BTI further strengthens its strategic partnership with two leading optical component suppliers

Ottawa, Canada — 27th April, 2009 // BTI Systems, a global supplier of Intelligent Service Edge systems for the delivery of high-bandwidth, multi-protocol services, has selected leading optical component suppliers Accelink and WTD, group members of FiberHome Technologies Group, as strategic partners.

BTI’s partnership with FiberHome Technologies Group began in 2006 and expanded in August 2008 with the signing of a Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Wuhan FiberHome Networks Co. Ltd. (FHN) to deliver best-in-class Carrier Ethernet.  The partnership with Accelink and WTD expands the relationship to include the supply of optical solutions for the global marketplace.

“The cooperation between Accelink, WTD and BTI Systems will enable BTI to continue to offer cost-effective solutions and provide us with a reliable supply chain,” said Gregory Koss, Chairman and CEO of BTI Systems. “It will also have a significant impact on our penetration of the Asian market.”

The official signing ceremony took place in Wuhan, China and was attended by: Mr. Tong Guo Hua, President and CEO of FiberHome Group and Wuhan Research Institute of Post and Telecommunications (WRI); Mr. Liu Shiuua, CEO of Accelink; Mr. Hu Guangwen, CEO of WTD; and Mr. Gregory Koss, CEO of BTI Systems.

“I am very thankful to Mr. Koss for selecting Accelink and WTD as partners,” said Mr Tong Guo Hua, “This is a clear sign of the closer relationship between BTI Systems and the FiberHome group. We look forward to building a long-term, strategic relationship with BTI, and I have no doubt that we will get a win-win result with the excellent teams on both sides.”