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GiGX Communications selects ADVA for next generation optical transport services

Deploys the FSP 3000 for broadband services in south-central US markets
January 15, 2002.
Martinsried/Munich, Germany and Ramsey/New Jersey USA.  
ADVA Optical Networking (German Neuer Markt: ADV), a leading global provider of optical networking solutions, today announced that GiGX Communications, a privately owned Texas-based provider of metropolitan access services, has selected the ADVA Fiber Service Platform (FSP) portfolio to provide next-generation optical transport services for carriers, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), financial and educational institutions.

"GiGX Communications pursues two core business objectives: To continue providing metro optical transport services in strategic south-central U.S. markets, and to future-proof our network - ensuring availability of massive bandwidth capacity in the metro area," stated GiGX Communications' CEO, Timothy Broadous. "To meet our objectives, we needed to select a stable equipment provider who is also an industry and market leader, and meets the product quality standards of GiGX Communications. ADVA fit the bill. ADVA's carrier-class FSP product line of Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) and Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing (CWDM) infrastructure equipment enables us to deploy an optically stable metro network." Broadous further stated, "By choosing ADVA, we have future-proofed the technology and products required to support Gigxchange- GiGX Communications powered liquid bandwidth exchange."

GiGX Communications has already begun deployment of the FSP 3000 for the transport of high quality broadband services up to 300 km. ADVA's Network Planning tool & Network Management system, based on the FSP 3000 and feeder products, greatly simplifies the engineering, installation, and management of optical networks. These tools enabled GiGX to rapidly deploy complex networking solutions, whilst enhancing its operational efficiencies.

"Initial estimates indicate that ADVA's FSP Portfolio will greatly reduce our on-going operational expenses and minimize the total cost of ownership," Broadous added. "The direct customer benefit of optimizing existing network infrastructure and reducing capital expenditure gives GiGX Communications a competitive edge: high-quality services to clients at a significantly lower price".

"GiGX Communications is yet another contract win for ADVA and demonstrates its ability to win carrier accounts. ADVA is performing well in a down market--one of the few as measured in our quarterly Intelligent Optical Hardware service," stated Michael Howard, principal analyst and co-founder of Infonetics Research.  "In the third quarter 2001, ADVA increased its worldwide revenues market share in Metro Edge concentrator kit to 11%, which is only one of the categories in which ADVA ships products. The full ADVA portfolio of metro optical products continues to be attractive to service providers in the U.S., Europe, and other parts of the world."

About GiGX Communications
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, privately owned GiGX Communications is a provider of metro access services. Core services include transparent wavelengths, Gigabit Ethernet, and traditional SONET.
Customers include national and international carriers, content providers, competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs), educational institutions, corporations, ISPs, and data storage providers.
GiGX Communications currently serves the south central US markets, and will be extending services in strategic metropolitan markets throughout the United States. The company also powers the world's first true liquid, real-time provisioned bandwidth exchange, Gigxchange.
Additional information about GiGX Communications can be accessed at www.gigxcomm.com, or by calling 1-866-GIGX-COM (444-9266).


About ADVA Optical Networking
ADVA Optical Networking is a leading global provider of optical networking solutions for rapid and cost-effective provisioning of high-speed data, storage, voice, and video services in the metropolitan area.  ADVA's carrier-class portfolio is comprised of the Fiber Service Platform (FSP) family of products - explicitly designed to ensure the lowest total cost of ownership. ADVA's solutions have been deployed at over 47 service providers (including PTTs, RBOCs, LECs, and IXCs) and more than 500 enterprises worldwide.  ADVA's products are sold through an international network of blue-chip distribution partners in addition to its own direct sales force.