[March 09, 2015]

Coriant Announces Resolution of Tellabs-Related Litigation against Fujitsu Limited

Coriant, a global supplier of SDN-enabled end-to-end transport solutions, today announced the resolution of Tellabs (News - Alert)-related litigation pending in the Northern District of Illinois with Fujitsu Limited ("Fujitsu") involving a number of patents and other intellectual property-related claims. Tellabs was acquired in December 2013 by Marlin Equity Partners, a global investment firm. In January 2014, the Tellabs packet optical product portfolio was merged under the Coriant brand, while the Tellabs access product portfolio was established as an independent business.

The parties have now resolved all of their pending claims, counterclaims and appeals against each other, in a confidential settlement agreement. The stipulations of dismissal will be filed in the trial and appellate courts.

"We have reached an agreement in which Coriant is pleased to bring to an end our long-pending litigaion with Fujitsu (News - Alert)," said Ken Rudofski, Assistant General Counsel of Intellectual Property, Coriant. "We develop award-winning and innovative products for our global customers, including the Coriant™ 7100 Packet Optical Transport Platform, and as always we remain committed to protecting our entire portfolio of products, technologies, and intellectual property."

Coriant/Tellabs was represented in the litigation by the Sidley Austin LLP law firm.

About Coriant

Coriant delivers innovative, dynamic networking solutions for a fast-changing business world. We serve over 500 customers globally, including 90% of the world's top 50 service providers. Our packet optical, edge router and Software Defined Networking (SDN) solutions enable mobile and fixed line operators to reduce network complexity, increase service velocity, and improve resource utilization as transport networks scale in response to a new generation of high-bandwidth services and applications. Coriant was formed from the distinguished technology heritage and proven networking expertise of Nokia (News - Alert) Siemens Networks Optical Networks, Tellabs, and Sycamore Networks. The company operates worldwide in more than 48 countries, with R&D centers in Asia, Germany, Portugal, Finland, Canada and the United States, as well as a state-of-the-art production center in Berlin, Germany. Learn more at www.coriant.com.

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