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www.mrv.com/newsroom/library/press/logos_mrv/mrv_logo.jpg - MRV COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (Nasdaq:MRVC), a leading provider of products and services for WDM and optical transport, metro Ethernet, fiber optic components, 10GE, out-of-band networking and other optical networking products, today announced that its TereScope(R) TS-10GE, the industry's first wireless 10-Gigabit Ethernet system, has been named a "Best of Interop" Finalist in the Wireless and Mobility

category.

The line-of-sight TereScope, which will be introduced at the show, provides enterprises and service providers with a cost-effective and high-bandwidth wireless solution for extending backbone networks between multiple buildings without a need for rights-of-way or a fiber-optic cable plant.

The "Best of Interop" awards recognize exhibitors that have made significant technological advancements in specific category areas. The winners in each category represent the products that the judges believe have the most significant technical impact on their segment, and are helping to move business technology forward. A panel of award-winning editors and experts from InformationWeek review some of the world's most innovative technologies on a point-by-point basis. Winners will be announced in an award ceremony at Interop 2008 Las Vegas on Tuesday, April 29, in the Mandalay Bay Convention Center.

About MRV Communications, Inc.

MRV Communications, Inc. ("MRV") is a leading provider of network equipment and services, and optical components. MRV's networking business provides equipment used by commercial customers, governments and telecommunications service providers, and includes switches, routers, physical layer products and out-of-band management products as well as specialized networking products for aerospace, defense and other applications including voice and cellular communication. MRV's optical components business provides optical communications components for metropolitan, access and Fiber-to-the-Premises applications, through its wholly owned subsidiary SourcePhotonics, Inc. MRV markets and sells its products worldwide through a variety of channels, including a dedicated direct sales force, manufacturers' representatives, value-added-resellers, distributors and systems integrators. MRV also has operations in Europe that provide network system design, integration and distribution services that include products manufactured by third-party vendors, as well as internally developed and manufactured products. Publicly traded since 1992, MRV is listed on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol MRVC. For more information about MRV and its products, please call (818) 773-0900 or visit our websites at www.mrv.com and www.sourcephotonics.com.

Media Relations
MRV Communications, Inc.
David Rodewald, 805-494-9508
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