LYNN, Mass. and PLANO, Texas, April 4 /PRNewswire/ -- FutureWei Technologies announces today that Hibernia Atlantic has selected and deployed the OptiX BWS1600 Multi-Reach (MR) DWDM platform as part of its North American network, enabling the delivery of advanced Ethernet and wavelength services between USA and Europe.

Hibernia Atlantic owns and operates the fastest network connecting Canada and the USA to Europe. Its redundant rings between Dublin, Manchester, London, New York, Halifax, Montreal and Boston provide dedicated Ethernet and optical level services, up to GigE and 10G wavelengths. This advanced, sub-sea network provides US and European carriers/enterprises a reliable, integrated network solution for international communications.

"We selected the FutureWei solution following an intensive technical and commercial evaluation," states Martin O'Riordan, CTO of Hibernia Atlantic. "This solution provides superb density and flexibility through various interface options, including GbE, which allows us to offer a rich set of services to our customers at a competitive price point. We were also impressed with the responsiveness of the entire FutureWei team, particularly their ability to rapidly deliver and implement the required solution. We further recognize the strength in their international support capabilities in both North America and Europe, which is critical for our operation."

"We are pleased to have this opportunity to serve Hibernia Atlantic," notes Wilf Norrlinger, VP of Sales for FutureWei Technologies. "We share a common objective, which is providing our customers the most advanced network solutions at competitive price points, with unparalleled support and service. We look forward to being a part of Hibernia Atlantic's already growing successes."

The FutureWei OptiX BWS1600 MR-DWDM solution is an industry-leading platform which can economically serve Metro, Long Haul and Ultra-Long Haul networks to 4000km and beyond, leveraging patented "Super WDM" RZ coding technology. The platform is extremely dense physically, leverages universal interface slots with a wide variety of interfaces, and offers flexible ROADM (Reconfigurable Optical ADM) support with future Wavelength Cross Connect capability and 40Gb/s options. Already deployed in some of the most expansive networks in the world, the OptiX 1600 is a field-proven and reliable solution.

About FutureWei Technologies

FutureWei ( http://www.futurewei.com/ ), based in Plano, Texas, is the North American subsidiary of Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. ( http://www.huawei.com/ ), a leading global vendor of telecommunications systems and network solutions based in Shenzhen, China. Huawei posted US$5.58 billion in sales in 2004 and has products deployed in over 90 countries.

With a strong focus on network infrastructure, FutureWei Technologies, Inc. designs, markets and supports a wide range of advanced telecommunication products for service providers and enterprise network solutions.

About Hibernia Atlantic

The Hibernia Atlantic network provides European and US customers with direct Trans-Atlantic connectivity, at competitive prices, with unparalleled support and service. Hibernia Atlantic's redundant rings between Dublin, Manchester, London, New York, Halifax, Montreal and Boston are the fastest way to communicate across the Atlantic, providing dedicated Ethernet and optical level service up to GigE and 10G wavelengths. With Hibernia's cutting-edge network technology, enterprise customers, carriers and wholesale customers will now be able to offer reliable, next-generation bundled services to their end-users at affordable prices. Hibernia Atlantic is a private company, established in 2001 by Columbia Ventures Corporation (CVC). For more information, please visit http://www.hiberniaatlantic.com/ .

CONTACT: Douglas Black of FutureWei Technologies, +1-972-543-5866, or
dblack@futurewei.com ; or Jaymie Scotto of Hibernia Atlantic, +1-201-344-1119,
or Jaymie.Scotto@HiberniaAtlantic.com

Web site: http://www.futurewei.com/
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