Transmode Appoints Sten Nordell As CTO

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - January 21 2008 - Transmode, a leading provider of optical networking solutions, announces that Sten Nordell, previously Chief Convergence Officer and VP Networks & Platform Strategy at Telenor Group, has been appointed as Transmode's new Chief Technology Officer (CTO).

"I am pleased to welcome such an experienced professional as Sten Nordell to Transmode," said Karl Thedéen, Transmode's CEO. "He has a great track record in telecoms systems development, especially in the areas of Mobile Networks, IP, Ethernet and WDM (Wavelength Division Multiplexing) and other relevant technologies that we wish to further develop and exploit."

Before his time working at Telenor, Nordell was a founder of, and Chief Technology Officer at, Utfors, the Nordic all IP/Ethernet based broadband service provider. Utfors was the first carrier to establish an architecture for a Nordic fibre network based on an all-IP oriented approach for communication services; Nordell himself was also closely involved in the early development of optical Ethernet in the mid-1990s.

In his new role at Transmode, Nordell will be working to further simplify the network model. "Ideally the transport layer will be an evolution of IP/Ethernet systems based on optical technologies, in which I have many years of experience," he said.

"I will be looking closely at how IP can work better with WDM. If there are too many layers in a communications system it can be difficult to manage efficiently. So I believe we must simplify these networks further, particularly by reducing the number of active layers. Transmode has already taken a significant step with its development of an Ethernet compatible transfer model."

Nordell comments that an indication of Transmode's technology development direction was shown by the December 2008 launch of the first Layer 2 Ethernet Muxponder. With this 12 port Muxponder, the company extended Layer 2 functionality to the Transport domain. The device aggregates 10x Gigabit Ethernet signals but also offers a 10 Gigabit Ethernet LAN output for direct interconnection with switches and routers, which allows aggregation of Gigabit Ethernet and better network utilization.

Another important consideration, which Transmode has already begun to implement in its developments, is the influence of environmental ("green") principles. "Transmode's developments in this direction and the "Low Power Design"-concept show how we can engineer green systems if we work smarter," says Nordell.

Beyond his long and varied career in communications, Stockholm-based Nordell has a great love of sailing with the family and in recent years he has also enjoyed the experience of crewing four-masted sailing ships.

About Transmode Transmode is a leading provider of optical networking solutions for transport of data, voice and video traffic, based on CWDM and DWDM technology (Course/Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing).

Our customer base consists of more than 230 network operators, service providers, large enterprises and public institutions across Europe, the Americas and Asia.

Transmode's comprehensive product portfolio and strong global organization enable our customers to cost efficiently grow the capacity and to improve service level of their regional, metro and metro access networks, without compromising on functionality.

For additional information about Transmode, please visit www.transmode.com

For more information please contact: Ola Elmeland Vice President Marketing & Communications Transmode Systems AB Telephone: +46 8 506 882 71 Email: ola.elmeland@transmode.com

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