Oslo, Norway - March 20, 2024 - Smartoptics, a leading provider of optical
networking solutions, today announced the launch of a groundbreaking new ROADM,
opening up the capability to build larger metro and regional networks. This
expands the company's market opportunities. The ROADM, called DCP-R-34D-CS, only
takes up 1 rack unit (RU) and supports disaggregated networking.

"With the DCP-R-34D-CS, we are revolutionizing the landscape of optical
networking. Smartoptics has a clear goal to establish a position in larger metro
and regional networks. This product meets several in-demand use cases in metro
and regional networks of all sizes, making our offering more relevant for this
attractive segment. This is because the new ROADM empowers network operators
with the tools they need to build and manage a wide variety of advanced network
architectures with high flexibility and cost efficiency," says Kent Lidström,
Chief Technology Officer of Smartoptics.

Reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers (ROADMs) are a technology providing
dynamic wavelength routing capabilities in a fiber optic network. The DCP-R-34D
-CS provides broad interoperability and the latest Wavelength Selective Switch
(WSS) technology for flexibly managing next generation disaggregated networks.
All ports are equipped with flex grid support and enable seamless cross-connect
and add-drop functionality in the local node. All of this offers great
flexibility and future-proof adaptability for metro and regional networks and is
well suited for use with IP over DWDM.

Space and energy efficient
The DCP-R-D34-CS only takes up 1 RU of rack space and consumes less than 100W of
power per direction. This small space and energy footprint makes the ROADM a
sustainable choice. Both cost-efficient and high-performance operation is
ensured with Smartoptics' CDC-F technology. With the new ROADM's variable gain
amplifiers, network performance can be further optimized across a wide variety
of operating scenarios.

"Combined with our innovative SoSmart management suite, which leverages modern
and open data models based on Netconf and OpenROADM, the DCP-R-34D-CS delivers
unparalleled simplicity and efficiency in network management. The ROADM has
everything needed to be a key building block in networks leveraging IP over
DWDM. This new innovation marks a significant milestone in our mission to drive
innovation and empower network operators worldwide," Lidström emphasizes.

Learn more about the DCP-R-34D-CS (https://smartoptics.com/system/dcp-r-34d-cs/)
and its capabilities.

For more information please contact:
Magnus Grenfeldt
CEO
Smartoptics
+46 73-366 88 77
E-mail: magnus.grenfeldt@smartoptics.com

About Smartoptics
Smartoptics provides innovative optical networking solutions and devices for the
new era of open networking. Our customer base includes thousands of enterprises,
governments, cloud providers, Internet exchanges as well as cable and telecom
operators. We have an open networking approach in everything we do which allows
our customers to break unwanted vendor lock-in, remain flexible and minimize
costs. Our solutions are used in metro and regional network applications that
increasingly rely on data center services and specifications. Smartoptics is a
Scandinavian company founded in 2006. We partner with leading technology and
network solution providers such as Brocade, Cisco and Dell and have a global
reach through more than 100 business partners.
For additional information about Smartoptics, please visit
https://smartoptics.com/ (https://smartoptics.com/https:/smartoptics.com/)