ADVA FSP 3000 delivers flexibility and reliability needed to providehigh-capacity services to demanding carrier and enterprise customers

Paris, France and Martinsried/Munich, Germany. September 8, 2009.ADVA Optical Networking today announced that Belgacom InternationalCarrier Services (ICS), one of the world's largest wholesale voicecarriers and a world leader in data transit services, has deployedthe ADVA FSP 3000 to offer competitive 1Gbit/s and 10Gbit/s Ethernetand wholesale STM-1/4/16/64 wavelength services to its customers.

In the competitive marketplace for carrier-to-carrier applications,service providers are under pressure to respond quickly to customers'requests and offer highly complex wholesale interconnect and storagearea networking (SAN) solutions at the lowest possible cost. Becausea presence at the most sought-after interconnection points ismandatory, Belgacom ICS relies on its more than 90 global points ofpresence (POPs) in cities like Amsterdam, Brussels, Dusseldorf,Frankfurt, Geneva, London, Milan, Paris and Zurich.

In these major locations, the carrier has built metro rings, whichspan up to 130 km and connect the carrier's primary local datacenters via high-speed, high-capacity WDM (wavelength divisionmultiplexing) links. These rings provide Belgacom ICS a flexible andeasily expandable transport infrastructure. The rings depend on theuse of reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers (ROADMs), whichenable Belgacom ICS to automate the provisioning of new services,reach remote locations and decrease complexity in its network.

In planning this city-ring approach, Belgacom ICS considered numerousfactors, including the need to deliver a broad spectrum oftransmissions speeds (from 100Mbit/s to 40Gbit/s) on the sameplatform and with a minimum of channel cards. The carrier alsoconsidered solutions that would deliver built-in capacity of 40wavelengths at the optical layer and enable automated deployment ofservices.

"The increasing competitiveness of today's market creates achallenge: build the highest degrees of flexibility and scalabilityinto our network, at the lowest possible cost," said Patrick George,vice president marketing and product management at Belgacom ICS. "TheADVA FSP 3000, with its ROADM-based platform and multi-service cards,was the perfect fit. It enabled us to increase the flexibility andoverall quality of our network, while lowering power consumption,provisioning time and overall sparing and OPEX costs. ADVA OpticalNetworking has proven to be an extremely reliable and flexiblepartner."

"Serving the world's 'Best Wholesale Carrier 2008' is an honor, andthis drives us to be even more innovative and quality-focused,"commented Yann Evain, sales director Benelux for ADVA OpticalNetworking. "By deploying the ADVA FSP 3000 in its city rings andinterconnecting them with its long-haul optical network, Belgacom ICShas put in place an ideal ecosystem that decreases operational burdenwhile ensuring scalability and reliability. This solution providesthe foundation for new services and increased customer satisfaction."

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ABOUT ADVA OPTICAL NETWORKING

ADVA Optical Networking (FSE: ADV) is a global provider oftelecommunications equipment. With innovative Optical+Ethernettransport solutions, we build the foundation for high-speed,next-generation networks. Our FSP product family adds scalability andintelligence to our customers' networks while removing complexity andcost. With a flexible and fast-moving organization, we forge closepartnerships with our customers to meet growing demand for data,storage, voice and video services. Thanks to reliable performance formore than 15 years, we have become a trusted partner for more than200 carriers and 10,000 enterprises across the globe. For moreinformation, please visit us at www.advaoptical.com.

ABOUT BELGACOM ICS

Belgacom International Carrier Services S.A./NV (Belgacom ICS) is aleading global carrier of voice, data and value added services toover 500 wireless, wireline and service providers through salesoffices in Brussels, Bern, Dubai, Singapore and New York. BelgacomICS is at the forefront of the international communications industry,acting as a catalyst for growth, both in terms of traffic and reach.The company aims to enable global interworking across all networks,technologies and services. As a result of this approach and the jointventure with Swisscom ICS, Belgacom International Carrier Services isnow one of the largest wholesale voice carrier and a world leader indata transit services. For more information, please visitwww.belgacom-ics.com.

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