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To: signist who wrote (11937)	2/1/1999 8:58:00 AM
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!!! The Wireless Fiber Driver is expected to ship in April of 1999,!!! NBase-Xyplex's Wireless Fiber Driver Wins Best Wireless Product of Show at ComNet '99 Business/Technology Editors ComNet DC 99 LITTLETON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 1, 1999-- -- Wireless Optical Link Allows Gigabit and Multi-Gigabit Data Transmission up to One Kilometer -- NBase-Xyplex, a division of MRV Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRVC), today announces that their new data communications product, the Wireless Fiber Driver, was selected Best Wireless Product at the ComNet '99 trade show in Washington, D.C. This new product provides wireless industry firsts in both distance (one kilometer) and data rate (multi-Gigabit). The Wireless Fiber Driver combines WDM technology and wireless transmission to distribute ATM, SONET and Gigabit Ethernet to a record distance. The multi-gigabit optical link requires no permits from the FCC. Used when links need to be established quickly or when fiber is unavailable, the device represents a breakthrough in wireless connectivity. The Wireless Fiber Driver provides significant savings to customers. Running new fiber can cost between $10,000 and $90,000 per kilometer. Access charges for a gigabit connection to the public network are also prohibitively expensive. Therefore, the Wireless Fiber Driver has a relatively short Return-On-Investment when compared to these alternatives. Requiring only a line-of-sight and mounting location, the link can be installed quickly. It uses standard network connections and can be attached to switches, routers, PBXs and other devices to form the link. Using the device a CLEC, ISP, government agency or enterprise can rapidly deploy a network backbone infrastructure at a fraction of the cost of laying fiber in metropolitan areas. Instant and low-cost deployment of network links provides a competitive advantage in CLEC environments, and improve service to users. The Wireless Fiber Driver is expected to ship in April of 1999, with pricing and ordering information available in March. With a track record of several industry firsts, including the first 10/100 autosensing switch, the first Gigabit Ethernet networks and the first multi-protocol access server, NBase-Xyplex is continuing to build on its commitment to smarter networks. Through an intuitive vision and a passionate commitment to provide customized and comprehensive enhancement capabilities, NBase-Xyplex possesses a full complement of fiber driven switches, routers and access server products that take networks farther and go faster than ever before. With outstanding manufacturing capabilities, global service & support and strong channel relationships, NBase-Xyplex offers a bright new world of unlimited connectivity providing leadership in networking for the next millennium. --30--dm/bos* CONTACT: NBase-Xyplex Susan Costa, (978) 952-4884 scosta@nbase-xyplex.com or Copithorne & Bellows Pat Arcand, (617) 450-4300 pat_arcand@cbpr.com KEYWORD: COMED COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRADESHOW Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: businesswire.com