DWDM SFP Transceiver is available with 200 km range.

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Allowing for optical budget of 31 dB, 200 km reach Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) SFP transceivers are available in standard and high-output power versions. Pluggable form-factor aids system manufacturers in terms of configuration flexibility and inventory management. In addition to applications in metro access systems, products can also serve as replacements for fixed discrete optics in longer-reach systems.



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LuminentOIC Introduces 200-km Reach DWDM SFP Transceiver



HSIN-CHU, Taiwan and CHATSWORTH, Calif., March 1 / -- LuminentOIC, a leading supplier of metro & access transceivers and Fiber-to-the-Premise solutions, today announced the availability of the industry's first 200-km reach DWDM SFP transceivers.

LuminentOIC has been shipping 80-km and 120-km DWDM SFP products in volume since mid-2005, and now introduces an extended-reach 200-km product. In addition to achieving a longer fiber span, all DWDM SFP products are now available in both a standard and a high output power version, enabling a larger optical budget of 31dB. LuminentOIC's 200-km reach DWDM SFP product will be on display at Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC) in Anaheim, CA from March 7-9, booth #1601.

The pluggable form-factor translates to significant advantages for system manufacturers in terms of time-to-market, configuration flexibility, and inventory management. While initial applications have primarily been in metro access systems, DWDM SFPs are now starting to find opportunities as replacement for fixed discrete optics in longer-reach systems.

"We have experienced great customer interest in our DWDM SFP, benefiting from being first to market. Demand has consistently beat expectations, and we have been shipping in production volumes since last year. The longer-reach product is a natural progression in response to emerging customer demand, and builds on the established design and manufacturing infrastructure," said Thomas Liljeberg, Director of PLM, Transceivers.

LuminentOIC's 200-km reach DWDM SFP product is available for sampling now with volume production starting in the second quarter 2006.

For more information on LuminentOIC's WDM SFP product portfolio, please visit booth #1601 at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC) in Anaheim, CA from March 7-9, 2006, or please visit the website at www.luminentoic.com/. For more information on OFC, visit www.ofcconference.org/ .

LuminentOIC is a wholly owned subsidiary of MRV Communications (NASDAQ:MRVC) and a world-class, leading edge manufacturer of optical components since 1988. LuminentOIC provides complete solutions for Metro Transceivers, FTTP applications, and CWDM/DWDM solutions. The Company's US and Taiwan based facilities leverage off internal vertical integration to offer the lowest cost, high volume component solutions. With a Research and Design center and an ISO9001 and TL9000 certified pilot production line in California, LuminentOIC is well positioned to respond quickly and with great flexibility to customer requirements and design cycles. LuminentOIC's Taiwan facility is an TL9000, ISO9001 and ISO14001 certified high volume manufacturing facility fully staffed to address continual cost reduction via production and automation engineering teams. With a state-of-the-art, mass manufacturing facility utilizing metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) and fully automatic packaging and testing processes, LuminentOIC is positioned to deliver state of the art solutions at compelling price points. For more information, call LuminentOIC at 818/773-9044 or visit www.luminentoic.com/ .

About MRV Communications, Inc.

MRV Communications, Inc. ("MRV") is a leading provider of network equipment and services, and optical components. MRV's networking business provides equipment used by commercial customers, governments and telecommunications service providers, and includes switches, routers, physical layer products and out-of-band management products as well as specialized networking products for aerospace, defense and other applications including voice and cellular communication. MRV's optical components business provides optical communications components for metropolitan, access and Fiber-to-the-Premises applications, through its wholly owned subsidiary LuminentOIC, Inc. MRV markets and sells its products worldwide through a variety of channels, including a dedicated direct sales force, manufacturers' representatives, value-added-resellers, distributors and systems integrators. MRV also has operations in Europe that provide network system design, integration and distribution services that include products manufactured by third-party vendors, as well as internally developed and manufactured products. Publicly traded since 1992, MRV is listed on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol MRVC. For more information about MRV and its products, please call (818) 773-0900 or visit our websites at www.mrv.com and www.luminentoic.com.

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