San Jose, California, January 6, 2006 – JDSU today announced that President and Chief Executive Officer, Kevin Kennedy, will make a presentation on behalf of the company at the Needham & Company Growth Conference at the New York Palace Hotel.  The presentation is scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m. EST on Thursday, January 12, 2006.

To access the live webcast, please visit JDSU’s Investor Relations website at www.jdsu.com/investors, and look for the link on the “Event Calendar” page. Following the conference, the presentation will be available for replay until February 12, 2006.

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 a leading provider of innovative optical solutions for medical/environmental instrumentation, semiconductor processing, display, brand authentication, aerospace and defense, and decorative applications.  More information is available at http://www.jdsu.com/.

Investors:  Jacquie Ross, 408-546-4445, investor.relations@jdsu.com
Press:  Kathleen Greene, 408-546-5852, kathleen.greene@jdsu.com