Press Release

January 8, 2001 - Larry Thalacker Named Director of Hardware Engineering, Wave7 Optics

Alpharetta, GA, January 8, 2001 – Fiber-to-the-home high technology start-up, Wave7 Optics, Inc. announced today that Larry Thalacker would join the company as Director of Hardware Engineering.

“Larry brings to Wave7 Optics over 20 years of experience in design and development of advanced hardware modules and systems for Data and Telecommunications applications,” said James Farmer, chief technology officer. “Larry’s track record of bringing products and systems to market in start-up environments will help us realize our vision of a cost-effective fiber network to the residence.”

Thalacker was formerly director of hardware design and technology for ECI Telecom, a company developing telecommunications systems. At ECI, he was responsible for all aspects of hardware development, with products ranging from customer premises POS/FRADs and multi-service adaptors/multiplexers , to multi-gigabit frame relay/ATM switches and concentrators. Prior to ECI, Thalacker was one of the first employees for a successful technology start-up, Telematics International, Inc.

About Wave7 Optics
Wave7 Optics is dedicated to the development of a fiber-to-the-home, curb and business (FTTX) optical access system for video, high-speed data and telephony signals that resolves the last mile bandwidth dilemma. The Wave7 Optics network architecture effectively overcomes traditional cost and implementation barriers to FTTX-based solutions, using a combination of innovative technology and creative applications of existing technologies.

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