Report Kicks Up ADVA Marketshare

Communications Today, Feb 25, 2003

ADVA Optical Networking [Frankfurt: ADV] claimed the top spot in the metro Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) transport and switch market for the European, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region for the fourth quarter. The German company said a recent report by international market research firm Infonetics Research shows it captured 26 percent of the EMEA market for the October-December period.

In addition, ADVA reportedly garnered 13 percent of the entire worldwide market in both the fourth quarter and full-year 2002, making it the secondranked vendor of metro WDM optical networking solutions. Said Michael Howard, principle analyst and co-founder at Infonetics Research: "ADVA's targeted product portfolio and leveraged distribution strategy are critical factors for their growing momentum."

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