Telefonica Chile Selects Metrobility Optical Systems for Last Mile Mission-Critical Solutions

Business Wire, June 9, 2004

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

MERRIMACK, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 9, 2004

Metrobility Optical Systems today announced that it is now an approved vendor for Telefonica Chile (CTC). Telefonica utilizes Metrobility's last mile solutions to bring mission-critical data and voice services to a wide variety of business subscribers including financial institutions, mining companies, and government offices. Potential business value of the relationship will exceed $1 million.

Because of the demand for both voice and data services, Telefonica chooses from a variety of Metrobility's devices depending on the subscribers' needs. Their most common service incorporates the company's 10/100 multimode and singlemode connectivity cards. To accommodate their voice requirements, they use the company's E1 cards to send voice data over fiber. Where fiber utilization is critical, they use Metrobility's single-strand "BWDM" solution to double their fiber capacity. Management of these elements is accomplished through the company's NetBeacon Element Manager software.

"Metrobility's attention to quality, unsurpassed management software, and responsive technical support was crucial in our selection process," stated Ramon Diaz, project engineer at Telefonica. "We have been using Metrobility's equipment increasingly over the past two years. Now that we have implemented NetBeacon management software, we are realizing greater customer satisfaction and lower IT costs associated with troubleshooting."

Telefonica is the world's fourth largest telecommunications company by market cap and one of the leading companies in Europe and South America. It is the leading operator in the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking markets. Telefonica CTC Chile is the primary telecommunications company in Chile. With an extensive and modern network throughout all the national territory, it provides basic and integral communications of 2.7 million clients.

"Telefonica's implementation of Metrobility solutions is indicative of the service provider's need to satisfy a wide range of customer requirements while maximizing their ROI," stated Steven Curtis, vice president of worldwide sales for Metrobility. "As part of our overall strategy, we work closely with our in-country partner, Coasin Chile, to provide local sales and support to Telefonica."

Metrobility's Radiance family offers a wide range of chassis-based solutions for Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, T1/E1, T3/E3, and SONET to meet the needs of evolving networks. The company is the first to offer Ethernet First Mile solutions which incorporate the operations, administration and management features being proposed by the IEEE 802.3ah task force.

About Metrobility Optical Systems

Metrobility Optical Systems is an innovative, next generation optical networking company focusing on delivering optical access and connectivity to create a more efficient, more reliable, and more manageable network infrastructure. Metrobility delivers superior carrier-class network connectivity solutions to bring WAN-manageable capabilities - optical remote management, connectivity, and access - to the metropolitan area network. As a market leader in media conversion, Metrobility has over a million units installed in networks around the world and is the product of choice for network builders who need to maximize network uptime and ensure network availability.

Metrobility Optical Systems is an ISO 9001:2000 registered company based in Merrimack, New Hampshire USA. More information on Metrobility Optical Systems can be found at www.metrobility.com.