OFS HIGHLIGHTS INNOVATION AND EFFICIENCY AT NXTCOMM 2008

Norcross, Georgia, June 12, 2008 - OFS, a world leader in the design and manufacture of fiberoptic solutions, will showcase its innovative product portfolio for the communications industry at NXTCOMM 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada, June 17-19, 2008.

Under the theme “Innovative Solutions for the Most Demanding Applications,” the OFS Booth SU 8108 will highlight its leading-edge optical fiber products and solutions that can empower networks to provide high quality and cost-effective ultra high speed video, voice, data, and many other revenue-generating services.

Products and solutions being displayed at OFS Booth SU 8108 include, among others:

• EZ-Bend™ Optical Technology: Optical fiber cables featuring EZ-Bend Optical Technology can be bent to a 5 mm radius and be stapled, with negligible signal loss, and no degradation in picture quality, making them ideal for multiple dwelling units (MDU) and in-home wiring applications. Visitors will enjoy a hands-on live demo showing the numerous benefits and possibilities this technology offers.
• V-Linx™ Spool & Play Solution: Consisting of a simple set of spool-and-play hardware, the V-Linx Solution can simplify MDU deployments and help decrease their overall cost by significantly speeding up installation and reducing labor needs. Uniquely designed for dense, multi-floor units, the V-Linx Solution can be flexibly configured to address the profusion of cabling conditions within both greenfield and brownfield environments.
• Preconnectorized Cables: OFS offers flexible, cost-efficient outside plant (OSP) and premise preconnectorized cables in a wide variety of configurations, which are factory terminated and tested, and can thereby provide easier, faster craft installation. These cables feature award-winning OFS fibers protected by ground-breaking packaging that help achieve exceptional performance and durability.
• Connectivity Solutions: Featuring robust design, excellent quality, and easy connectorization, OFS connectivity offerings help service providers lower their deployment and maintenance costs.

“OFS is committed to delivering best-in-class technologies for the telecommunications industry,” said William Kloss, Executive Vice President of Marketing and Sales, North America and CALA, at OFS. “From outside plant to central offices/head ends to premises and all the way to the end users’ homes and desks, we deliver reliability and innovation service providers can count on,” Mr. Kloss added.

NXTcomm 2008 attendees can visit OFS at Booth SU 8108 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, or visit www.ofsoptics.com for more information.

About OFS

OFS is a world-leading designer, manufacturer and provider of optical fiber, optical fiber cable, FTTX, optical connectivity and specialty photonics products.  Our manufacturing and research divisions work together to provide innovative products and solutions that traverse many different applications as they link people and machines anywhere in the world. Between continents, between cities, around neighborhoods, and into homes and businesses of digital consumers we provide the right optical fiber, optical cable and components for efficient, cost-effective transmission.
 
OFS’ corporate lineage dates back to 1876 and included technology powerhouses such as AT&T (NYSE: T) and Lucent Technologies, (now Alcatel-Lucent, NYSE: ALU). Today, OFS is owned by Furukawa Electric, a multi-billion dollar global leader in optical communications. 

Headquartered in Norcross (near Atlanta, Georgia), U.S., OFS is a global provider with facilities in Avon, Connecticut; Carrollton, Georgia; Somerset, New Jersey; and Sturbridge, Massachusetts, as well as in Denmark, Germany and Russia.

For more information, please visit www.ofsoptics.com.

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Fernando Costantino
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OFS
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fcostantino@ofsoptics.com