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Opnext Announces Production Release of 40GBASE-LR4 CFP Transceiver

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07 March 2011

Opnext Announces Production Release of 40GBASE-LR4 CFP Transceiver

LOS ANGELES—March 7, 2011—Opnext, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPXT), a global leader in high speed optical communications technology, today announced the production release of its 40GBASE-LR4 CFP transceiver, the TRC5B20. The 40GBASE-LR4 CFP transceiver is a pluggable module capable of transmitting and receiving 40Gigabit Ethernet and OTU-3 traffic over reaches of up to 10km on single mode fiber. The multi-rate and multi-protocol capability of the transceiver gives Opnext customers greater flexibility in their system designs for connecting high speed switches and routers, as well as large datacenters where the 100m reach of multimode fiber is not sufficient.

With the release of the IEEE-802.3ba standard published in June 2010, interest in the new 40GbE and 100GbE transceivers has increased dramatically and system vendors are already working on releasing their next generation products supporting this standard. Using Opnext’s expertise in developing low power distributed feedback (DFB) lasers, the 40GBASE-LR4 transceiver design has uncooled CWDM (coarse wavelength-division multiplexed) DFB lasers that deliver superior performance while consuming less power. 40GBASE-LR4 technology offers OEMs a lower cost, longer reach alternative to traditional 40G Sonet/SDH client interfaces and makes 40G deployments even more economically viable in high speed switches and edge routers.

Opnext will be exhibiting in Booth # 2115 at OFC/NFOEC 2011 being held March 8-10 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, California. (OPXT-G)

About Opnext
Opnext (NASDAQ:OPXT) is the optical technology partner of choice supplying systems providers and OEMs worldwide with one of the industry’s largest portfolios of 10G and higher next generation optical products and solutions. The Company’s industry expertise, future-focused thinking and commitment to research and development combine in bringing to market the most advanced technology to the communications, defense, security and biomedical industries. Formed out of Hitachi, Opnext has built on more than 30 years experience in advanced technology to establish its broad portfolio of solutions and solid reputation for excellence in service and delivering value to its customers. For additional information, visit www.opnext.com.

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