SAN DIEGO, CA-- Optical Micro Machines Inc. (OMM) announced today that the Company's new line of optical switch subsystems have been routing live traffic for over one month in an unmanned central office in Oakland, California. This represents the first time that micro electromechanical subsystem (MEMS) based switching systems have been deployed to carry live data traffic.

Rack-mounted optical switch subsystems provided by OMM Inc. are being deployed in field trials conducted by the National Transparent Optical Network Consortium (NTONC), which includes Nortel Networks, GST Telecommunications, Sprint Communications, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART).

OMM's optical switch subsystems are non-blocking and feature low optical insertion loss and fast switching speeds. The Company's optical switches operate independently of the data-rate or signal protocol traveling through the switch, thereby offering scalability advantages compared to conventional electrical switching systems.

OMM's advanced capabilities in automation, packaging and software control have made it possible to deliver first-to-market commercial optical switching subsystems. The company is currently ramping up manufacturing output, and hiring to double employee headcount to over 200 by year-end.

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