Optelian to Address Kentucky Telephone Association – Tennessee Telecommunications Association Meeting

Ottawa, ON/Marietta, GA - October 18, 2010 - Optelian, a trusted designer and manufacturer of optical transport systems, today announced the Company’s participation in the Kentucky Telephone Association – Tennessee Telecommunications Association 16th Annual Joint Fall Meeting, being held on October 26-29, 2010 at the Holiday Inn University Plaza, Bowling Green, KY. Optelian will be featuring its portfolio of optical network solutions for the multi-reach environment, highlighting its CWDM cell backhaul solution.

Additionally, Bill Myers, Customer Service and Sales Advocate for Optelian, will present a workshop on Capacity Expansion Solutions for Making Broadband a Reality, scheduled for Wednesday, October 27. This workshop will present a technical overview of xWDM, including a discussion on xWDM’s evolution highlighting new features including muxponders, pluggable-tunable lasers and Forward Error Correction (FEC). The workshop will outline several timely applications and show the economic advantage of xWDM, demonstrating xWDM as an indispensible part of the Broadband revolution.

About Kentucky Telephone Association

The Kentucky Telephone Association was established in 1937 as a non-profit organization to promote and support the general interests and welfare of the telecommunications industry in the Commonwealth. This is still our goal. KTA's purpose is to support, unify and promote member company efforts to provide high quality service in response to the needs of all telecommunications customers.

About Tennessee Telecommunications Association

The Tennessee Telecommunications Association (TTA) is based in Nashville, Tennessee. We are an industry trade organization that includes all types of telecommunications service providers as well as suppliers to the industry. TTA offers timely regulatory and legislative information and provides a forum for discussion of industry matters. We facilitate issues resolution, consensus building in areas where common interest exists, and provide opportunities for partnering and networking.

About Optelian

Optelian, a trusted designer and manufacturer of optical transport systems, serves some of the world’s largest network operators. With more than 4700 systems and over 107,000 wavelengths installed, the company is known industry-wide for its exceptional product quality, speed of delivery, superior customer support and custom-design capabilities. Since 2002, Optelian’s portfolio of optical solutions has enabled telecom, multi-service operator (MSO), utility and enterprise customers to expand their fiber capacity so they can increase revenue, cost-effectiveness and efficiency. The company’s Sales, Marketing and Service operations are located in Marietta, Georgia, with in-house development and manufacturing based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. For more information, visit www.optelian.com.