Agility Communications combines product innovation with a robust manufacturing capability to offer breakthrough solutions for the telecommunications industry. Agility's initial products support the backbone of the Dense-Wavelength-Division-Multiplexed (DWDM) fiber optic networks. Products include widely tunable lasers, transceivers, and wavelength converters that enable customers to provision, scale and manage bandwidth over many wavelengths at lower cost.

Agility achieves cost savings for customers by incorporating the best of old and new in photonic integrated circuit (PIC) technology. Its well-proven, InP platform allows high-volume manufacturing while assuring a high degree of reliability. The automated, high-volume assembly facility enables Agility's customers to achieve their market potential. In addition, the exclusive, patented design of Agility's tunable laser offers the opportunity for on-chip integration of modulators and other components, creating further cost savings for customers. Quality and reliability are cornerstones at Agility, with all products Telcordia qualified. Agility will achieve ISO 9000 registration by April 2001.