JDSU Receives 2011 Wireless Backhaul Distinction Award

MILPITAS, CA--(Marketwire - Dec 19, 2011) - JDSU (NASDAQ: JDSU) (TSX: JDU) announced today that its LTE Network Trial Solution received the 2011 Mobility Tech Zone Wireless Backhaul Distinction Award, the third annual award presented by TMC and Crossfire Media. JDSU's LTE solution was declared a winner for offering unique insight into the characteristics, performance and overall behavior of next-generation LTE networks, enabling service providers to deliver quality mobile services to their subscribers.

Mobility Tech Zone recognized JDSU for its ability to deliver network equipment manufacturers and service providers with critical network intelligence during LTE field trials. These trials identify and resolve network issues before they impact the end user. With the proliferation of mobile video, video streaming, and social media sites such as YouTube, test solutions for advanced mobile technologies such as LTE are critical to help ensure consumers enjoy a high quality experience.

"JDSU is deserving of the 2011 Mobility Tech Zone Wireless Backhaul Distinction Award for its achievements in advancing the deployment of advanced wireless technologies," said Rich Tehrani, CEO, TMC. "JDSU's LTE Network Trial Solution is an innovative solution for enabling service providers to quickly and cost-effectively deploy LTE networks with high quality."

The 2011 Mobility Tech Zone Wireless Backhaul Distinction Awards recognize companies that successfully demonstrated a commitment to innovation toward the wireless evolution. For more about JDSU LTE solutions, please visit www.JDSU.com/lte. Also, join our LTE technology LinkedIn forum at http://linkd.in/rIEsOJ.

About JDSU

JDSU (NASDAQ: JDSU) (TSX: JDU) innovates and markets diverse technologies that enhance the way people experience the world every day. We enable fast, high-quality communications, secure financial transactions, reliable consumer electronics, green energy, differentiated brands and a host of other solutions. We provide these solutions through three business segments: Communications Test and Measurement, Communications and Commercial Optical Products, and Advanced Optical Technologies. To learn more about JDSU, please visit www.jdsu.com and www.jdsu.tv and follow us on JDSU Perspectives, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.