SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Extreme Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXTR) today announced it is participating in the Light Reading Ethernet Expo Americas taking place this week, November 8-9th, in New York City.

Nineteen of the top 20 mobile operators use Extreme Networks products in the core of their networks. At Ethernet Expo, the Company will be demonstrating its next generation mobile backbone and mobile backhaul solutions, in addition to hosted cloud and data center solutions.  The mobile solutions include its E4G family of cell-site routers, the Summit® X670 switch and BlackDiamond® X8 at booth #311

Extreme Networks® BlackDiamond and Summit X670 Open Fabric data center solutions provide Mobile Data centers with the 10/40GbE Ethernet scalability, virtualization capabilities and energy efficiency to help Carriers to scale services and subscribers with the network.

Extreme Networks E4G Mobile Backhaul offering enables mobile operators to deploy a 4G packet network that addresses the current requirements of 3G services while laying the foundation for a sophisticated and faster 4G mobile broadband network meeting the growing and global demands of emerging smartphones and multimedia services.

Education at Ethernet Expo:

Harpreet Chadha, vice president of product line management for Extreme Networks, will present in an executive panel on "New Backhaul Challenges with LTE" on Wednesday. The session discusses early patterns of LTE or 4G traffic, network performance, and how the backhaul network is evolving. Patrick Donegan, Senior Analyst for Heavy Reading, will moderate the panel.

The conference and exhibition from Light Reading is the twelfth Ethernet event, which attracts hundreds of attendees including service providers, suppliers, enterprises and analysts.

About Extreme Networks, Inc.

Extreme Networks delivers networks for the mobile world. The company's open network solutions enable a seamless user experience providing a platform for improved business agility. From the converged mobile edge of enterprises to virtualized clouds, and from data centers to global carrier networks that backhaul mobile traffic, Extreme Networks extensible services architecture, sets a foundation for mobility, identity awareness and faster performance to empower people and machines to connect and move seamlessly. Extreme Networks is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with offices in more than 50 countries worldwide. For more information, visit: www.extremenetworks.com.

Extreme Networks, the Extreme Networks logo, Summit, and BlackDiamond are trademarks or registered trademarks of Extreme Networks, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All other names are the property of their respective owners.

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release, including without limitation statements as to features, performance, and benefits of Extreme Networks products, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date. Because such statements deal with future events, they are subject to risks and uncertainties, including network design and actual results of use of the product in different environments. We undertake no obligation to update the forward-looking information in this release. Other important factors which could cause actual results to differ materially are contained in the Company's 10-Qs and 10-Ks which are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. http://www.sec.gov

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