GlobeNewswire Inc | Jan 27, 2021 08:00AM EST

January 27, 2021

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) announced today that Softdados deployed Infineras GX Series Compact Modular Platform and XTM Series across its metro and long-haul networks to increase network capacity to meet the growing needs of internet service providers (ISPs) in Brazil. Infineras solutions enable Softdados a company of Softcomp Conectividade Group to significantly enhance the capabilities of its network and offer customers a variety of high-capacity internet services with agility and security. Partnering with Infinera enables Softdados to future-proof its network with a seamless upgrade path to Infineras industry-leading 800G Infinite Capacity Engine technology.

Softdados operates a long-haul and metro network in Brazil for a range of enterprise and ISP customers. Softdados experienced a surge in bandwidth demand from its customers, due to the coronavirus pandemic, driving the need to accelerate its network capacity with Infineras GX platform. Infineras GX Series is highly scalable, easy to operate, and enabled Softdados to modernize its long-haul network infrastructure quickly to deliver high optical performance on demand. In the metro network, Softdados leveraged Infineras XTM Series to benefit from a scalable metro access and aggregation solution that seamlessly integrates its Layer 1 and Layer 2 services.

Infineras GX and XTM solutions enable us to meet metro and long-haul network demands, positioning us for growth to deliver high-capacity services to our customers in record time, even during the pandemic, said Gustavo Santos, CTO at Softdados. Infineras solutions provide superior optical performance to help us win in our market and position us for future growth with Infineras ICE6 800G solution.

Working closely with Softdados and our partner Arsitec to upgrade Softdados long-haul and metro networks with a tight deadline and during the coronavirus pandemic successfully underscores the value of our highly specialized local resources in Latin America, said Alexandre Salomao, Infinera Country Manager for Brazil. In addition to our skilled professional services team, our industry-leading solutions powered by our innovative optical technology help network operators like Softdados succeed in their markets.

Infinera worked closely with its local partner Arsitec to offer a best-in-class solution to fit Softdadoss needs.

Infinera Contacts:

Media: Anna VueTel. +1 (916) 595-8157avue@infinera.com

Investors:Amitabh PassiHead of Investor Relationsapassi@infinera.com

About InfineraInfinera is a global supplier of innovative networking solutions that enable carriers, cloud operators, governments, and enterprises to scale network bandwidth, accelerate service innovation, and automate network operations. The Infinera end-to-end packet optical portfolio delivers industry-leading economics and performance in long-haul, submarine, data center interconnect, and metro transport applications. To learn more about Infinera, visit www.infinera.com, follow us on Twitter @Infinera, and read our latest blog posts at www.infinera.com/blog.

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This press release contains forward-looking statements, including but not limited to the financial, operational, and technical benefits of deploying Infineras solutions. These statements are not guarantees of results and should not be considered as an indication of future activity or future performance. Actual results may vary materially from these expectations as a result of various risks and uncertainties. Information about these risks and uncertainties, and other risks and uncertainties that affect Infineras business, is contained in the risk factors section and other sections of Infineras Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Fiscal Quarter ended September 26, 2020 as filed with the SEC on November 5, 2020, as well as any subsequent reports filed with or furnished to the SEC. These reports are available on Infineras website at www.infinera.com and the SECs website at www.sec.gov. Infinera assumes no obligation to, and does not currently intend to, update any such forward-looking statements.