News Release OrisTel Appointed Regional Sales Partner by Coriant to Distribute Smart Router and Packet Optical Networking Products Partnership taps into exponential growth in bandwidth demand and evolving end-user needs in Asia Pacific Singapore, 2 December 2014 — Singapore Technologies Electronics Limited (ST Electronics) announced today that its telecom systems integration arm, OrisTel Systems Pte Ltd (OrisTel), has been appointed by Coriant as a regional sales partner for the distribution of its smart router and packet optical networking products to telecom service providers, data centre operators, financial services industry, and government and enterprise customers in the Asia Pacific region. OrisTel will leverage the synergies derived from ST Electronics’ extensive customer base and Coriant’s high-performance, coherent 100G+ transport solutions and software-defined, optical layer intelligence to deliver high-speed next generation networks that cater to a new generation of dynamic services and applications in the region. “Coriant is growing and investing in Asia Pacific, and we thank our sales partners for much of this success. Partnering with OrisTel provides an opportunity to expand into additional markets and service new customers with our intelligent optical transport and multiservice aggregation solutions. We are pleased to add OrisTel to our Coriant PartnerPlus Program and look forward to a prosperous relationship.” ~ Tapani SAIRANEN Senior Vice President, Customer Operations, Asia Pacific, Coriant Page 1 of 3 Singapore Technologies Electronics Limited 24 Ang Mo Kio Street 65, Singapore 569061 T: (65) 6481 8888 F: (65) 6482 1079 www.stengg.com (Regn. No.: 196900084E) Empowering thru’ innovation “We are excited about the new partnership with an industry leader like Coriant, whose innovative solutions, including its high-density packet optical transport platform with a hybrid optical and electrical switching fabric, will allow us to better meet the efficiency, flexibility and scalability needs of our customers and their end-users.” ~ GOH Wai Pheng SVP/General Manager, OrisTel Systems & Deputy President, ST Electronics (Satcom & Sensor Systems) ******* OrisTel will be showcasing Coriant’s latest Packet Optical Transport Platform – an integrated transport and multiservice delivery-solution at the upcoming Carrier Ethernet APAC 2014 from 3-4 December 2014 at Suntec, Singapore, Level 3. The exhibition is held in conjunction with two conferences – Carrier Ethernet APAC 2014 and SDN & NFV Asia - at the same venue. Registration is free for operators. For more information, please visit www.carrierethernetapac.com +++ Coriant, founded as an independent company in 2013, is an industry-leading supplier of dynamic metro-to-core transport solutions. We serve over 500 customers globally, including 90% of the world's top 50 service providers. Our packet optical, edge router and Software Defined Networking (SDN) solutions enable mobile and fixed line operators to reduce network complexity, increase service velocity, and improve resource utilization as transport networks scale in response to a new generation of high-bandwidth services and applications. Coriant was formed from the distinguished technology heritage and proven networking expertise of Nokia Siemens Networks Optical Networks, Tellabs, and Sycamore Networks. The company operates worldwide in more than 48 countries, with R&D centers in Asia, Germany, Portugal, Finland, Canada and the United States, as well as a state-of-the-art production center in Berlin, Germany. Learn more at www.coriant.com. Page 2 of 3 OrisTel Systems, a member of the ST Electronics Group, addresses the complex telecom network infrastructure needs of telecom operators, government and utility customers across the Asia-Pacific region. As a regional distributor and systems integration partner of several leading-edge telecom equipment manufacturers, OrisTel brings the combined resources and expertise of ST Electronics and product partners to deliver best-in-class telecom solutions of the highest quality to its customers. For more information, please visit www.oristel.com.sg. ST Electronics (Singapore Technologies Electronics Limited), the electronics arm of ST Engineering, delivers innovative system solutions to government, commercial, defence, and industrial customers worldwide. With a presence in more than 20 countries, ST Electronics markets its solutions to more than 100 countries internationally. It specialises in the design, development and integration of advanced electronics and communications systems, such as broadband radio frequency and satellite communication, e-Government solutions, information communications technologies and IT, rail and traffic management, real-time command and control, modelling and simulation, eLearning & interactive digital media, training services, intelligent building management and information security. For more information, please visit www.stee.stengg.com. Media Contact: Wendy Ong Manager, Corporate Communications ST Electronics Tel:(65) 6413 1881 / 9770 9844 Email: [email protected] Page 3 of 3