STLW Stratos Intl (MM)

CHICAGO, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Stratos International, Inc. (NASDAQ:STLW), today announced that it has signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement with Korean company Shinkwang for Fiber to the Home, (FTTx) products, providing Stratos exclusive access to a broad range of competitive passive components for the burgeoning North American market. Founded in 1998, Shinkwang is a Korean-based manufacturer of high quality innovative fiber optic communications products. Shinkwang is an established supplier to Korea Telecom, as well as to other leading FTTx customers. Andy Harris, President and CEO of Stratos, remarked, "Combined with our own new connector products designed for outside plant applications, Stratos is well positioned to aggressively pursue a focused customer base including municipalities, local phone companies, developers and independent service providers. We consider these to be the strongest and most lucrative sector of this rapidly growing opportunity." ABOUT STRATOS INTERNATIONAL Stratos International, Inc. is a leading designer, developer and manufacturer of active and passive optical, optoelectronic, RF and Microwave components, subsystems and interconnect products used in telecom, enterprise, military and video markets. Stratos has a rich history of optical and mechanical packaging expertise and has been a pioneer in developing several optical devices using innovative form factors for telecom, datacom and harsh environments application. This expertise, coupled with several strategic acquisitions, has allowed the Company to amass a broad range of products and build a strong IP portfolio of more than 100 patents. The Company currently serves more than 1,300 active customers, who are primarily in telecom/datacom, military/aerospace and video markets. DATASOURCE: Stratos International, Inc. CONTACT: Barry Hollingsworth of Stratos International, Inc., +1-708-457-2379, Web site: http://www.stratoslightwave.com/

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