FIBERNET DEPLOYS INTERNET PHOTONICS' WAVELENGTH PLATFORMS.

FiberNet Telecom Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:FTGX), a leading provider of metropolitan connectivity, has deployed Internet Photonics' Intelligent Wavelength Platforms to provide Optical Ethernet transport services within the New York metro market. The Internet Photonics' equipment is being used to deliver Gigabit Ethernet private line services to FiberNet's customers for applications such as web hosting, data storage, and Video On-Demand.

"The LightStack MX is a simple and scalable platform that maximizes bandwidth efficiency and drives down the cost of multiple Gigabit Ethernet connections," said Ernie Hoffmann, vice president of Engineering, FiberNet. "The MX enables FiberNet to profitably deploy Optical Ethernet services to our customers while reducing installation intervals." FiberNet is using the LightStack MX platform in point-to-point configurations to deliver Gigabit Ethernet transport to carrier customers requiring secure, high-capacity connectivity between carrier hotels for web hosting and storage networking applications, and for low latency applications such as Video On-Demand. Leveraging the LightStack's unique VirtualWire(TM) capabilities, each MX is capable of supporting any mix of customers and services on the same wavelength simply and securely with plug-and-play QoS.

"As a cutting-edge provider of 10-Gigabit Metro Wavelength Services, FiberNet's success is directly tied to its ability to transport enormous amounts of data, reliably and cost-effectively over its network," said Gary Southwell, vice president of Marketing, Internet Photonics. "We appreciate the opportunity to work with such an innovative network provider, as it helps highlight the capacity, scalability, security and detailed management of our LightStack products."

About the LightStack MX

The LightStack MX multiplexes up to 8 GbE clients onto a single 10 Gbps DWDM optical interface in a space-saving one-rack unit. This ensures maximum use and efficiency of critical fiber resources as compared to other systems that require one wavelength for each GbE signal, and it allows service providers and cable operators to cost-effectively extend mission-critical and high-bandwidth services. The LightStack MX offers other advanced capabilities such as enhanced performance monitoring, SLA statistics gathering, fault detection and localization, and local/remote loopback control, so network operators can offer their customers true carrier-grade managed Optical Ethernet services. Wire-like GbE transport capability and various advanced performance monitoring features provide inherent guaranteed security and Quality of Service (QoS) control-without any of the design and configuration complexity or performance-impacting side effects that impact legacy data platforms. In addition, the LightStack MX provides transparent support for all IP-based and Ethernet-based protocols, including protection, load balancing and other higher-layer services.

About Internet Photonics

Internet Photonics, Inc. is an innovative, growth company delivering the first carrier-grade Intelligent Wavelength Platforms, which allow network operators (service providers and cable MSOs) to sell profitable high-bandwidth data services alongside existing legacy services. The company's products are scalable, simple to install, and provide carrier-grade reliability and manageability. Overall, the Internet Photonics solution portfolio consists of seven products that generate millions of dollars in revenue from customers in both the cable (passing close to 4.5 million homes) and telco markets. Investors include The Sprout Group, ComVentures, Telesoft Partners, AT&T and New Venture Partners LLC, formerly the New Ventures Group at Lucent Technologies.

For more information, visit www.internetphotonics.com.

About FiberNet Telecom Group

FiberNet Telecom Group, Inc. deploys, owns and operates fiber-optic networks designed to provide comprehensive broadband connectivity to other telecommunications service providers for their data, voice and video transmissions. The company's networks provide an advanced, high bandwidth, fiber- optic solution to support the demand for network capacity and to facilitate the interconnection of multiple carriers' networks. FiberNet's primary business is to provide optical and electrical broadband circuits within and between carrier hotels, which are industrial buildings where service providers house their communications equipment to exchange and route communications traffic. The company's networks support multiple domestic and international transmission protocols including synchronous optical network, or SONET, synchronous digital hierarchy, or SDH, Ethernet, and Internet Protocol, or IP, and can deliver broadband connections with bandwidth ranging from 1.5 megabits per second to 10.0 gigabits per second, as well as optical wavelengths. FiberNet currently operates primarily in the two gateway markets of New York and Los Angeles, focusing its services in the local loop of major metropolitan areas.

For more information, visit http://www.ftgx.com or call 516/542-3665 or 212/405-6200.