MRV Optical Networking Experts To Speak At Light Reading POTS Event
May 18th, 2009
Executives to Present on Connection-Oriented Ethernet and Mobile Network Backhaul
CHATSWORTH, CA - May 18, 2009 - MRV COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (Nasdaq: MRVC), today announced that its Chief Financial Officer, Guy Avidan, and Chief Technical Officer for Optical Networks, Brandon Pemberton, will present at the Light Reading Packet Optical Transport Evolution event scheduled for May 19, 2009. MRV is a leading networking company with a full line of packet-optical transport (POTS), carrier Ethernet, 40G networking and out-of-band networking products.
Avidan will participate in the "Understanding the Role of Connection-Oriented-Ethernet (COE) in Packet-Optical Transport" panel moderated by Sterling Perrin, senior analyst for Heavy Reading. This panel discussion will cover COE technologies and the standards progress, test/trial activity and real-world deployment in carrier networks.
Pemberton will participate in the "Packet-Optical Transport for Mobile Operators" panel moderated by Derek Medlin, senior analyst for Pyramid Research. This session will cover the needs of mobile operators and how POTS-based networks can help them to meet increased customer demand for high-bandwidth mobile data.
"POTS is a fast moving segment in the telecommunications industry and MRV is leading the way with innovative products to meet the needs of network operators," said Noam Lotan, president and CEO of MRV Communications. "Guy and Brandon have been on the front lines of our POTS work with carriers around the world and will be able to bring real-life experience to these panels."
MRV is a leading provider of POTS equipment, with products like the OptiSwitch family of demarcation and aggregation switching devices and the LambdaDriver series, a modular coarse and dense WDM system with a variety of pluggable network interfaces.
The Packet Optical Transport Evolution event will be held at the Westin Times Square in New York City. The event will bring together market analysts, service providers and suppliers through panel sessions, keynote presentations and roundtable discussions.
About MRV Communications, Inc.
MRV Communications, Inc. is a leading provider of packet switching, packet optical (POTS), physical layer and out-of-band networking equipment, services and optical components for high-speed carrier and enterprise networks and specialized aerospace, defense and other communications networks. Through its wholly owned SourcePhotonics, Inc. subsidiary, the company provides optical communications components for access and fiber-to-the-premises applications. MRV markets and sells its products worldwide, with operations in Europe that provide network system design, integration and distribution. Publicly traded since 1992, MRV is listed on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol MRVC. For more information please call (978) 431-5011 or visit our websites at www.mrv.com and www.sourcephotonics.com.
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