BTI, Radiance Team in Asia

SINGAPORE, and OTTAWA -- BTI Photonic Systems, a leading global supplier of metro edge systems for the build-out of new broadband services, today announced a partnership with Radiance Communications, one of Singapore's largest communications solutions providers, to expand BTI's presence in Asia. The partnership will add BTI's Netstender family to Radiance's suite of world-class networking solutions.

Radiance Communications, a joint venture between Keppel Telecommunications & Transportation (Keppel T&T) and Singapore Telecommunications, delivers customized communications solutions and applications to Fortune 500 companies, carrier businesses and enterprises across all industries. BTI will be providing to Radiance its Netstender family of metro platforms, which offers the industry's smallest WDM platform for low channel count solutions and dramatically alters the economics of deploying optical connectivity. Radiance will also provide technical support, system design and installation services to its customers for BTI's products.

"We are very excited about the business opportunities our relationship with BTI offers. Their Netstender system delivers a compelling value proposition for fiber based networks for both the enterprise and carrier businesses in Asia," said Mr Sng Koon Pin, CEO, Radiance Communications. "With a growing base of over 1,000 customers and expanding rapidly in the region, we can now provide customers with both networking and converged application delivery solutions with end-to-end optical transport."

"With their broad market coverage and excellent track record in convergence technology and infrastructure, Radiance is a strong partner for BTI. They have demonstrated a commitment to customer service with a high standard for quality, with the flexibility their customers demand," said Lance Laking CEO, BTI Photonic Systems. "Their leadership in providing convergence solutions provides us with a strategic opportunity to grow our business in Asia and China."

BTI Photonic Systems Inc.