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Oki Partners with Calient Networks on Commercial Implementation of Photonic Switching

Tokyo, Japan and San Jose, Calif., November 6, 2001 – Oki Electric Industry, Ltd (TSE: 6703) and Calient Networks, a leading developer of intelligent, all-photonic switching systems, have announced the first contract sale of Calient's DiamondWave™ photonic switch. Oki will be Calient's primary OEM sales channel in the Japanese marketplace, and has already secured orders of several nodes for evaluation systems from two major Japanese carriers, Japan Telecom Co Ltd and KDDI Corporation.

Oki Electric becomes the first original equipment manufacturer in Asia to provide new optical networks using Calient's photonic switching system. The system enables service providers to achieve order-of-magnitude space, power and cost savings through its innovative MEMS (Micro-ElectroMechanical-System) hardware design. It also accelerates service provisioning and delivery of new wavelength services through the use of Generalized Multi-protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) software.

"This partnership combines Calient's cutting-edge product and Oki's strength in the construction, maintenance and service of optical networks," said Yoshikatsu Shiraishi, senior vice president of Oki Electric. "Calient's all-photonic architecture and use of advanced protocols help us improve carriers' cost-effectiveness as well as automating service delivery and enhancing the flexibility to offer new services."

Calient Networks and Oki Electric have worked together for one year, preparing for product integration, relationship-building and carrier trials in Japan. Oki aims to sell the DiamondWave switch extensively into major carrier optical backbones, targeting sales of nearly $400 million by 2005.

"It is essential for us to have a highly-respected and engaged partner like Oki Electric to successfully serve the demanding Japanese service provider market," emphasized Mike Matthys, Calient's vice president of international operations. "The Oki field force has deep experience in advanced optical applications, and a rigorous commitment to quality. Japanese carriers are placing a strong vote of confidence in our architecture, and in this era of economic conservatism, they are finding sufficient cost savings to enable deployment of dramatically newer, more powerful technologies."

About Calient Networks
Calient Networks is a leading developer of intelligent, all-photonic switching systems and software that help service providers scale their networks for explosive bandwidth demands and deliver new wavelength services. Calient's architecture and DiamondWave(tm) switching system provide a seamless, 'opto-electronic-to-photonic' migration path that is non-disruptive to legacy operations, and near-term opportunity for carriers to offer revenue-generating optical services from their photonic infrastructure. Founded in March 1999, the company is headquartered in San Jose, California. For additional information about Calient, visit www.calient.net.

About Oki
Founded more than a century ago in 1881, Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. is Japan's first telecommunications manufacturer headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. With more than 25,000 employees worldwide, Oki Electric provides customers with top-notch products and technologies for telecommunication systems, information systems and electronic devices through its corporate slogan "Oki, Network Solutions for Global Society." Visit Oki's global web site at http://www.oki.com/

Calient Networks, the Calient Networks logo, and DiamondWave are trademarks of Calient Networks, Inc.

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