CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Digital Lightwave®,
Inc. (Nasdaq:DIGL - news), a leading provider of innovative optical
networking
products and technology, today announced that it has established an
international distribution agreement with Wandel Global Services (WGS).
Under the terms of the
agreement, WGS will provide sales and customer support for the company's
optical diagnostic and monitoring equipment in the Asia-Pacific, and
Latin America
regions. WGS, which represents some of the world's leading communication
systems and test equipment manufacturers, is owned and managed by former
shareholders and executives of Wavetek Wandel & Golterman, a major
US-European manufacturer of internetwork analysis solutions, which was
acquired by
Dynatech Corporation in 2000.
``We are pleased to have formed this partnership with WGS, which
furthers our strategy of working with key distributors to penetrate new
markets for our
products," said Gerry Chastelet, chairman, president and chief
executive officer of Digital Lightwave. ``WGS was established by a team
of experienced managers
and engineers who have been working in the communications test industry
for decades. Their expertise and close customer relationships should
serve us well as we
continue to expand our addressable international market opportunities."