San Jose, California, February 13, 2006 – JDSU and SyntheSys Research today announced a channel agreement for the BERTScopeTM family of products, creating the industry’s most comprehensive source of physical layer test solutions for optical components, modules and network elements, further enhancing JDSU's position as a major source of test solutions for the lab environment and network equipment manufacturers (NEMs). With this agreement – which covers Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Canada, and targeted accounts in the US – equipment manufacturers will have seamless access to the industry’s leading portfolio of physical layer optical test, measurement, and automated solutions for jitter, BERT, stressed eye sensitivity, SONET/SDH transport, and optical parametrics. The portfolio will be on display by both companies at OFC/NFOEC 2006 in Anaheim, California, March 5-10, 2006 (JDSU booth #2323, SyntheSys Research booth #3331).
"In our most recent optical network hardware survey, we report that consumer broadband and corporate traffic continues to grow, with a number of service providers reporting 80-100 percent growth each year, and this is before the spike of IPTV traffic arrives," stated Michael Howard, principal analyst and co-founder of Infonetics. "Mobile telephony and mobile data (2.5G, 3G) traffic is also growing, supporting continued single- to double-digit annual increases in most metro optical equipment categories. At the same time, service providers have been pushing their networks to use more capacity with minimal equipment purchases. This environment compounds the need for comprehensive and reliable optical test solutions like those offered by JDSU and SyntheSys Research."
“SyntheSys Research is the innovator of a totally new class of ‘BERT’ instrument – the BERTScope. This instrument uniquely samples the serial data stream at clock speed for measuring BER and displaying the jitter in a precise eye-diagram. This patented sampling technique allows the engineer to actually see the one-in-a-billion bit causing closure of the eye. It helps the engineer to accurately characterize complex serial data components and systems, resulting in reduced test times and costs in development and production,” said Dr. Lutz Henckels, Chief Executive Officer, SyntheSys Research. “Teaming with JDSU combines the success of the BERTScope line with the power of a world class technical sales and service team for global equipment manufacturers, optical component companies and manufacturing organizations.”
The comprehensive JDSU/SyntheSys Research solution includes the JDSU OPTX10 line of reference generators, which have been tested for seamless interoperability with the SyntheSys BERTScope S and the new BERTScope CR HS clock recovery instrument. This unique combination of instruments creates an optimized test solution for optical receiver testing up to 10.71 Gbps and enables design engineers to easily measure IEEE 802.3ae stressed receiver sensitivity, jitter and test for compliance with greater insight into device characterization at BER of 10-12. Also included in the portfolio is the JDSU ONT-506/512 – which offers SONET/SDH, New SONET/SDH, OTN, Ethernet BERT, and highest-accuracy jitter testing at the physical layer – and the JDSU Multiple Application Platform (MAP) for optical signal conditioning, an intuitive software programming tool that accelerates integration while significantly reducing costs relative to standard bench-top solutions.
“Our companies share a common customer philosophy in developing solutions that anticipate their needs, address specific market opportunities and maximize legacy investments,” said John Peeler, executive vice president of JDSU’s Test and Measurement group. “By offering this product, the customer can deal with one company for testing at the photonic through the protocol level for jitter testing, for both components and systems.”
About BERTScope™
BERTScope™ is a registered trademark of SyntheSys Research, Inc., a privately held California corporation founded in 1989 with the mission to develop advanced test instruments for identifying and locating the source of errors in high-speed digital bit streams. BERTScope pairs with BERTScope CR clock recovery instrument to offer the vision of a scope, the confidence of a BERT, and clock recovery you can count on. The new BERTScope CR HS is the winner of the 2006 DesignVision Award for test and measurement equipment (www.designcon.com/2006/exhibition/designvision_awards.html). More information is available at http://www.bertscope.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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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 that (a) the agreement announced in this release will be beneficial to either of the parties as the success of the agreement depends upon, among other things, (i) the continuing cooperation of unrelated, independent entities, and the coordination of efforts and resources over a significant period of time, (ii) adequate customer demand for the products described in this release, and (iii) the reliable performance of such products in accordance with specifications and customer expectation; and (b) the market for the products described in this release will grow in the future. 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 that the parties’ will fail to cooperate to the extent expected in the announced agreement due to, among other things, changing market or customer conditions or requirements, changes in either party’s strategic, operational or business models or objectives, or either party’s failure to perform its obligations under the agreement for any reason, and (b) the failure of the products described in this release (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 customers, and (iv) to successfully compete with products offered by competitors, and (b) factors discussed from time to time in reports filed by JDSU 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
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
SyntheSys Research Media: Bob Matsuba, 707-636-2515, or bob_matsuba@bertscope.com