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MINNEAPOLIS, Jul 27, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- ADC (NASDAQ: ADCT) (www.adc.com) today announced that its patent infringement suit against AFL Telecommunications has been settled. Under the agreement, ADC has added AFL as another licensee to certain patents pertaining to ADC's fiber-to-the-premises (FTTX) technology. ADC's patent technology relates to fiber distribution hubs and optical splitter modules that are widely deployed in an FTTX environment.
"AFL Telecommunications is the second company to take a license to ADC's patented FTTX technology under ADC's FTTX licensing program, which provides further recognition of the value of our portfolio to the FTTX market," said Jaxon Lang, vice president, Global Connectivity Solutions - Americas for ADC.
In its patent case, ADC alleged that AFL Telecommunications infringed on various ADC patents, including ADC's U.S. Patent Nos. 7,200,317 ("the '317 patent"), 7,233,731 ("the '731 patent") and 7,407,330 ("the '330 patent"), which are directed to fiber distribution hubs, and ADC's U.S. Patent Nos. 7,277,620 ("the '620 patent") which is directed to a fiber optic splitter module.
About AFL Telecommunications
AFL is an industry leader in
providing fiber optic products, engineering expertise and integrated
services to the Electric Utility, Broadband, Telco, OEM, Private Network
and Wireless markets. A division of Fujikura Ltd. of Japan, AFL has
operations in the U.S., Mexico and the U.K. For additional information,
visit www.AFLtele.com.
About ADC
ADC provides the connections for wireline,
wireless, cable, broadcast, and enterprise networks around the world.
ADC's innovative network infrastructure equipment and professional
services enable high-speed Internet, data, video, and voice services to
residential, business and mobile subscribers. ADC (NASDAQ: ADCT) has
sales into more than 130 countries. Learn more about ADC at www.adc.com.
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SOURCE: ADC
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