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August 27, 2008

    Symphony deploys Ekinops Flagship Multi-Service Multi-Reach Optical Transport Platform in Bangkok Metropolitan network

    Symphony has selected Ekinops’ 360 Multi-Service Multi-Reach transport platform, a next generation optical networking solution to aggregate and transport Gigabit Ethernet circuits over Symphony’s 10G optical architecture. Symphony selected Ekinops’ network solution to address the fast growing networking requirements of its carrier and ISP customers in the metropolitan Bangkok area.

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August 21, 2008

    Ekinops Raises the Performance Bar for Optical Transport.

    The Ekinops 360 Dynamic Multi-Reach Metro, Regional and Long Haul System brings high performance and lower cost to optical transport

    Raising the performance bar on transport of optical traffic, Ekinops today introduced a low-cost, long haul solution that can economically carry 80 WDM channels a distance of 2,000km.

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June 11, 2008

    Ekinops delivers a major breakthrough in video transport - enables aggregation and transport of multiple SD-SDI and HD-SDI video signals without compression over long distances.

    With its new PM1004V module, Ekinops enables for the first time aggregation and transport of multiple non-compressed video signals over one wavelength, supporting all the newest video protocols (HD-SDI – PAL and NTSC – and SD-SDI) over long distances.

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June 9, 2008

    Ekinops Introduces T-Chip ‘Transport on a Chip,’ Putting Optical Transport Intelligence onto a Single Powerful, Flexible Device

    Taking optical transport equipment to a new level of flexibility and cost-effectiveness, Ekinops introduced the T-Chip, which encompasses all transport functionality in a single device and shatters the concept of transport as a commodity. Ekinops will debut the T-Chip at the NXTcomm conference in Las Vegas June 17-19, where Ekinops is in Booth SU 4526.

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June 4, 2008

    Former Ciena Executive Rob Adams joins Ekinops as Vice President of Global Marketing

    Ekinops has named telecommunications and IT industry veteran Rob Adams Vice President of Global Marketing and Product Line Management. Creating this new position in the company underscores Ekinops’ commitment to strengthening its product management and its ability to communicate the strengths of its product portfolio to customers and the marketplace.

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April 24, 2008

    Next Generation Optical Networking Company Ekinops Expands into Asia

    Complete Carrier Class WDM equipment provider to introduce solutions to substantially lower the cost of building and operating metro and long haul optical network infrastructure.

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April 8, 2008

    Ekinops Equipment Helps Boston Red Sox Make a Major Data Center Move, with Powerful Fibre Channel/SAN Solution

    As the World Champion Boston Red Sox open their season at home today, one thing is different at Fenway Park. The team's administrative offices aren't overflowing with data networking equipment, thanks to high-speed fiber-optic equipment from Ekinops.

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March 7, 2008

    TelemaxX deploys Ekinops 360 platform in Germany

    Ekinops, a provider of innovative optical transport, CWDM, DWDM and aggregation solutions for service providers and enterprise networks announced today that TelemaxX, a telecommunications service provider, has deployed the Ekinops 360 optical transport platform in its network in Germany. TelemaxX is using the Ekinops 360 in its backbone, connecting more than eleven major cities, including Frankfurt, Karlsruhe, and Eppelheim.

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February 28, 2008
    Ekinops and Agarik team up to open one of the longest WDM links in France

    Ekinops, a leading provider of optical transport, CWDM, DWDM and aggregation solutions, and Agarik, a network operator specializing in hosting and managing critical web infrastructures, have teamed up to deploy a long-haul DWDM 10 Gbps network. The network links Agarik’s data center in the Paris area to Bull’s data center in Pays de Loire. In operation since January 2008, the new optical network spans more than 400 km (250 miles) and allows for very high capacity of data exchange between two very remote datacenters.

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February 20, 2008
    Ekinops doubles capacity of its Ekinops 360 platform and announces new functionalities

    Ekinops, a provider of innovative optical transport, DWDM and aggregation solutions for service providers and enterprise networks, has integrated a number of major new features into its Ekinops 360 platform. Its enhanced capabilities are designed to meet carriers’ ever-growing needs and will provide them with a highly flexible, compact and powerful solution. The new features improve operational productivity, while helping lower capital expenditures.

