Infinera's "What the Network Will Be" Webcast Set for September 15th

SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - Sep 13, 2011) - Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) today announced it will make a major technology announcement this week that will redefine how optical transport networks are designed, built, and managed. Set for September 15, 2011 at 10:00 am PDT, the announcement will include a complimentary webcast featuring Infinera's CEO Tom Fallon, as well as service provider leaders and customers.

The webcast will be accessible as follows:

Webcast: "What the Network Will Be"
Date: Thursday, September 15, 2011
Time: 10:00 am PDT/1:00 pm EDT

The webcast is free to attend, but space is limited, so please register (http://www.infinera.com/webcast/us.php) now to secure access to this informative live webcast on September 15th. A rebroadcast of the event will be available after Sept 16th at 10:00 am CEST (EMEA), 1:30 pm IST (India) and 5:00 pm JST (APAC).

Networks continue to evolve with the rapid acceleration of video, cloud, and mobile services driving traffic growth of 40-50% year-over-year and increasing performance expectations. Service providers must meet these increasing demands while improving financial performance. Join us on this webcast and see how the new technology from Infinera can help service providers build networks and deliver services that are faster, simpler, more efficient and ultimately more profitable.

You need to attend this webcast if you are interested in:

• Scaling your network performance
• Increasing your network efficiency
• Preparing yourself for future growth
• Creating new revenue opportunities

The Infinera family of optical solutions includes the Infinera DTN, the first optical system based on Large Scale Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs), and the Infinera ATN, a compact platform that extends the benefits of Infinera's Digital Optical Networks to the metro edge.

About Infinera
Infinera specializes in Digital Optical Networking systems that are designed to continually improve the economics of optical networking by combining the speed of optics with the simplicity of digital. Infinera is unique in its use of breakthrough semiconductor technology: Large Scale Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC). Infinera's systems leverage PIC technology to provide customers with a service-ready architecture that enables faster time-to-revenue and greater profitability through network efficiency and the ability to rapidly deliver differentiated services without reengineering their optical infrastructure. For more information, please visit http://www.infinera.com/.

This press release contains forward-looking statements including, among other things, statements relating to future capabilities and roadmap for Infinera's next generation technologies, products and solutions. These forward looking statements are based on our current expectations. Actual results may vary materially from these expectations as a result of various risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, aggressive business tactics by our competitors, our dependence on a single product, our reliance on single-source suppliers, and our ability to respond to rapid technological changes. Further information about these risks and uncertainties, and other risks and uncertainties that affect our business, is contained in the risk factors section and other sections of our annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on March 1, 2011, as well subsequent reports filed with or furnished to the SEC. These reports are available on our website at www.infinera.com and the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Infinera assumes no obligation to, and does not currently intend to, update any such forward-looking statements.