Finisar to Participate in '100 Gb/s and Beyond' Panel Discussion at ECOC 2011

SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - Sep 16, 2011) - Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ: FNSR)

What:
SUNNYVALE, CA, September 16, 2011 - Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ: FNSR), the world's largest supplier of optical communication components and subsystems, today announced that Chris Cole, Director of Engineering for Finisar, will join a group of distinguished industry experts to present in the workshop session, "100 G and beyond in ITU-T and IEEE" at the 37th European Conference and Exhibition on Optical Communication (ECOC). The panelists will discuss the activities currently underway to expand the portfolio of solutions for 100 Gb/s, as well as explore the opportunities for rates above 100 Gb/s in both Ethernet and OTN.

Where:
Room K, Geneva Palexpo Conference Center, Geneva, Switzerland

When:
Sunday, September 18, 2011 from 2:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. CEST

To Register:
Visit the ECOC 2011 conference registration page (http://www.ecoc2011.org/Registration/booking.aspx)

In addition, Finisar will present in ECOC's sixth annual Market Focus Event on the topic of Optical Network Agility.

• Finisar presentation: Optical Subsystems for Flexgrid Networks
  Massimo Di Blasio, Director of Carrier Business Development
  Tuesday, September 20, 2011
  3:10 p.m. to 3:40 p.m. CEST
  Geneva Palexpo Conference Center
  To register: Visit the 2011 Market Focus registration page -- (http://www.ecocexhibition.com/downloadmarketfocus)

About Finisar
Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ: FNSR) is a global technology leader for fiber optic subsystems and components that enable high-speed voice, video and data communications for telecommunications, networking, storage, wireless, and cable TV applications. For more than 20 years, Finisar has provided critical optics technologies to system manufacturers to meet the increasing demands for network bandwidth and storage. Finisar is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, USA with R&D, manufacturing sites, and sales offices worldwide. For additional information, visit www.finisar.com. Stay up to date with Finisar by reading the Lightspeed blog (http://www.finisar.com/blogs/lightspeed/) and following us on Twitter (http://twitter.com/#!/Finisar) and Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=100915095363).