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Opnext Reaches 10 Gigabit Milestone; Ships More Than 100,000 10G Transceivers.


TOKYO & EATONTOWN, N.J. -- Opnext, Inc., a global leader in high-performance optical components, today announced that the Company has shipped more than 100,000 10G transceivers. As the industry's leader in 10G transceivers, Opnext offers the most comprehensive 10G family including 300-pin, XENPAK, X2, XPAK XPAK Expansion Pack  and XFP encompassing all port types within these form factors. The Company's modules enable applications for use in: SONET OC-192 and SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) The European counterpart to SONET. See SONET.

SDH - Synchronous Digital Hierarchy
 STM-64 and 10GbE long-reach terrestrial transmission, metropolitan area network, IP Router premise switching, OADM OADM Optical (WDM) Add-Drop Multiplexer
OADM Optical Add Drop Multiplexer
, High-speed data communications, and FEC (10.7 Gbit/s, G.709). Opnext products at will be on display at FOE 2006 (Fiber Optic Expo) in Tokyo, Japan, January 18-20, 2006 at stand 53-26.

"This shipping milestone further validates our position as the industry-leading technology provider of 10G solutions, and also exemplifies the accomplishments of our talented and dedicated employees," said Tadayuki Kanno, senior vice president, Opnext modules business unit. "Our customers clearly appreciate the benefits our market leadership, technology expertise, module performance and commitment to standards-based solutions bring to their businesses."

Opnext's core competency in semiconductor laser diodes is based upon a history of leading technical research. Through its association with Hitachi's CRL CRL - Carnegie Representation Language.

Carnegie Group, Inc. Frame language derived from SRL. Written in Common LISP. Used in the product Knowledge Craft.
 research collaboration and shared R&D, Opnext is investing in core technologies to maintain industry leadership and drive next-generation technologies for fiber optics communications.

Opnext's 10G 300-Pin and X-Module transceivers fully comply with industry standards from ITU-T See ITU.

ITU-T - International Telecommunications Union
 G.691 and OIF and IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields.  802.3, and OIF recommendations supporting a variety of electrical interfaces including SFI-4, XAUI XAUI 10 Gigabit Attachment Unit Interface
XAUI Extended Auxiliary Unit Interface
XAUI XSBI Attachment Unit Interface (IEEE 802.3ae)
XAUI Ten Gbps Attachment Unit Interface
 and XFI which ease the integration onto system host boards. Opnext transceivers champion the use and optimization of Multi Source Agreements (MSAs). The Company offers extensive value added monitoring features and has in-depth knowledge dealing firmware handshaking Signals transmitted back and forth over a communications network that establish a valid connection between two stations.

1. handshaking - Predetermined hardware or software activity designed to establish or maintain two machines or programs in synchronisation.
 requirements.

About Opnext

Opnext, Inc., pioneers the optical engines that light the world's fiber optic systems. A global leader in high-performance active optical components, Opnext offers the industry's most comprehensive optical components portfolio. Formed out of Hitachi, Opnext brings more than 30 years experience to the design, development and manufacture of high-performance components, devices and subsystems that power today's access communications, backbone, metro, information and industrial markets. Opnext provides world-class customer service, and has been recognized with multiple service awards. For additional information, visit www.opnext.com.
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