Milpitas, California, May 18, 2006 – JDSU today announced that Eurofiber, the leading specialized provider of managed dark fiber in the Benelux,has purchased JDSU’s Optical Network Management System (ONMS) to monitor the quality of service of its dark fiber network infrastructure. The agreement includes options for future service level agreement (SLA) and network support.
The JDSU ONMS was selected by Eurofiber because it enables real-time service, test and performance monitoring over active/live fiber, which improves quality of service, especially for broadband services. JDSU’s ONMS also helps Eurofiber reduce time and costs associated with network troubleshooting, operation and maintenance and delivers automatic operation and maintenance tasks, allowing Eurofiber to guarantee its high-quality service to customers.
“The JDSU monitoring system enables us to guarantee the highest possible availability and reliability of our network and thus gives us a tool to give our customers the best possible service,” said Joost Goderie, CEO of Eurofiber.
“As companies like Eurofiber provide fiber services to the market, they require greater efficiency not just within the last mile, but throughout the fiber networks interlacing with other systems inside and outside their markets,” said Enzo di Luigi, general manager of JDSU’s fiber optics Test and Measurement group. “Deploying the JDSU ONMS allows Eurofiber to confront head-on the capacity challenges associated with network deployment, and we are pleased to be working with the company to bring reliable dark fiber to customers throughout Benelux.”
About Eurofiber
Eurofiber is a specialised provider of managed dark fiber connectivity in the Benelux, where it owns a fiber-optic network. The Eurofiber network grows continuously. It now covers 3,400 kilometres, connecting 96 large municipalities and 11 metropolitan area networks. In addition to providing capacity to carriers, ISPs, and three of the four Dutch mobile operators, Eurofiber delivers high-speed connectivity, support and customer care to a growing number of companies and not-for-profit organisations who recognise the benefits of configuring and controlling their own network. For more information, visit http://www.eurofiber.com/
About JDSU
JDSU (NASDAQ: JDSU; and TSX: JDU) is committed to enabling broadband & optical innovation in the communications, commercial and consumer markets. JDSU is a leading provider of communications test and measurement solutions and optical products for telecommunications service providers, cable operators, and network equipment manufacturers. Furthermore, JDSU is a leading provider of innovative optical solutions for medical/environmental instrumentation, semiconductor processing, display, brand authentication, aerospace and defense applications, and decorative. More information is available at http://www.jdsu.com/.
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Contacts
JDSU Media: Nick Rowan, Public Relations, 240-404-1924 or nick.rowan@jdsu.com
JDSU Investors: Jacquie Ross, Investor Relations, 408-546-4445 or investor.relations@jdsu.com
Eurofiber Media: Clementine Witkamp, Marketing Communications Executive, +31 (0) 20 562 60 00 or clementine.witkamp@eurofiber.com