OFS INTRODUCES NEW V-LINX™ SPOOL & PLAY SOLUTION FOR MDUs
Breakthrough MDU Solution Can Speed Deployment and Reduce Both Labor Cost and Space by Up to 50%

Norcross, Georgia, September 24, 2007:  OFS today announced the introduction of V-Linx™ Spool & Play Solution for fiber to the Multiple Dwelling Unit (MDU) deployments. Developed as a part of OFS’ Access ADVANTAGE™ FTTH System, the V-Linx Solution can speed and simplify fiber installation in typical low, medium, or high-rise MDUs, and reduce both labor cost and space by up to fifty percent.

“The V-Linx Solution can help our customers deploy a full spectrum bend-optimized optical path to each MDU living unit faster, at a lower total cost, with less inventory” said Bill Kloss, NAR President, Cable, Connectivity and FTTx at OFS. “This solution demonstrates that OFS is committed to helping improve the ROI of MDU fiber deployments for carriers and deployments of all sizes,” Mr. Kloss added.

The V-Linx Solution includes four simple, yet innovative components that can flexibly adapt to nearly any MDU environment in both existing and new buildings, and all be quickly deployed and connected in a plug-and-play manner. They are: EZ-Plug FDH, EZ-Spool Combiner, EZ-Spool Terminal, and EZ-Reach Drop assemblies. All V-Linx components are enabled by OFS’ AllWave^® FLEX ZWP fiber, the industry’s first bend-optimized single-mode ZWP fiber.

The V-Linx Solution will be showcased in a display emulating a real MDU deployment, and commercially available at the FTTH Conference 2007, Orlando, Florida, September 30 – October 3, 2007, Booth 613.

For a description of the V-Linx Products, click here >>

About OFS

OFS is a designer, manufacturer, and supplier of leading edge optical fiber, optical fiber cable, FTTx, optical connectivity and specialty photonics products and solutions for the widest variety of applications and industries. OFS, formerly the optical fiber solutions division of Lucent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: LU), has a proven track record of being first in the industry with application specific fibers, optical connectors, ribbon cables, erbium doped fibers, Raman fiber lasers and more. OFS is committed to providing customers increased value by offering products that deliver lowest cost-per-bit network solutions, protecting investments through flexible solutions for today’s demanding applications.

OFS distributes its optical fiber, optical fiber cable, optical connectivity and specialty photonics products directly to end users, as well as through valued distributors, external cable customers and equipment vendors.

OFS is owned by Furukawa Electric, a multi-billion dollar global leader in optical communications. Headquartered in Norcross, GA, OFS operates 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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PR Contact:
Fernando Costantino
Marketing Communications Manager
OFS
Phone 770-798-2729
fcostantino@ofsoptics.com