitsu helps its customers fuse information and networking technology with commercial value. Over 320,000 Fujitsu network elements have been deployed by all major carriers across North America. As the metro market leader in both SONET and ROADM technology, the fundamental building blocks of next-generation networks, Fujitsu is helping customers take networking beyond convergence.
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