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January 31, 2005 - Wave7 Optics Named Finalist for 2005 EETimes “ACE” Award
Atlanta – January 31, 2005 – Wave7 Optics Inc., the world’s leading supplier of
point-to-multipoint Ethernet FTTP (fiber-to-the-premises) systems for
residential and business services, today announced the company has been named a
finalist for the 2005 ACE Award, given by “EE Times” magazine and publisher CMP
Media, in the category “Emerging Company of the Year.”
CMP established the ACE (Annual Creativity in Electronics) Awards to honor the
people, companies, and products that demonstrate leadership in the electronics
industry. The Emerging Company of the Year award will be given to the start-up
chip or system company that has demonstrated excellence in business and/or
technology development processes and has the potential to become a technical or
market leader in a global electronics or telecom sector.
“This recognition is a tribute to our unparalleled optical broadband technology
and our remarkable global market penetration over the last year,” said Tom
Tighe, CEO of Wave7 Optics. “The Last Mile Link system is the most
technologically advanced, yet affordable, means for many different types of
carriers to provide extremely high-bandwidth triple-play voice, video and data
services. We have established serious momentum for 2005 and we look forward to
meeting the growing worldwide demand for FTTP with new products and through our
existing and new technology and sales partnerships.”
About Wave7 Optics
Wave7 Optics has established itself as an industry leader in optical broadband
access systems with an expanding FTTP product portfolio featuring a variety of
architectural options, based on Ethernet and IP or ATM standards, for "triple
play" voice, video and data services. The company's patented Last Mile Link
system is rapidly gaining market share around the world with service providers
in the IOC, CLEC, MSO, municipal, real estate development and utility
categories.
About The ACE Awards
The EE Times ACE Awards were created to recognize the people, companies, and
products that show leadership in the electronics industry. It will honor those
who are leading the way and making positive contributions--the real innovators
of technology. Awards will be presented at the first-ever ACE Awards gala to be
held during CMP Media's Embedded Systems Conference at the Moscone Center in San
Franciso, Calif. On March 9, 2005 from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. For more information,
visit www.eetimes.com/ace.
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