AFN Communications Lights Carrier-Class Mesh Network with CIENA's Optical Networking Systems.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com and at www.newstream.com TULSA, Okla. & LINTHICUM, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 7, 2001 AFN AFN Assembly of First Nations AFN American Forces Network AFN Ancestral File Number (FamilySearch genealogy records) AFN Alesco Financial Inc (stock symbol) AFN Alaska Federation of Natives Rolls Out Carrier-Class Network Services to Underserved Secondary and Tertiary Markets in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. AFN Communications (AFN), a network service provider that supplies carrier-class broadband transport services The collective functions of layers 1 through 4 of the OSI model. to underserved, as well as primary markets, has selected CIENA(R) Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CIEN CIEN Ciena Corporation (stock symbol) ) as its primary optical networking Communications between computers, telephones and other electronic devices using light. An optical network is far more reliable and has far greater potential transmission capacity than networking in the electrical domain. See optical fiber. partner. CIENA will supply intelligent optical networking equipment for AFN's dense, super-regional North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. network. Approximately 2,000 route miles The number of miles that are spanned by a telecommunications network. It does not include combined wire mileage due to multiple wires or fibers within a single cable or by overlapping segments, just the total geographic distance between cities or other terminal points. of AFN's initial 8,000-route mile footprint are currently in operation and supporting customers. AFN will light the balance of its fiber with CIENA's LightWorks(TM) optical networking equipment, which will provide the scalability, flexibility and reliability to support AFN's service offerings, including private line (DS-3 up to OC-48) and optical wave (2.5 Gbps to 10 Gbps) services. AFN will deploy CIENA's CoreDirector(TM) intelligent optical core switch, CoreStream(TM) DWDM (Dense WDM) The term given to wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) when significantly more channels were being added. Since WDM is increasingly more "dense" all the time, both terms are used synonymously. See WDM. DWDM - wavelength division multiplexing transport solution and MetroDirector K2(TM) multi-service access and switching platform. CIENA also will provide AFN with professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. and support including network engineering and installation. Deployment of the CIENA equipment is expected to begin immediately. Instead of pursuing a multiple vendor strategy, AFN selected CIENA as its primary optical partner. This strategy accelerates AFN's network integration while enabling greater service reliability and simplifying maintenance to facilitate AFN's objectives to achieve cost and operational efficiencies. CIENA's carrier-class intelligent optical transport and switching solutions, combined with AFN's optical-mesh network architecture, achieve the capacity AFN requires to address the economic needs of its customers and provide innovative carrier-grade services. In a typical example, CIENA's LightWorks Architecture has been shown to save a carrier more than 40% in capital expenditures and operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales , according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. an analysis conducted by CIENA and an independent global consulting firm. In addition to the cost savings, LightWorks enables carriers to provide new services to their customers, thereby enhancing revenues. "We view this transaction as much more than a simple equipment purchase. We consider CIENA our partner. AFN and CIENA share a common vision to deliver competitive optical services to the broader marketplace," said Brian Cantrell, president of AFN Communications. "CIENA provides AFN with field proven, carrier-class intelligent optical networking solutions that reliably and economically addresses today's optical services demand," added Cantrell. "We are pleased that AFN will be utilizing the LightWorks architecture across thousands of miles of its network," said Gary Smith, CIENA's president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "The LightWorks architecture is designed to enable service providers to offer the most flexible and cost-effective services to their customers, and that is what AFN plans to accomplish." AFN launched in 2000 with a network spanning 13 states in the Northeastern United States. This was derived from interconnecting the fiber and other network asset contributions of six utility and telecommunication companies that in return received equity in AFN. AFN's resulting footprint is unique in its density and connectivity to secondary and tertiary markets. This business model allowed AFN to enter the market without debt and thereby focus its resources on one of the greatest challenges facing the industry - service quality - rather than network construction. AFN's growth plan calls for contiguous expansion of its footprint using this same assets-for-equity model. To support its network growth plans, AFN recently completed its funding which includes a $180 million senior term credit facility arranged by Fleet National Bank and Fleet Securities, Inc. About AFN Communications AFN Communications, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control (AFN), is a privately held, facilities-based network service provider that supplies carrier-class broadband services to underserved markets as well as primary markets. Based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, AFN is led by a veteran team of executives and professionals with extensive experience in network management and operations for the carrier market. The AFN Optical Network(TM) has an initial footprint of 8,000-route miles. This industry-leading optical transmission platform delivers highly scalable and flexible broadband transport services including private line (DS-3 to OC-48), optical wave (2.5 Gbps to 10 Gbps) as well as, collocation and connectivity to local access services. AFN's customer base includes: inter-exchange and local exchange carriers; utilities; Internet, application, cable, DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary , wireless and niche service providers. For more information see www.afncommunications.com. About CIENA CIENA Corporation's market-leading optical networking systems form the core for the new era of networks and services worldwide. CIENA's LightWorks(TM) architecture enables next-generation optical services and changes the fundamental economics of service-provider networks by simplifying the network and reducing operating costs. Additional information about CIENA can be found at www.ciena.com. All trademarks and service marks are the property of their respective owners. NOTE TO INVESTORS This press release contains certain forward-looking statements based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions of CIENA (the Company) that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements in this release, including, but not limited to, the cost savings, deployment timing and network management benefits of the Company's products, CIENA's status as AFN Communications' primary intelligent optical networking supplier, AFN's commitment to purchase certain CIENA products and CIENA's products' ability to help AFN Communications address the needs of its customers, are based on information available to the Company as of the date hereof. Actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied in such forward-looking statements, due to risks and uncertainties associated with the Company's business, which include the risk factors disclosed in the Company's Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 16, 2001. 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