Sumitomo's FutureFLEX Air-blown Fiber Infrastructure Receives INTERNET TELEPHONY(R)...

Sumitomo's FutureFLEX Air-blown Fiber Infrastructure Receives INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) Magazine's 10th Annual Product of the Year Award

FutureFLEX Air-blown Fiber Recognized for Outstanding Innovation
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.--(Business Wire)--Sumitomo Electric Lightwave announced today that Technology
Marketing Corporation's (TMC(R)) INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine
(www.itmag.com) has named Sumitomo's FutureFLEX(R) Air-blown Fiber(R)
as a recipient of its 2007 Product of the Year Award. INTERNET
TELEPHONY has been the VoIP Authority Since 1998(TM).

FutureFLEX Air-blown Fiber is an advanced fiber optic
infrastructure solution for the immediate control of bandwidth,
network capacity, and costs incurred by enterprises and IT
departments. By blowing in or blowing out any type of fiber bundle
(multimode, single-mode, laser optimized 10 Gig) throughout the
network at speeds of up to 150 feet per minute, the network can be
quickly and easily upgraded, expanded, or reconfigured in a matter of
minutes or hours versus the days, weeks or months associated with a
conventional fiber optic infrastructure.

Having been adopted by leaders in numerous vertical industries,
including the Pentagon, Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins University, ESPN,
CNN, ConocoPhillips, Vancouver International Airport, MGM Grand, DFW
International Airport, Arizona Cardinals (University of Phoenix)
Stadium and others, the FutureFLEX system provides IT management with
a network that is bandwidth-ready, technology-ready, and has an
immediately renewable life cycle at a fraction of the cost of a
traditional fiber optic infrastructure or backbone.

"Sumitomo Electric Lightwave" has proven they are committed to
quality and excellence while addressing real needs in the marketplace.
INTERNET TELEPHONY is pleased to grant a 2007 Product of the Year
Award to Sumitomo's FutureFLEX Air-blown Fiber Infrastructure
solution," said Rich Tehrani, TMC President and Editor-in-Chief of
INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine. We're proud to honor their hard work and
accomplishments and look forward to more innovative solutions from
Sumitomo in the future."

"We are very pleased that a prominent IT publication has
recognized the benefits of the FutureFLEX Air-blown Fiber technology,"
comments Kurt Templeman, enterprise network manager for Sumitomo.
"With the onslaught of high-bandwidth services and technologies
demanded by customers, enterprises are quickly realizing the necessity
of having a flexible, cost effective, and immediately responsive fiber
optic infrastructure that is ready-for-anything."

The FutureFLEX system provides the enterprise network with a
multitude of advantages. FutureFLEX Air-blown Fiber eliminates the
need and cost of dark fiber, having to forecast network growth and new
technology requirements, and requiring long-term budgetary planning by
providing fiber and bandwidth on demand on an as needed basis. Once
the fiber-path tube structure is in place, there is no construction
work for expansions, upgrades, and reconfigurations, thereby
eliminating disruption to the facility or daily operations. Moreover,
fiber bundles that are blown out can be reused in other parts of the
network, preserving the initial fiber investment. FutureFLEX also
enables easy separation and deployment of secure or multiple
classification networks. Network adds, moves, and changes are
typically one-tenth the cost of traditional network configuration
projects, ensuring continuous return on investment (ROI).

About Sumitomo Electric Lightwave and FutureFLEX(R) Air-Blown
Fiber(R) System:

Sumitomo Electric Lightwave (SEL), located in Research Triangle
Park, NC, is dedicated to the development and manufacturing of both
conventional optical fiber cable and air-blown fiber systems, as well
as fusion splicing equipment and FTTH/FTTP solutions. SEL is a
subsidiary of Sumitomo Electric Industries (SEI), which was cited in
the recent Cable Industry Analyst report as the world's largest cable
manufacturer. Representative FutureFLEX customers include: ESPN, CNN,
Pentagon, United Airlines, McCarran International Airport, Johns
Hopkins University, Mayo Clinic, Hershey Medical Center, Canadian
House of Commons, Atlanta Motor Speedway, MGM Grand, Nissan,
ConocoPhillips and more. For additional information, call 800-358-7378
or visit www.sumitomoelectric.com and www.futureflex.com.

About INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine

INTERNET TELEPHONY has been the VoIP Authority since 1998(TM).
Since the first issue in February of 1998, INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine
has been providing unbiased views of the complicated converged
communications space. INTERNET TELEPHONY offers rich content from
solutions-focused editorial content to reviews on products and
services from TMC Labs. INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine has a circulation
of 225,000 including pass-along readers. For more information, please
visit www.itmag.com.

About TMC

Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) publishes Customer
Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY, Unified Communications, and
IMS Magazine. TMCnet, TMC's Web site, is the leading source of news
and articles for the communications and technology industries. TMCnet
serves as many as three million unique visitors each month. TMC is
also the first publisher to test new products in its own on-site
laboratories, TMC Labs. In addition, TMC produces INTERNET TELEPHONY
Conference & EXPO, and Call Center 2.0 Conference. For more
information about TMC, visit www.tmcnet.com.

Sumitomo Electric Lightwave
Technical Contact:
Kurt Templeman, Product Manager, Enterprise Networks
919-541-8100
ktempleman@sumitomoelectric.com
or
Editorial Contact:
Alexandra Manning, Marketing Communications Manager
919-541-8383
Emailamanning@sumitomoelectric.com
or
TMC Contact:
Jan Pierret, 203-852-6800, ext. 228
jpierret@tmcnet.com

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