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Comporium Communications Surpasses 6,300 Subscribers With Enablence, Selects TRIDENT7(TM) Universal Access Platform GPON for Continued Fiber Network Deployment

SEP 26, 2008 - 13:32 ET

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 26, 2008) - (TSX VENTURE:ENA) Enablence Technologies Inc. ("Enablence"), a leading supplier of fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) equipment for residential and business services, today announced that its customer, Comporium Communications, has now connected more than 6,300 residential and business customers with Enablence's FTTP equipment, and will now begin to deploy the TRIDENT7^TM Universal Access Platform GPON solution.

Comporium, based in Rock Hill, South Carolina, is one of the largest American ILECs (Independent Local Exchange Carriers) and cable television operators with almost 100,000 customers throughout its service area.

Comporium began deploying Enablence's Last Mile Link EPON system in 2004 in order to offer voice, video and broadband Internet services over a common facility. Services include telephone, more than 150 channels of digital and high definition television, and broadband Internet service capable of 100 megabits per second. Together with the FTTP deployment, Comporium offers its wireless and security services to create a "quintuple play" bundle.

Comporium has an "FTTP only" strategy for green field developments, and they expect to connect more than one hundred residential developments encompassing approximately 10,000 customers by 2010. To keep their network on the cutting edge, Comporium recently completed a competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) process and selected Enablence's ITU G.984 GPON standard-compliant TRIDENT7^TM Universal Access Platform for new green field deployments.

"We've had a lot of success with Enablence's products because they are IP-based and interoperate well with our other core network and transport vendors. Their FTTP solutions support full quality of service for voice and data (including IP video), and enable delivery of RF broadcast video - all on a single fiber to the home," said Mike Deller, Vice President,Engineering and Planning at Comporium. "Enablence has proven to be very reliable and has provided exceptional post-sales support, so continuing our deployments with their TRIDENT7^TM GPON solution is a logical progression for us."

Enablence's FTTP equipment provides Comporium and other network operators the cost-effective option of deploying a single, flexible IP-based passive optical network for voice, data and video (RF broadcast and/or IP) over a single fiber. Furthermore, the TRIDENT7^TM GPON solution delivers unparalleled symmetrical bandwidth of up to 1 gigabits per second (Gbps), either dedicated or on-demand, and supports a full suite of residential and business broadband services with state-of-the-art Quality of Service (QoS) management and data security.

"We are pleased with Comporium on their success to date and we will continue working hard to meet the evolving service requirements," said Arvind Chhatbar, CEO for Enablence. "It is a real pleasure to help our customers succeed and evolve, and successful deployments such as Comporium's have enabled us to become a leader in FTTP amongst independent operators and other markets."

The TRIDENT7^TM Universal Access Platform is the only FTTP platform on the market capable of supporting ITU G.984 GPON, IEEE 802.3 GE-PON (EFM PON), and IEEE 802.3 Point-to-Point optical access standards from a common platform. See Enablence's FTTx Networks Division and the full suite of TRIDENT7^TM products in Booth #925 at the FTTH Conference & Expo in Nashville, September 21 - 25.

About Comporium

The Comporium Group of companies "make life easier" for their residential and commercial customers to access a broad range of communications services, including local telephone, long distance, wireless, cable TV, Internet, security, and directory publishing. Please visit www.comporium.com for more information.

About Enablence Technologies Inc.

Enablence Technologies Inc., (TSX VENTURE:ENA) a publicly traded company, designs, manufactures and sells optical components, subsystems and systems to a global customer base with corporate headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The company, through its FTTx Networks Division provides its TRIDENT7^TM Universal Optical Line Terminals (OLTs), Optical Network Terminals (ONTs), and the TRIDENT7^TM Element Management System. This division is the industry leader in optical broadband access systems, with an expanding Fiber-to-the-Premises (FTTP) product portfolio featuring a variety of architectural options, based on IP and Ethernet standards, for triple-play voice, video and data services. The company's TRIDENT7^TM Universal Access Platform is rapidly gaining market share around the world with service providers in the Postal Telephone & Telegraph (PTT), Independent Operator Carrier (IOC), Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC), Multiple Systems Operator (MSO), municipal, utility and real estate development categories.

Enablence's Optical Components & Subsystems Division provides FTTx access products such as integrated transceivers for GPON and GE-PON standards and splitters. AWG Chips/Modules, Optical Channel Monitors, multiplexers, Channel Monitors and Photodetectors are offered for the metro and the long haul markets. Many of the company's component products apply its proprietary Planar Lightwave Circuit (PLC) technology to integrate multiple components into a single optical chip to address the global rollout of FTTP.

Forward Looking Statements

The statements in this press release may contain forward looking statements that may involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual events or results could differ materially from the Corporation's expectations and projections. The TSX Venture Exchange has not approved this press release and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press release.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Enablence Technologies Inc.
Arvind Chhatbar
Chief Executive Officer
613-270-7859