Finisar Sets Industry Record:
Ships 10 Million Transceivers/Transponders in 2006
Major Milestone Signifies Increased Demand for Optical
Communication Components
SUNNYVALE, CA, Mar 27, 2007 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX News
Network) -- Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ: FNSR), a technology
leader in fiber optic solutions for high-speed communication
networks, today announced the achievement of a record-setting
industry milestone -- 10 million optical transceivers/transponders
shipped in calendar year 2006, up nearly 30% over the
previous year. Finisar's optical transceivers are shipped
to Original Equipment Manufacturers from Finisar's Malaysian
facility, one of the most sophisticated high-volume optical
transceiver/transponder factories in the world.
"We are proud of our reputation as the leading optics
supplier and industry innovator in the network communications
industry," said Jerry Rawls, President and CEO of
Finisar. "We are especially excited about Finisar's
strong growth in the 10-40Gig market for metro and telecom
applications. We think the acquisitions of Kodeos and
AZNA will enable us to develop new products for the telecom/metro
market and greatly expand the size of our addressable
market."
Finisar manufactures a wide range of transceivers/transponders,
based on XFP, SFP, SFF, X2, XPAK, 300-pin, GBIC, and 1x9
form factors. Increasing demands for advanced, high-speed
data applications, including IP video, voice over IP,
wireless communications and enterprise storage and remote
disaster recovery applications have driven the demand
for optical transceivers. The innovative design of Finisar
pluggable transceivers delivers reduced power consumption
and pay-as-you-go flexibility.
"With a significant share of the optical transceiver
market from a unit perspective, Finisar is truly a leader
in the optics components business," said Roy Rubenstein,
research director, LightCounting, an industry research
firm focused on the transceiver market. "The milestone
they have achieved not only demonstrates Finisar's ability
to supply its customers with the right product and right
specifications at the right time, but also indicates the
company's ability to innovate and drive optical communications."
To learn more about Finisar visit www.finisar.com, or
to see demonstrations of Finisar's optics products, please
visit Booth #3431 at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference
and Exposition in Anaheim, California, March 27-29, 2007.
About Finisar
Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ: FNSR) is a technology leader
for fiber optic components and subsystems and network
test and monitoring systems. These products enable high-speed
data communications for networking and storage applications
over Gigabit Ethernet Local Area Networks (LANs), Fibre
Channel Storage Area Networks (SANs), and Metropolitan
Area Networks (MANs) using Fibre Channel, IP, SAS, SATA
and SONET/SDH protocols. The Company's headquarters is
in Sunnyvale, California, USA.
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