EWE TEL SELECTS INFINERA FOR NETWORK IN GERMANY.

German service provider EWE TEL has selected Infinera as the optical backbone for EWE TEL's network.

Located in Oldenburg, EWE TEL is one of Germany's leading regional telecom operators and provides services including high-speed Internet access, voice services, wireless, and enterprise data to more than 300,000 customers in northern Germany. The company was founded in 1996 as a subsidiary of EWE Aktiengesellschaft, which ranks among Germany's major energy companies. EWE TEL uses its own telecommunications network, which spans approximately 25,000 kilometers, to provide its services to customers in more than 350 cities and municipalities in the federal states of Lower Saxony and Brandenburg and in the city state of Bremen. Key components of the telecommunications business are conventional telephone services, mobile communication, Internet services, and custom solutions for business customers.

The European systems integrations partner AXIANS, represented in Germany by NK Networks & Services, introduced the Infinera Digital Optical Networks solution to the North German full-line provider EWE TEL in 2005. After intense evaluation, EWE TEL selected Infinera's Digital Optical Networks architecture to provision services quickly and cost-effectively as network demands grow and evolve. With high-speed Internet traffic growing significantly, EWE TEL needs the flexibility to react to sudden customer demands. The advanced features and functionality of the Infinera DTN platform also makes it economic for EWE TEL to deploy Infinera in many cities in its network, bringing the advantages of integrated bandwidth management and GMPLS network intelligence to EWE TEL's entire network.

"We selected Infinera because we see that Infinera's photonic integration gives us the most flexibility to react to customer demands within our region and operate cost optimal optical networks. NK Networks & Services -- our long-experienced system integrator -- helped us deploy and integrate the Infinera platform within our network," said Dr. Manfred Burke, Head of Development Department at EWE TEL.

"We are very pleased to be working with EWE TEL as one of our newest customers in Europe," said Infinera co-founder and CEO Jagdeep Singh. "We believe that the Infinera solution is a great fit for fast-growing service providers like EWE TEL who are at the leading edge of new Internet services deployments and who focus on delivering cost-effective and highly reliable services to their customers."

With total capacity of 800 Gb/s and fast, simple service turn-up thanks to its digital architecture, the Infinera DTN is designed to meet the needs of high-bandwidth networks and fast-growing networks. The Infinera DTN is architected to combine high-capacity transport, fully reconfigurable switching, and GMPLS service intelligence in one platform.

About Infinera

Infinera provides Digital Optical Networking systems (the DTN System) to telecommunications carriers, cable operators and other service providers worldwide. Infinera's large-scale photonic integrated circuit (PIC) incorporates 100 Gigabits per second of transmit and receive capacity and the functionality of more than 60 discrete optical components into a pair of indium phosphide chips. Infinera's DTN system and PIC technology are designed to provide optical networks that provide operating simplicity, enhanced revenue generation, faster time-to-service and capital cost savings.

For more information, visit http://www.infinera.com or call 650/273-2100.

About NK Networks & Services

Under the global brand AXIANS of VINCI Energies, NK Networks & Services focuses on designing, delivering and maintaining next-generation networking technology that helps customers extend and maintain their competitive momentum. The solution portfolio includes Optical Transmission, IP Service Infrastructure, IP Services, Network Protection, and Professional Services as well as Network Management and Application Acceleration for enterprise customers, carriers and service providers.

NK Networks & Services employs 150 people in Germany and offers a German-wide service network. Companies across a wide range of industries are clients, including banks, insurance companies, utility companies, carriers, ISTs, mobiles, transportation companies, the public sector and universities. Among others Munich and Frankfurt airports, the German parliament, EWE Tel, QSC, Freenet and Tiscali favour networks designed by AXIANS.

For more information, visit http://www.axians.com.