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Amedia and LightSpeed Technologies Join Forces; LightSpeed Technologies to Distribute and Integrate Amedia's QoStream Products for 100Mbps Access Solution.


HOLMDEL, N.J. & MANASQUAN, N.J. -- Amedia Networks, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB

See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB).
:AANI), a provider of Ethernet ultra-broadband solutions for the Triple Play Access market , and LightSpeed Technologies, Inc., a Systems Integrator of end-to-end 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.  solutions, announced today that they have entered into an agreement to include Amedia's QoStream(TM) products as a part of LightSpeed's overall value proposition.

LightSpeed's customers include service providers, utilities, financial institutions, and transportation firms, as well as other enterprise customers across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area.  and Europe. LightSpeed specializes in providing next-generation optical-networking solutions that address the ever-growing need for bandwidth.

"Amedia's Ethernet access solution and ESON ESON Ethernet Switched Optical Network (Alamedia Networks)
ESON Ethnobotanical Society of Nepal
 technology provide an excellent platform for delivering triple play services to homes, businesses and MDUs (Multiple Dwelling Units)," commented John Brannon, 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.  of LightSpeed. "We are confident that the 100 Mbps that Amedia's QoStream products deliver will be the defacto standard for offering a competitive 'non-blocking' IP video solution for the HDTV-crazed consumer market."

Under the agreement, LightSpeed will provide marketing, sales, systems integration and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products.  to meet the expanding market of homes served by Fiber-to-the-Premises (FTTP (Fiber To The Premises) The installation of optical fiber from the carrier directly into the home or office. Also called "fiber to the home" (FTTH). See PON and FTTC. See also FTP. ) systems, a market that doubled in 2004.

Amedia will make available to LightSpeed the QoStream AS5000 Aggregator Switch, the QoStream PG1000 Premises Gateway - both the inside and hardened outside versions, as well as the QoStream Director Network Management System. These Ethernet Switched Optical Network (ESON) based products allow each subscriber to receive up to 100 Mbps over a 90 km reach from a central office or head end. This agreement enables LightSpeed to offer their customers a highly efficient and flexible FTTP solution over which voice, data, and video services can be deployed with associated quality of service (QoS) guarantees.

"LightSpeed Technologies has experienced tremendous growth in a difficult market primarily due to their expertise in optical networking and the outstanding level of customer service that they bring to the market," stated Frank Galuppo, President and CEO of Amedia. "They are recognized as a leader in the optical networking industry, and we are genuinely excited to be partnering with a company of this caliber and reach."

About LightSpeed Technologies:

Headquartered in Manasquan, New Jersey Manasquan is a Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 6,310.

The Borough's name is of Lenni Lenape origin, Man - A - Squaw - Han (stream of the Island of Squaws).
, LightSpeed Technologies, Inc. offers a full line of solutions from optical data networking to fiber-optic cables and hybrid Ethernet/SONET/SDH systems. In addition, LightSpeed provides associated data, switching and access products. For additional information, visit www.LightSpeedt.com

About Amedia Networks:

Amedia designs, develops, and implements Ethernet solutions for Fiber-based ultra-broadband access. The Company's solutions provide secure, high performance, scalable and reliable access, enabling network providers to offer high-speed data, IP-based video, and Voice over Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP.

(networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol.
 (VoIP) services in a highly cost effective manner. For more information about Amedia Networks please visit www.amedia.com.

This press release may contain "forward-looking" statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  of 1995. A number of factors could cause Amedia's actual results to differ from anticipated results expressed in such forward-looking statements. Such factors are addressed in Amedia's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (available at www.sec.gov). Amedia assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
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