Lantern Names Operations VP

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Lantern Communications, a pioneer inthe application of the emerging 10 Gbps Ethernet standard in apacket-optimized access architecture known as Resilient Packet Ring (RPR),today announced that Behrooz Parsay has joined the company as senior vicepresident, engineering and operations.“We have had great customer traction both at home and overseas with ourMetro Packet Switch (MPS) Systems, the industry’s first true 10 GbpsResilient Packet Ring (RPR) product. As we now transition from adevelopment-stage company to an early-growth stage company, we are expandingour management team to enable us to broaden our products portfolio and tocontinue our leadership in this new and exciting market”, said RandyStrahan, Lantern president and CEO. “I am especially pleased to have Mr.Parsay join our company; he brings a balance of engineering and operationsexperience to Lantern, which he has developed and refined in both global andstart-up environments” said Strahan.“Lantern has a unique combination of compelling technology, excitingproducts which solve major metro bottleneck problems, traction withwell-recognized customers globally, recognized leadership position in theIEEE 802.17 standards arena, and necessary resources to expand its presencein the marketplace. I am very pleased to join the team which has createdthis company, and will be working with this team to take Lantern through thesuccessive growth states”, said Parsay.Lantern Communications Inc.