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To: hedgeclipper who wrote (33121)	6/11/2001 9:10:24 PM
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Optical Crossing has three different internal product groups. Optical Crossing designs, develops and manufactures state-of-the-art fiberoptic communication components and systems for the telecommunications industry. Optical Crossing is a technology investment partner and part of the MRV Communications (Nasdaq: MRVC) family of optical technology and network infrastructure companies. The Company's core expertise is in free-space laser communications and semiconductor optoelectronic components. Our in-house capability to develop and manufacture optoelectronic components customized for optical wireless provides a significant advantage over other optical wireless companies. Optical Crossing has three internal product groups - Optoelectronic Products, Optical Wireless Products, and Networking Products and Services - that address all aspects of optical wireless from components to architectural implementation for all-optical networks. The Optoelectronic Products Group just introduced its first product - a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) module capable of 20 dB polarization insensitive gain. This year, Optical Crossing will introduce several SOA-based products such as switches and optical add/drop multiplexers (OADM). The Optoelectronics Products Group is already working on integrating semiconductor optical amplifiers to make third generation photonic switches as well as providing key technologies and components to the Optical Wireless Products Group. The Optical Wireless Products Group concentrates its effort on developing optical wireless solutions for the "first and last mile" - i.e. linking the network backbone and premises networks. Our clear understanding of the technical challenges, particularly atmospheric issues, has allowed Optical Crossing to develop customized hardware for optimum link performance. The Optical Wireless Products Group just introduced the OptiBridge™ 2500 - the industry's first free-space optical transceiver capable of 2.5 Gbps over 2 km. The Optical Wireless Products Group is already working on 10 Gbps wireless transceivers for the next generation of Ethernet networks. The Networking Products and Services Group focuses on effective and novel implementations of networking architectures to meet the demands of the telecommunications industry. The objective of this effort is to combine optical wireless, RF wireless, and optical fiber to arrive at networking solutions that provide end-users with high throughput and reliability at a reasonable cost. The market for optical wireless is expected to be over $2 billion by 2005 and the market for SOA-based components is expected to be over $600 million by 2006. Optical Crossing is strongly positioned to be a major player in these markets this year. Optical Crossing's management team has extensive experience in free-space optical communications and optoelectronic components working with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). In its first year, Optical Crossing has assembled a highly talented group of professionals that include RF, semiconductor, optical, and mechanical engineers. Over one third of Optical Crossing's current staff of engineers and scientists are Ph.D.'s with extensive experience at national research labs and high-tech companies. Located in the greater Los Angeles area, Optical Crossing's current facilities include a well-equipped laboratory with state of the art test and measurement equipment. Expansion is in the works with a new 30,000 sq. ft. facility with clean rooms and manufacturing capabilities.