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December 19, 2007
    Ekinops 360 Platform Selected by Global Crossing to Support its Optical Network

    Ekinops, a provider of innovative optical transport, WDM and aggregation solutions for service providers and enterprise networks, today announced that Global Crossing (NASDAQ: GLBC), a leading global IP solutions provider, has selected the Ekinops 360 optical transport platform to support its metro networks in the U.S.

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December 18, 2007
    Ekinops accelerates its growth in 2007 and opens new offices in the UK and Asia

    Ekinops, a leading provider of optical transport and DWDM solutions, grew significantly in 2007, having increased its revenue close to fourfold over 2006. The company has recently moved into larger premises in the city of Lannion, France, and appointed two key executives who will be heading new offices to open early next year in the UK and Asia.

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October 18, 2007
    Ekinops raises $20 million to strengthen its operations and support its accelerating growth

    Ekinops, a leading provider of optical transport and DWDM solutions, announced today that it has raised $20 million of additional capital. This second round of financing was led by Odyssée Venture and included OTC Asset Management as well as existing investors Auriga Partners, Equitis, Siparex, Société Générale Asset Management and Ventech.

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October 10, 2007
    University of Nebraska deploys Ekinops 360 Platform for High-Capacity Optical Network

    The University of Nebraska (UNL) has installed DWDM equipment from Ekinops, a leading provider of optical transport and DWDM solutions, that massively increases connectivity to its campus in Lincoln and is critical to the university's participation in an international physics research project, Ekinops announced today.

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June 27, 2007
    French Operator e-téra expands its national fiber optic network with Ekinops' DWDM solution

    Ekinops, a leading provider of optical transport and DWDM solutions, today announced that a major French CLEC, e-téra, has deployed the Ekinops optical transport platform to expand its national next generation (very high speed transmission) network. e-téra has deployed the Ekinops 360 platform because of its high performance and scalability. The network has been under commercial service for several months now.

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June 22, 2007
    Ekinops Founder Will Present at WDM & Next Generation Optical Networking Conference (WDM Cannes)

    Offering a vision for the future of optical networking, the founder of optical transport solutions provider Ekinops will be part of a panel discussing Next Generation Networks and the future growth in the optical market at next week's Optical Networking conference in Cannes, France.

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June 19, 2007
    Ekinops Introduces Powerful New Optical Transport and DWDM Platform at NXTcomm

    Ekinops today introduced a powerful new optical transport platform, the Ekinops 360, at the NXTcomm conference in Chicago, the telecommunications industry's largest U.S. event.

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March 22, 2007
    Ekinops Establishes North American Customer Support Center in Dallas

    Ekinops, a rapidly growing designer and manufacturer of optical transport equipment and DWDM solutions, has announced today the opening of its North American customer support center in Dallas. Ekinops’ new service center offers 24x7 support to assist the company’s expanding roster of service providers and enterprise customers in the U.S., Canada and elsewhere in North and Central America

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February 5, 2007
    Ecritel increases capacity of its fiber-optic network with Ekinops’ DWDM platform

    Ecritel, a leading French Internet service provider, has selected the Ekinops optical transport platform for deployment in its fiber-optic network in the Paris area, Ekinops announced today. Ekinops designs and manufactures optical transport, DWDM, CWDM and aggregation solutions.

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December 13, 2006
    Ekinops Expands Distribution Channel and Partners with Laser 2000 to target Tier 3 carriers

    PARIS – December 13, 2006 - Ekinops, a leading provider of optical transport, DWDM and aggregation solutions, is expanding its sales channels through a distribution agreement with Laser 2000 to meet rising demand and strong growth of optical networks.

