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Sycamore's Universal Service Card Enhances NTT Com's Advanced Ethernet Services

Posted on: Tuesday, 29 March 2005, 09:00 CST

Sycamore Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCMR), a leader in intelligent optical networking, today announced that NTT Communications (NTT Com) has deployed Sycamore's Universal Service Card (USC) in its nationwide optically switched network in support of flexible, cost-effective Ethernet services.

NTT Com is taking advantage of the USC's exceptional flexibility and cost-effective modular architecture to support a range of high-speed Ethernet and IP services to its data-centric networking customers, while providing a scalable solution for future growth. NTT Com's intelligent optically switched network is built on Sycamore's SN 3000 and SN 16000 optical switches. The Ethernet capabilities on Sycamore's optical switching products enable NTT Com to increase the flexibility and scalability of their Ethernet services.

The USC is a modular service interface card for the SN 16000 intelligent optical switch that redefines flexible, cost-effective optical networking by enabling a variety of interface types, port speeds, and transport options in a single line card. The USC's modular architecture can support SONET/SDH, Gigabit Ethernet, and 10 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces. The USC was designed to enable network operators to cost-effectively scale high-speed service ports, simplify network operations, and reduce sparing costs and overall maintenance costs.

"The USC represents Sycamore's objective to satisfy changing network and service needs with innovative technology that addresses customers' changing profitability and revenue growth models," said Kevin Oye, vice president of systems and technology at Sycamore. "We believe that with the USC, NTT can support advanced high-speed Ethernet and IP services over its existing optically switched network--delivering the services more cost-effectively and reliably than other methods of growing multi-service networks."

About NTT Com

NTT Communications is a subsidiary of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) Corporation (NYSE: NTT) - one of the world's largest telecommunications companies. NTT Com provides high-quality, technologically advanced network management, security and solution services to consumers, corporations and governments on a global basis, with a special focus on the Asia-Pacific region. Its world-class backbone network, combined with the networks of partner companies around the world, offers access to more than 200 countries. NTT Com Group has more than 30 companies in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and the Americas. The company has garnered several awards for its leading edge technologies, outstanding performance and customer service, including "Best Global Carrier - 2004." For more information, please visit http://www.ntt.com

About Sycamore Networks

Sycamore Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCMR) develops and markets optical networking products for telecommunications service providers worldwide. The Company's products enable service providers to easily and cost-effectively transition their existing fiber optic network into an infrastructure that can provision, manage, and deliver economic, high-bandwidth services to their customers. For more information, please visit www.sycamorenet.com.

Note to Editors: Sycamore Networks, etc. are trademarks of Sycamore Networks, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Except for the historical information contained herein, we wish to caution you that certain matters discussed in this news release constitute forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results or events could differ materially from those stated or implied in forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including but not limited to: unfavorable conditions in the telecommunications industry and economy in general; the pursuit of strategic and financial alternatives; the commercial success of the Company's line of optical networking products; the significant cost structure required to support the Company's strategy; competition; the Company's reliance on a limited number of customers; the Company's ability to sell through distribution channels; variation in the Company's quarterly results; manufacturing and sourcing risks; product performance; conducting business internationally; current and potential litigation; intellectual property rights and disputes; stock market volatility and capital market conditions; and the other factors discussed in the Company's most recently filed Form 10-Q and the other reports filed by the Company from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. There can be no assurance that any transaction or other corporate action will result from the Company's review of strategic and financial alternatives. Further, there can be no assurance concerning the success, type, form, structure, nature, results, timing, or terms and conditions of any such potential transaction, even if such an action does result from this review. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future results or otherwise.

Source: Business Wire

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