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ADVA OPTICAL NETWORKING NAMED PREFERRED OPTICAL VENDOR BY THE QUILT

Company supports build-out of high-capacity infrastructure for research 
networks of the future

Mahwah/New Jersey, USA, and Martinsried/Munich, Germany. September 19, 
2005. ADVA Optical Networking today announced it has been accepted as a 
preferred vendor of optical networking equipment in The Quilt's Vendor 
Information Exchange (VIX) program. The Quilt is a U.S.-based coalition 
of advanced regional networking organizations in the research and 
education sectors.

ADVA is the first optical solutions provider to be selected for The 
Quilt's VIX program. ADVA will offer The Quilt members its Fiber Service 
Platform (FSP) 2000 and 3000 devices, which deliver high-speed services 
and network infrastructure to the metropolitan area. The FSP 2000 and 
3000 enable deployment of Coarse and Dense Wavelength Division 
Multiplexing (C/DWDM) systems, providing high bandwidth and flexibility 
to organizations at an attractive price point.

“ADVA's Optical+Ethernet networking solutions enable universities, 
enterprises and carriers to offer competitive services and applications 
with a low total cost of ownership, independent of the existing network 
infrastructure," stated Hudnall Croasdale, executive director of The 
Quilt. "ADVA's products are characterized by their extreme flexibility 
and scalability, two critical requirements for success in this market 
sub-segment. To meet the regional network requirements of our members, 
ADVA offers an excellent best-of-breed, high-speed networking solution."

The Quilt membership consists of 23 research and education networking 
organizations that include more than 200 universities and research 
institutions across the United States. Member organizations are involved 
in leading research projects that span the range of advanced scientific 
and technological subjects. Driving heavy demand for bandwidth via 
applications like grid and cluster computing, The Quilt members require 
low latency, high security and high reliability from the networks that 
connect them. Fiber optic networks promise relief for these constraints.

"Research and technical universities today require big pipes," confirmed 
Brian P. McCann, ADVA's chief marketing and strategy officer. "These 
organizations are quickly moving from 1 Gig to 10 Gig infrastructures, 
based on their need for higher capacity to run data-intensive 
applications and research projects. Through this relationship with The 
Quilt, ADVA is providing access to critical network solutions at special 
pricing rates. We are pleased to offer technologies that help build the 
infrastructure today that will meet the needs of this critical industry 
for the next decade."



ADVA's full FSP portfolio includes products that enable leading 
technologies like CWDM, DWDM and Time Division Multiplexing (TDM). The 
FSP systems enable up to 512 applications ranging from speeds of 8Mbit/s 
to 10Gbit/s to be transported over a single fiber pair more than 600 
kilometers. The ADVA portfolio includes the FSP 150, FSP 1500, FSP 2000, 
FSP 3000 and FSP Management Suite.

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ABOUT ADVA OPTICAL NETWORKING

ADVA Optical Networking (FSE: ADV) 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 Fiber Service Platform (FSP) 
product portfolio is explicitly designed to enhance services, simplify 
networks, and reduce the total cost of ownership. ADVA's solutions have 
been deployed at over 100 carriers and several thousand enterprises 
worldwide. ADVA's products are sold through an international network of 
blue-chip distribution partners in addition to its own direct sales force.

ABOUT THE QUILT

The Quilt gathers more than 23 leading research and education networking 
organizations in the United States to promote consistent, reliable, 
interoperable and efficient advanced networking services that extend to 
the broadest possible community; and to represent common interests in 
the development and delivery of advanced network services. Participants 
in The Quilt provide network service for more than 200 Internet2 
universities and thousands of other educational institutions. Internet2, 
a university-led research and development consortium, provides 
organizational support for The Quilt. For more information, see: 
www.thequilt.net

PUBLISHED BY:
ADVA Optical Networking Inc., Mahwah/New Jersey, USA
ADVA AG Optical Networking, Martinsried/Munich and Meiningen, Germany
ADVA Optical Networking Corp., Tokyo, Japan
www.advaoptical.com

FOR PRESS:

Christine Keck
t +1 201 258 8293 (U.S.)
t +49(0)89 89 0665 -0 (Europe)
t +81 3 5408 5891 (Asia)


FOR INVESTORS:

Wolfgang Guessgen
t +1 201 258 8300 (U.S.)
t +49(0)89 89 0665 -240 (Europe)
t +81 3 5408 5891 (Asia)


Thank you for your interest in ADVA Optical Networking

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Becky Obbema
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