ADVISORY/Agility CEO and President, Ron Nelson, to Participate in Integrated Optics Panel Discussion At Lightspeed Europe Conference.

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ADVISORY...for Thursday (Dec. 6)

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Media are invited to hear Ron Nelson, CEO and president of Agility Communications(TM), Inc., present in a panel discussion that highlights the state-of-the-art in integrating multiple optical devices onto a single semiconductor chip to automate manufacturing, reduce costs, boost performance, and shrink the size of today's optical subsystems. Titled, "Integrated Optics," Nelson will help identify different approaches in developing photonic circuits, distinguish between different levels of integration, identify the main applications being targeted, quantify the benefits of integration, and highlight challenges. Sponsored by Light Reading magazine, an information resource that covers optical networking, the Lightspeed Europe conference brings together leading optical component manufacturers, system vendors, and test equipment suppliers with the service providers and carriers that are interested in investing in their solutions.

Nelson is one of five invited speakers to participate in the Integrated Optics panel on Thurs., Dec. 6, 2001 from 9 a.m. to 10:10 a.m. at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre, Warwick Road in London, England. Stephen Montgomery, president of Electronicast Corporation, will provide an overview of the session.

When and Where

Media are invited to see Ron Nelson participate in the Integrated Optics panel discussion at the Lightspeed Europe conference on Thurs., Dec. 6, 2001 from 9 a.m. to 10:10 a.m. at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre, Warwick Road in London, England. For more information about the Lightspeed Europe conference visit http://www.lightspeedeurope.com/. For more information about Agility Communications, Inc. visit: http://www.agility.com.

Biography for Ron Nelson, CEO and President of Agility

Ron Nelson has established a distinguished 25-year record and is widely regarded for his development and operations accomplishments in the photonics arena. Prior to becoming president and CEO of Agility, he was vice president and an officer at Motorola and director of the Phoenix Advanced Technology Center. In that capacity, he assembled and led world-class teams developing high-speed optical interconnects, vertical lasers, flat-panel displays, and components and software for wireless products, helping Motorola generate more than $1 billion in revenues. He set up and directed Motorola's manufacturing line, delivering the highest performing and reliable vertical lasers available in the marketplace at that time.

Prior to his accomplishments at Motorola, Nelson was one of two co-founders of Lytel, Inc. Lytel, a successful startup company that produced optoelectronic components and subsystems for telecommunication and data communication applications, was acquired by AMP (now Tyco).

At Lytel, Nelson held various positions including: vice president of product development, vice president of device manufacturing, and vice president and general manager of the Telecom Division. A seasoned veteran, Nelson started his career in 1976 at Bell Laboratories, where he worked on short- and long-wavelength lasers. He led the team that developed the Bell Systems' first long-wavelength lasers for use in submarine cable and terrestrial fiber systems. He has a long-standing history of activity with the Optoelectronic Industry Development Association (OIDA), serving on the board of directors and as the vice-chairman of the Technology and Market Opportunity Roadmap Committee. This committee produces a comprehensive set of roadmaps and opportunities, helping to establish a cohesive direction for university and industrial R&D and government-funded optoelectronics research. Nelson holds a doctorate degree from the University of Illinois, where his research was directed by Professor Nick Holonyak.

About Agility Communications, Inc.

Agility Communications, Inc., the leader in pioneering widely tunable lasers for metro, switching, and long-haul markets, is providing the lowest total cost of ownership and dramatically reducing the costs and complexity of supporting agile networks. The company has been named one of Light Reading's Top 10 Privately Held Companies, has won the Technologic Partners' Optix 2001 Investor's Choice award, and was listed in UPSIDE Magazine's "Hot 100" private companies for 2001. Agility has also been highlighted in several "Hot Companies to Watch" lists including, BusinessWeek and Lightwave Magazine.

Founded by a team of optical networking and semiconductor veterans in Oct. 1998, Agility is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California and has manufacturing facilities in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Agility investors include: Alliance, Amerindo Investment Advisors, CIENA Corp., Comdisco Ventures, Dell Ventures, GM Investment Management Corp., Global Strategic, Granite Global Ventures, Meritech Capital Partners, Morgenthaler Ventures, Mustang Ventures, Tellabs, U.S. Venture Partners, and Worldview Technology Partners. For more information about Agility solutions visit www.agility.com, send email to [e-mail] or call 805/690-1700.

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