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November 13, 2006
    Mid-Atlantic Crossroads (MAX) Deploys Ekinops PM 1001PC in 10GbE Trans-Atlantic Network

    PARIS – November 13, 2006 - Ekinops, a leading provider of optical transport, DWDM, and aggregation solutions, today announced that Mid-Atlantic Crossroads (MAX) has deployed the Ekinops 10-Gigabit LAN PHY (local area network physical layer device) to WAN PHY (wide area network physical layer device) protocol converter to connect its 10-Gigabit Ethernet network to an OC-192/STM-64 submarine network between the US and Europe.

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August 28, 2006
    Ekinops addresses need for DSLAM backhauling and expands optical transport platform

    PARIS - August 28, 2006 – Ekinops, a leading provider of DWDM, optical transport and aggregation solutions, today announced a new backhauling solution targeting DSLAM networks. The new backhauling solution, available now, broadens the Ekinops aggregation product line by offering increased multi-protocol support and ADM functionality. It is based on the PM 1008 DC which is optimized for DSLAM and 3G mobile backhauling and for high-capacity Metro DWDM networks, as it efficiently accommodates the high-capacity Ethernet links as well as ATM uplinks. "Ekinops has developed an elegant solution to backhauling," said Eve Griliches, Research Manager, IDC. “Aggregating both GbE and ATM on the same wavelength provides a migration path for traditional DSLAMs as well as supporting IP DSLAMs at very low cost points compared to alternative approaches."

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June 1, 2006
    Major French Utility and Wholesale Carrier, REG.I.E.S, Selects Ekinops for High-Capacity DWDM Network

    PARIS - June 1, 2006 – Ekinops, a leading provider of optical transport, DWDM and aggregation solutions, today announced that a major French utility and telecom wholesale carrier, REG.I.E.S, has deployed the Ekinops optical transport platform to create a new high-capacity 10 GbE network between the cities of Chartres and Paris. REG.I.E.S currently transports 16 GbE services over 10Gbit/sec wavelengths over 140 km distance and the network can scale as high as 40 GbE with any combination of GbE and 10GbE services.

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May 22, 2006
    EKINOPS introduces first stand-alone 10G LAN PHY to 10G WAN PHY protocol converter

    PARIS – May 22, 2006 – Ekinops, a leading provider of optical transport and aggregation solutions, today introduced its new 10G transponder and protocol converter. The PM 1001 is the most recent addition to the Ekinops PM Series. The Ekinops PM Series is an advanced multi-service aggregation and transport platform that allows carriers to aggregate and transport high-speed services onto a single wavelength at wire speed over 10G or 2.5G signals.

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April 4, 2006
    Ekinops Names Jonathan Amir Vice President of Sales for the Americas

    PARIS, LOS ANGELES – April 4, 2006 – Ekinops, a leading provider of optical transport and aggregation solutions, today announced the appointment of Jonathan Amir as the vice president of sales for the Americas. Amir will open Ekinops west coast sales office in Los Angeles and will be responsible for both direct sales and channel distribution of Ekinops carrier grade solutions.

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March 21, 2006
    Ekinops, Provider of Innovative Optical Transport and Aggregation Solutions, Appoints Didier Bredy CEO and Chairman of the Board

    PARIS – March 21, 2006 – Ekinops today announced the appointment of Didier Bredy as CEO and Chairman of the Board. Bredy will use his extensive experience in marketing and sales to accelerate Ekinops’ global expansion.
    “I am very excited to join Ekinops at this time. Its tremendous expertise in optical networks and breadth of aggregation and transport solutions allow service providers to increase capacity and revenue from their fiber networks,” said Bredy. “In fact, Ekinops already has deployed 500 systems in Europe and North America because customers have found that our unique, programmable hardware platform gives them significant cost savings and a highly scalable offering for the rapid deployment of 10Gbit/s solutions.”

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October 11, 2005

    Ekinops, Leading Provider of GbE and SAN Interconnect Transport Systems, Announces Opening of U.S. Sales and Service Office

    "We have made great strides in Europe with service providers, VARs and OEMs as our flexible software and innovative product architecture enables the transport of any type high-speed data service," said François Xavier Ollivier, Ekinops CEO. "Now, via customers such as Xtera, we are making inroads into the U.S. and are talking to many potential customers about our solutions ability to meet the demands of today's converged communication networks".

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