Digital Lightwave Announces Battery Option for the NIC Platform

Business Wire, August 25, 2008

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Digital Lightwave[R], Inc. (OTCBB:DIGL), a leading provider of optical networking test equipment and technology, today announced the introduction of a battery option for 2-slot NIC Platform. A rechargeable battery enables technicians to perform tests without external power and also serves to protect the integrity of test results in the event of unanticipated power loss.

"For some applications, a backup battery is essential," stated Mike Botham, Director of Engineering. "With the addition of battery operation, the NIC Platform is more flexible than ever before. Now those technicians who need to perform testing in environments without power can take advantage of the NIC's unique and powerful features, including the new Multi-Service Analyzer."

Battery operation will be offered in the NIC portable chassis in the following configurations:

* 40G - offering 40/43Gbps testing in the industry's smallest and lightest form factor

* MSA 2020 (Multi-Service Analyzer) - offering SONET/SDH testing up to 10G with optional OTN and Ethernet (10/100/1000BaseT, GigE, 10GigE)

* MSA 2020 + PDH/T-Carrier - all MSA 2020 features listed above plus DS1(1.5Mbps)/E1(2.0Mbps)/E3(34Mbps)/DS3(45Mbps)/E4(139Mbps) testing

* NGMR (NextGeneration Multi-Rate) - offering SONET/SDH up to 10G with optional OTN, GigE and 10GigE plus NextGeneration (VCAT, LCAS and GFP) features

* NGMR + PDH/T-Carrier - all NGMR features listed above plus DS1(1.5Mbps)/E1(2.0Mbps)/E3(34Mbps)/DS3(45Mbps)/E4(139Mbps) testing

* High-Density Ethernet - offering 10/100/1000BaseT(8 ports), GigE(4 ports) and optional 10GigE testing

For more information on Digital Lightwave testing solutions, see www.lightwave.com.

About Digital Lightwave

Digital Lightwave, Inc. provides the global communications networking industry with products, technology and services that enable the efficient development, deployment and management of high-performance networks. Digital Lightwave's customers rely on its offerings to optimize network performance and ensure service reliability.

Editor's Note: Digital Lightwave[R], NIC[R] and NIC Plus[TM] are trademarks or registered trademarks of Digital Lightwave, Inc.