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SPAWAR Expands Deployment of Fiber Optic Cross-Connect System from Calient Networks

SAN JOSE, Calif. November 13, 2006 — Calient Networks, a leading supplier of carrier-class fiber optic cross-connect systems (FOCS), today announced that its DiamondWave® solution has been endorsed with a second order from SPAWAR, the U.S. Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command in Point Loma, San Diego, California, to continue upgrading internal fiber network performance and cost-effectiveness at the base.

The SPAWAR facility in Point Loma is one of the Navy’s five major acquisition commands, and is responsible for research, development, test and evaluation, engineering and fleet support for command, control and communication systems and ocean surveillance. The base has hundreds of buildings and labs conducting an extensive range of research and development efforts for the Navy. Calient’s DiamondWave product will contribute to SPAWAR’s mission by lowering operating costs, reducing network downtime, and increasing network flexibility.

SPAWAR’s first DiamondWave switch was installed in 2005 and has exceeded expectations for efficiency and flexibility, prompting this follow-on order. The DiamondWave solution is a breakthrough in fiber optic cross-connect systems. It facilitates dynamic real time management and monitoring of fiber networks. With Calient’s FOCS application, SPAWAR is able to simulate a greater range of fiber network architectures, and to switch quickly from one topology to another, in order to simulate numerous field and shipboard conditions.

“This will be an extremely valuable solution not only for SPAWAR, but also for other government and military agencies,” said Tom Bennett, president of Cornet Technology Communications, a Division of Cornet Technology, Inc. (CTI). CTI was recently announced as a new Calient OEM distribution partner to bring the DiamondWave® FiberConnect to government and military customers under the ClearWave brand.

About Calient Networks, Inc.
Calient Networks is a leader in fiber optic cross-connect systems (FOCS). The company addresses critical access network and central office fiber deployment challenges faced by service providers, government agencies and optical network equipment providers. Calient's cost-shattering DiamondWave® systems make dynamic fiber management inexpensive and reliable, lower operations expenses and enable new revenue-generating optical services at the speed of the market.

Shipping DiamondWave® products to production networks since 2002, Calient has one of the largest installed fiber switch bases worldwide. The company provides its cost and performance benefits to the highly demanding access, backhaul, and central office fiber management markets. Calient is headquartered in San Jose, California, with additional engineering and manufacturing operations in Santa Barbara, California. For additional information about Calient, visit www.calient.net.

Calient, Calient Networks, the Calient Networks logo, DiamondWave, the DiamondWave logo and "Where Innovation Comes to Light" are registered trademarks of Calient Networks, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. All other marks used in this press release are the property of their respective owners.

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