Feb 2, 2009 - Thomas L. Newhart Promoted to Digital Lightwave Vice President of Sales, Americas

For Immediate Release

Thomas L. Newhart Promoted to Digital Lightwave Vice President of Sales for the Americas

CLEARWATER, FL--(MARKET WIRE)--Feb 2, 2009 -- Digital Lightwave®, Inc. (OTC BB:DIGL.OB - News), a leading provider of optical networking test equipment and technology, today announced that Thomas L. Newhart has been promoted to Vice President of Sales for all of North America, Central America and South America as well as the Caribbean and Hawaii. Mr. Newhart will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer, Ted Myers, in his new role.

Tom Newhart and his sales team have developed and executed successful sales and distribution strategies which have established a strong presence for Digital Lightwave in new areas as well as maintained relationships with existing customers.

"I'm excited and proud to accept this new challenging assignment that I see as recognition of the past efforts of my entire team," said Tom Newhart, VP Sales for the Americas. "Digital Lightwave has long been a leader in telecom and datacom testing. With recent developments in our product line including the industry's only battery-operated 40/43Gbps test instrument, Optical Spectrum Analyzer modules and the highly flexible MSA and ESA series modules, we are uniquely positioned for growth in existing territories and our established distribution channels."

Mr. Newhart has been an integral part of Digital Lightwave's sales leadership since he joined the company in 2004. After serving his country as a Submarine Officer during Operation Desert Storm, he started his telecom equipment career in the fiber and cable industry with Siecor (a subsidiary of Corning, Inc.). Prior to joining Digital Lightwave, Tom spent three years as the National Sales Manager for PerkinElmer Optoelectronics' optical test equipment group. He is a graduate of Georgia Institute of Technology with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and a licensed professional engineer.

Digital Lightwave utilizes a network of direct sales personnel, distributors and factory representatives to provide sales and service all over the world.

For more information on Digital Lightwave testing solutions, see www.lightwave.com.

About Digital Lightwave

Digital Lightwave, Inc. provides the global communications networking industry with products, technology and services that enable the efficient development, deployment and management of high-performance networks. Digital Lightwave's customers rely on its offerings to optimize network performance and ensure service reliability.

Editor's Note: Digital Lightwave®, NIC® and NIC Plus™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of Digital Lightwave, Inc.

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