SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc. (Nasdaq:AFOP - News), an innovative supplier of fiber optic components, subsystems and integrated modules for the optical network equipment market, today announced it has been awarded a two year contract valued over $1.5 million, by AFL Telecommunications, to supply key Thin Film Filter components for Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband network deployments. AFL Telecommunications is a division of Alcoa Incorporated (NYSE:AA - News).

AFOP's Triwave(TM) 3 band filters enable video signal insertion into the PON fiber network and are essential for the realization of "triple play" service delivery for FTTH. This significant award by AFL supports the adoption of AFL's subsystem solution in a major FTTH program for one of the Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs). AFOP will provide Triwave(TM) filters to AFL for this project.

"We are pleased and excited to have been awarded this contract by AFL as the main vendor for their FTTH filter requirements," said David Hubbard, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for AFOP. "AFL and AFOP are committed to becoming world-leading suppliers of next generation access platform products and this collaboration contributes greatly to both parties reaching this goal."

Alliance Fiber Optic Products Inc.