San Jose, California, September 27, 2005 – JDSU today announced that it has shipped more than 1,200 reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers (ROADMs) based on planar lightwave circuit (PLC) technology, establishing it as the clear market leader in this rapidly growing technology for the deployment of agile networks. JDSU’s PLC ROADMs are part of the company’s Wavelength Management Module portfolio.
The pace of broadband service adoption and the current economics of the communications industry favor solutions enabling easy and cost-effective network re-configurability. JDSU’s ROADM solutions, when integrated with reconfigurable optical transport systems, are intended to enable service providers to remotely reconfigure metro and long-haul optical networks to meet capacity requirements without disrupting service. The expected benefits of this greater agility for service providers include improved time-to-revenue, lower capital and operating expenses by eliminating the need to dispatch technicians for network maintenance, disaster recovery, infrastructure activation for triple play, and real-time activation of high bandwidth for businesses, special events and IPTV services.
“The ROADM market represents one of the optical communications industry’s best growth markets, one that we expect to double by 2007,” said Daryl Inniss, vice president, communication components for Ovum-RHK. “JDSU has established itself as the leading ROADM portfolio supplier and is well positioned to benefit from increasing adoption of broadband services and the expansion of fiber optic networks.”
JDSU has established the leading PLC ROADM market share position through the unique design of its PLC chip that enables a high level of integration of the various ROADM functions, including filtering, power measurement, power balancing, switching and control system. JDSU’s PLC ROADM provides high channel count and full day-one access for all channels spaced at 100GHz in either C or L band, enabling significant capex savings. In addition, JDSU’s PLC ROADM delivers considerable benefits by facilitating wavelength planning and provisioning to meet traffic demand.
To address market requirements, JDSU’s ROADM is designed for volume manufacturability and is built through a proprietary, highly automated process that includes not only 200mm wafer fabrication, but also sort, assembly and back-end testing. As a result, JDSU is able to engineer a complete, highly competitive ROADM solution.
“JDSU is aligned with the leading industry equipment manufacturers that are integrating ROADM technology in their network systems,” said Mike Ricci, vice president of JDSU’s Components and Modules Group. “We will continue to capitalize on the technology innovation and competitive advantages that have made us the early leader as network operators seek greater network agility.”
About JDSU
JDSU (NASDAQ: JDSU; and TSX: JDU) is committed to enabling broadband & optical innovation in the communications, commercial and consumer markets. JDSU is the leading provider of communications test and measurement solutions and optical products for telecommunications service providers, cable operators, and network equipment manufacturers. Furthermore, JDSU is the leading provider of innovative optical solutions for medical/environmental instrumentation, semiconductor processing, display, brand authentication, aerospace and defense, and decorative applications. The Company is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol JDSU; and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol JDU. More information is available at http://www.jdsu.com/.
The statements contained in this press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, any statement or implication(a) as to the extent of the growth of any in the optical communications industry or the ROADM market, (b) as to the benefits of ROADMs or re-configurable metro and long-haul optical networks, (c) the desire for “greater agility” by service providers, or (d) that the products described in this press release (i) will be successfully marketed, (ii) will be qualified and purchased by our customers, or (iii) will perform to any particular specifications or performance or reliability standards. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that, if realized, could materially impair the Company's results of operations, business, and financial condition. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to,(a) the risk the optical communications networks will expand or will be installed using any particular system or configuration is high and the nature of any next generation network is uncertain, (b) the failure of the products (i) to perform as expected without material defects, (ii) to be manufactured at acceptable volumes, yields, and cost, (iii) to be qualified and accepted by our customers, and (iv) to successfully compete with products offered by our competitors, and (b) factors discussed from time to time in reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as of the date hereof, and the Company does not assume any obligation to update or qualify any of the statements made herein. Source: JDSU.
Contacts
Media: Jim Monroe, Public Relations, 240-404-1922 (w), 301-793-7282 (m) or jim.monroe@jdsu.com Investors: Jacquie Ross, Investor Relations, 408-546-4445, or investor.relations@jdsu.com