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To: jkc who wrote (1189)	8/29/2000 11:04:32 AM
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Lightchip Wins $25M ANTEC Contract ANTEC Selects Lightchip's Versalight(R) DWDM System From ANTC (Thanks, Rang) biz.yahoo.com Tuesday August 29, 10:15 am Eastern Time Press Release SOURCE: Lightchip, Inc. Lightchip Wins $25M ANTEC Contract ANTEC Selects Lightchip's Versalight(R) DWDM System SALEM, N.H., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Lightchip, Inc., an optical networking equipment manufacturer, announced today the signing of an initial $25M contract with ANTEC Corporation. Under the contract, Lightchip will provide two-way, multi-wavelength optical routing equipment to support ANTEC's recently announced TransPlex® product line. (Photo: newscom.com ) ``We are very excited about having the opportunity to work with ANTEC to meet the future needs of an exploding optical telecommunications market,'' said Bill Peck, CEO, Lightchip. ``The combination of Lightchip's Versalight® product line and ANTEC's TransPlex® system provides a cost-effective DWDM architecture that enables the deployment of a highly flexible multi-functional telecommunications network.'' ``Lightchip provides us with a revolutionary DWDM infrastructure for optical routing and management that creates the optical foundation for ANTEC's TransPlex® system,'' said Bob Stanzione, President & CEO, ANTEC Network Technologies. ``The Versalight® product family, combined with our leading- edge 1550nm optical transmission systems, allows ANTEC to provide new HFC optical network solutions for 2-way broadband communications, including video, data, and telephony. By incorporating Lightchip's comprehensive optical management capability, the TransPlex® system adds a high level of intelligence to the network by non-intrusively monitoring the status of each channel. This unique solution provides continuous predictive failure capability and offers our customers a superior level of network management and reliability.'' Salem, New Hampshire-based Lightchip (www.lightchip.com) is a developer of low-cost, high-optical-efficiency DWDM routing and monitoring systems. ANTEC Corp. (Nasdaq: ANTC - news; www.antec.com) is an international communications technology company serving the broadband information transport industries. ANTEC specializes in the manufacturing and distribution of products for hybrid fiber/coax broadband networks, as well as the design and engineering of these networks. Headquartered in Duluth, Georgia, ANTEC has sales offices in Europe, Asia/Pacific and Latin America; a major divisional office in Denver, Colorado; and manufacturing facilities in Juarez, Mexico, El Paso, Texas and Rock Falls, Illinois. For further information contact Priscilla Johnson at 603-894-7165 or info@lightchip.com. Web address: www.lightchip.com address: 5 Industrial Way, Salem, NH 03079. SOURCE: Lightchip, Inc.