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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

TRIACCESS TECHNOLOGIES AND LUMINENTOIC, INC. ENTER STRATEGIC SUPPLY AGREEMENT FOR RFICs USED IN FIBER-TO-THE-HOME APPLICATIONS

SANTA ROSA and CHATSWORTH, California - March 5, 2007 - TriAccess Technologies announced today that it has signed a multi-year supply agreement with LuminentOIC, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of MRV Communications (NASDAQ:MRVC), to supply radio frequency integrated circuits (RFIC) used in fiber-to-the-home, next-generation Gigabit Passive Optical Networks (GPON).

TriAccess will supply LuminentOIC with the latest version of its TAT6254 series RFIC, which integrates multiple RF amplifiers on a single chip and provides superior high gain and low noise performance that is ideal for end-of-line fiber networks. LuminentOIC plans to incorporate the TriAccess 6254 RFIC in triplexer transceivers installed within Optical Network Terminals (ONTs).

LuminentOIC will be the lead customer for the next product release in the TriAccess TAT6254 product series for GPON applications, and has committed to purchase significant volume of this device. In addition, as part of this agreement, for all BPON applications, LuminentOIC has attained exclusive rights to the TAT6254 product series. LuminentOIC has been the dominant supplier of BPON triplexers to the North American market, with over 1.3 Million triplexers shipped, and has leveraged this market leadership into the North American GPON deployment, with over 100,000 units shipped to date.

"We are pleased to be working with the leader in triplexer transceiver deployments," said Chris Day, president of TriAccess Technologies. "With LuminentOIC's RF implementation expertise and design-for-manufacturing experience, we see a strong synergy between our firms as they use our IC solution."

Near Margalit, CEO of LuminentOIC said, "We chose the TriAccess RFIC technology both for improved signal quality and to enable more flexible network deployment in cable TV RF overlay fiber-to-the-home applications." The TAT6254 products allow reduced signal levels to be amplified cleanly with minimal distortion, allowing operators to build networks with additional reach, while facilitating faster and more economical buildout techniques.

About TriAccess Technologies

TriAccess Technologies, founded in May of 2003, is a fabless video semiconductor company privately funded by a group of telecommunications industry veterans. The company's patent-pending solutions include proprietary low-distortion, power-efficient transmit and receive radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs). Current and future RFIC solutions will support hybrid-fiber-coax (HFC), fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) and WiMax wireless applications. TriAccess Technologies has attained new levels of low noise amplification, while maintaining stringent distortion specifications, using breakthrough designs based on Gallium Arsenide pHEMT technology. TriAccess Technologies is located at 2255 Challenger Way, Suite 100, in Santa Rosa, CA 95407. Visit the company's website at www.triaccesstech.com.

About LuminentOIC, Inc.

LuminentOIC is a wholly owned subsidiary of MRV Communications (NASDAQ:MRVC) and a world-class, leading edge manufacturer of optical components since 1988. LuminentOIC provides complete solutions for Metro Transceivers, FTTP applications, and CWDM/DWDM solutions. The Company's US and Taiwan based facilities leverage off internal vertical integration to offer the lowest cost, high volume component solutions. With a Research and Design center and an ISO9001 and TL9000 certified pilot production line in California, LuminentOIC is well positioned to respond quickly and with great flexibility to customer requirements and design cycles. LuminentOIC's Taiwan facility is an ISO9001, TL9000 and ISO14001 certified high volume manufacturing facility fully staffed to address continual cost reduction via production and automation engineering teams. With a state-of-the-art, mass manufacturing facility utilizing metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) and fully automatic packaging and testing processes, LuminentOIC is positioned to deliver state of the art solutions at compelling price points. For more information, call LuminentOIC at 818/773-9044 or visit www.luminentoic.com