Alloptic Partners with Global Leader in Airport and Industrial Safety and Security Systems

Alloptic, Inc., a global leader in the development of Passive
Optical Network (PON) technology, announced that they are partnering
with SOFAB Industries to provide optical communications access
equipment for security and Smart City applications. SOFAB, a
recognized global leader in security applications for air and sea
ports, border crossing, and industrial and government complexes, will
utilize Alloptic's GEPON access solution to expand their solutions
portfolio in the GCC countries of the Middle East and throughout Asia.

"Choosing Alloptic was an easy decision," said Capt. Hani
Alsohaibi, President and Group VP of SOFAB Industries. "Alloptic's
presence in the security/Smart City market, their scalability to a
10Gbps GEPON architecture, their full support of TDM and IP
technologies, plus their ability to deliver all business and
residential services with a hardened, redundant product places them in
the forefront of this industry. Alloptic gives us the ability to
deploy one network for all applications, including residential,
commercial, security, command and control, and city management. That
single network is critical for our customers."

Alloptic systems are in use around the world and offer years of
field-hardened operational experience. The Alloptic solution leverages
industry-standard protocols and architectures with cutting-edge
technology to deliver gigabits of bandwidth to residential and
business users. With a patented ability to support traditional TDM
over an Ethernet-based platform, Alloptic provides the full suite of
emerging and legacy services for the complete range of voice, data,
and video applications.

"SOFAB's extensive capabilities and experience were the deciding
factors in our decision to work together," stated Ric Johnsen,
President and CEO for Alloptic. "No one else comes close to matching
their technical expertise and market knowledge. Together we offer
turnkey solutions unmatched by any competitors."

About SOFAB

SOFAB Industries, established in 1948, is based in Jeddah, KSA and
is a part of the Shamsan Alsohaibi Group, the premier supplier of
industrial and electrical solutions in the region. SOFAB is the
group's Division for Marketing, Distribution and Sales, encompassing a
range of security, industrial, and telecommunications sectors
throughout the Middle East and Asia.

About Alloptic, Inc.

Alloptic is a global leader in the development of Passive Optical
Network (PON) technology. Alloptic provides the full suite of emerging
and legacy services for the complete range of voice, data, and video
applications. Service providers worldwide rely on Alloptic to deliver
all their communications, entertainment, building automation, and
security services to all their customers.