Alloptic, Inc. and TVC Communications, L.L.C. Announce Distribution Agreement.

Partnership Will Better Serve Broadband Operators' Migration to FTTx

LIVERMORE, Calif. -- Alloptic, a global leader in the development of RFoG (RF over Glass) and passive optical networking (PON) solutions and TVC Communications, a value added distributor serving the broadband telecommunications and cable industries, today announced the signing of a distribution agreement to deliver FTTH solutions to TVC customers. Under the agreement TVC will provide Alloptic equipment to cable and broadband customers in the US and Canada. The agreement encompasses the entire Alloptic product portfolio, including EPON/GEPON systems along with its industry-leading RFoG products.

"Alloptic's market-leading RFoG technology is making fiber-to-the-home a reality for broadband service providers. Their time-proven equipment and services is affordable and makes it easy for an HFC network operator to deploy FTTH," says Craig Hemperly, Director, Product Management, TVC Communications. "Alloptic's equipment expertise combined with TVC's technical support and complimentary product offering will deliver this exciting new technology to small and medium operators throughout North America."

"TVC's experienced sales force, as well as their long-standing position within MSO and broadband networks, offers extended reach and representation of our product and services into the marketplace," states Shane Eleniak, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at Alloptic. "TVC can deliver a complete FTTx solution leveraging a broad range of complementary products available from their extensive logistics capabilities. Working together we are supplying TVC's customers with best-in-class RFoG and EPON implementations."

TVC has Alloptic products available today. For more information, contact your TVC representative at 888.644.6075.

About Alloptic, Inc.

Alloptic develops and delivers optical access solutions that enable CATV, telecom, and private network operators to offer converged, communications, entertainment, security, and automation services for both businesses and residential customers. The company is the clear market leader in RF over glass (RFoG) solutions and worldwide deployments. Alloptic's history of innovation dates back to its founding in 1999, including numerous passive optical network (PON) patents worldwide that have fundamentally advanced the capabilities and performance of passive optical-based networks.

Headquartered in Livermore, CA, Alloptic has customers in 20 countries spanning 6 continents. These customers benefit from state-of-the-art products with unique attributes that drive revenue through improved bandwidth utilization and support for next-generation service offerings, and that minimize capital and operating expenditures and deployment schedules through seamless migration into the existing network and back-office infrastructure.

For additional information about Alloptic and its breakthrough products, please visit www.alloptic.com.

About TVC Communications, L.L.C.

For more than 50 years, TVC has been providing integrated business solutions to the broadband telecommunications industry. TVC's offering includes technologies, products and customized services for the delivery of high-speed data, digital video and digital voice services. TVC has 11 strategically located stocking and distribution facilities throughout the world. More information about TVC can be found at www.tvcinc.com.