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Honda Connectors Appoints Stratos Lightwave as Value-Added Reseller of MU Connector Products CHICAGO, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Honda Connectors, Inc. (HCI), a U.S. subsidiary of Honda Tsushin Kogyo Co. Ltd. of Japan, has appointed Stratos Lightwave, Inc. as a value-added reseller of its MU fiber optic connector products in North America and Europe. The agreement will allow Stratos Lightwave to offer its North American and European customers access to a complete line of MU connectivity products and solutions. With the MU product line, Stratos adds an increasingly popular connector style to their existing fiber optic product portfolio. Developed in 1993, this connector style is already listed as a standard by several worldwide standardization bodies. According to Hidetoshi Koizumi, Honda's President, "The demand for MU optical connectors is increasing worldwide due to its performance characteristics and to the revitalization of the optical communication industry." The MU connector, also referred to as the Mini SC, offers twice the port density of traditional fiber optic connectors while providing superior optical performance. It is approximately half the size of the standard SC connector. They feature an easy push-pull type operation with a similar latching mechanism to the SC. Additionally, the connectors are notable for their low insertion loss, long-term reliability and repeatable performance. As a result, MU is an ideal solution for applications such as backplane I/O, front panel I/O and device terminations. Stratos will provide customers with a one-stop resource for MU connectors, bulkhead adaptors, attenuators, cable assemblies, flex circuits and backplane systems. Mark Waldrop, Sales and Marketing Manager for Stratos Lightwave's Interconnect products, praised the new partnership. "Stratos is very excited to offer these high-density MU interconnection products along with our proven ability to provide end-to-end interconnect solutions to our customers," says Waldrop, "With the addition of the MU product line, Stratos Lightwave now offers one of the most extensive fiber optic interconnect portfolios in the industry." For additional information, please contact Stratos Lightwave, Inc., Fiber Optic Products, 7444 W. Wilson Avenue, Chicago, IL USA 60706-4549. Phone: 800-323-6858 Fax: 708-867-4140 Email: URL: http://www.stratoslightwave.com/ . About Honda Connectors, Inc. Honda Connectors, Inc. is a U.S. subsidiary of Honda Tsushin Kogyo Co. Ltd. of Japan. Established in 1932, Honda had entered the Telecommunications market in 1942 by manufacturing plugs and Patch Cords for telephone switch boards. In 1947 the company was re-established as a full line connector company, developing and designing products forthe computer, telecommunications, and instrumentation markets. By the mid 80's, the company started marketing high-density connectors and cable assemblies. Today, Honda offers over 40 connector product lines and specializes in a wide range of cable assembly technologies. About Stratos Lightwave, Inc. Stratos Lightwave, Inc. develops, manufactures and sells optical subsystems and components for high data rate networking, data storage, and telecommunications applications. These products are critical components of telecom and datacom networks, as well as emerging optical networks in military and broadcast applications. Stratos Lightwave is an industry leader in advanced fiber optic interconnection, providing a broad line of specialized fiber assembly services for OEM applications. These subsystems and components are available in a variety of fiber optic interfaces and support a wide range of data rates, protocols, wavelengths, modes and transmission distances. Stratos has the complete spectrum of optical expertise that provides the end- to-end optical precision required for the most demanding applications in fiber optic communications. DATASOURCE: Stratos Lightwave, Inc. CONTACT: Steve Tebo of Stratos International, Inc., +1-708-457-2734; PR Contact, Wanda Arakaki, do not publish, Technically Speaking, +1-847-480-7787 Web site: http://www.stratoslightwave.com/

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