Press Releases

For Immediate Release - Santa Clara, CA
June 14, 2005

Aurora Networks Promotes Three to VP and Hires Sudhesh Mysore

Santa Clara, CA — June 14, 2005 — Aurora Networks has promoted three of its regional sales directors to the position of regional vice president of sales and has hired industry veteran Sudhesh Mysore to its research and development team.

Eddie Feghali, Aurora’s director of Western Region sales since 2001, has been promoted to regional vice president of sales for Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Feghali has more than 20 years of cable telecommunications experience, is an active member of the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE), and has written articles for CED magazine and SCTE publications. Prior to joining Aurora, Feghali was the founder and president of Advanced Communication Services. He has also held executive positions at HFC Technical Services, Silicon Valley Communications and Times Mirror Cable TV.

David Lang has been promoted to regional vice president of sales for the Mountain and Mid-America regions of the United States after serving as director of sales for those regions. In his new role, Lang will continue to direct Aurora’s sales strategy in these markets, as well as foster relationships with cable operators and distributors. Lang, who has a reputation for skillfully assessing network needs and identifying the equipment that provides the optimal solution, held engineering and sales positions within the cable industry for 22 years prior to joining Aurora Networks in 2002.

Aurora Networks has also promoted Garry O’Neil from regional director of sales for Canada and the Great Lakes to regional vice president of sales for these markets. O’Neil, an active member of SCTE for more than 25 years, has held management positions at Scientific Atlanta (Canada) and several value added resellers in Canada during his cable career which spans two decades.

In addition to the three promotions, Sudhesh Mysore, Ph.D., joins Aurora Networks as executive director of advanced telecommunications technologies. In this role, he will leverage his expertise in optical components, metro and access network architectures and digital technologies to drive development of Aurora’s innovative fiber optic solutions. Dr. Mysore is a 1999 recipient of the distinguished Polaris Award, an honor SCTE annually bestows on an individual for exceptional achievement in the development and use of optical fiber technology. He has held senior engineering positions at MCI and Sprint and was the director of network architecture at AT&T Broadband. Most recently Mysore was chief technical officer (CTO) for IPITEK. Mysore is an active member of SCTE and IEEE, and has written more than 25 published technical articles.

"The talent within Aurora Networks is the cornerstone of our success. I congratulate Eddie, David and Garry on their well-deserved promotions and welcome Sudhesh Mysore to our team," stated Guy Sucharczuk, president and CEO of Aurora Networks.

About Aurora Networks
Aurora Networks is a global leader in advanced optical transport systems for broadband networks. The company’s innovative solutions optimize network performance and enable the deployment of advanced residential and commercial broadband services. With a reputation for cutting-edge technology and award-winning engineering, Aurora Networks is a thriving, privately-held company based in Santa Clara, California. For more information, call +1.408.235.7000 or visit www.aurora.com.