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Looking Glass Networks Awards Movaz Multi-Year Contract

Posted on: Tuesday, 17 February 2004, 06:00 CST

RAY Product Suite to Support Growth of Looking Glass' Networks;

Movaz Optical Networking Products Deployed and Operational

¶ Movaz Networks was recently awarded a multi-year contract by Looking Glass Networks, Inc., a facilities-based provider of metropolitan telecommunications transport services. Looking Glass deployed Movaz Network's RAY Product Suite of optical networking equipment to enhance its 10 gigabits per second (Gbps) capabilities in support of its product and service portfolio in the Silicon Valley. ¶"Our customer base has grown every quarter since we began operations and we look forward to continued strong growth in 2004. We currently have 248 enterprise and carrier customers with fiber connectivity to more than 400 buildings and over 650 points of presence reaching more than 120 carriers," said John Carruth, Vice President, Network Services. "Movaz Networks' RAY Product Suite is helping to support the expansion of Looking Glass' network footprint as we continue to meet growing customer demand. Movaz Networks' products combine next generation optical technology with operational simplicity at a good value."¶ Looking Glass deployed Movaz Networks' RAYexpress(TM) optical add/drop multiplexer, RAYextender(TM) amplifier and RAYtracer(TM) management system in the 4th quarter, 2003. In addition, the company is slated to be an early adopter of Movaz Networks' next generation technology. ¶"Movaz Networks' role in this multi-year contract is to provide Looking Glass with advanced technology products and an optical switching product roadmap that allows Looking Glass to continue to meet its growing customer demand," said Bijan Khosravi, chairman and CEO, Movaz Networks. "Our ability to get a customer's network operational and producing revenue quickly is one of the reasons Movaz Networks is one of North America's fastest growing optical networking equipment vendors."

¶ Movaz Network RAY Product Suite

¶ The RAY Product Suite is designed to lower current optical network economics for service providers by providing integrated optical transport and switching solutions at competitive prices. An integrated solution of five products, the RAY Product Suite includes: RAYexpress optical add/drop multiplexer; RAYstar central office platform; RAYextender(TM) amplifier; RAYtracer(TM) management system and the iWSS(TM) wavelength switch technology. These products are shipping and used in over 40 customer networks worldwide.

¶ About Looking Glass Networks

¶ Looking Glass Networks, Inc. provides rapid delivery of SONET/SDH, Wavelength and Ethernet-based lit services, high-capacity dark fiber and carrier-neutral collocation services in addition to custom design and build services for carrier and enterprise customers. A facilities-based company, Looking Glass builds, owns and operates metropolitan fiber optic networks using the most flexible optical and operational support systems available to provide telecommunication transport services in the largest U.S. metro areas. Looking Glass' physically diverse networks provide customers with connections to primary carrier hotels, ILEC Central Offices, key enterprise buildings and other major data aggregation facilities. With its unique protocol "agnostic" platform, Looking Glass delivers focused local network connectivity, flexible service options and fast delivery times to customers with significant bandwidth needs. For more information on Looking Glass Networks, visit www.lglass.net.

¶ About Movaz Networks, Inc.

¶ Movaz Networks is a globally established equipment supplier that provides next generation all optical solutions for delivery of cost effective wavelength services. The company's products, designed for metro and regional service providers, are full-featured carrier-class solutions incorporating advanced optical transport, distributed photonic switching, GMPLS (generalized multi-protocol label switching) protocols, and standards-based network management. Movaz is shipping generally available products to customers globally. For more information, please visit Movaz on the web at www.movaz.com.

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