MINNEAPOLIS -- ADC (Nasdaq:ADCT; www.adc.com), a leading global supplier of fiber optics, network equipment, software and integration services for broadband, multiservice networks, today announced a new initiative with Agility Communications, Inc., an optical component manufacturer based in Santa Barbara, Calif. The companies have agreed to combine efforts in the development of standards that enable customers to more easily design their systems around common tunable laser interfaces.

"We believe this initiative will greatly benefit all customers who have a demand for tunable lasers," said Rob Plastow, chief technology officer of ADC's Fiber Optics Division. "In an evolving marketplace, the ability to provide compatible products with similar interfaces will speed network deployment, while ensuring product quality and reliability."

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