ADC'S CUDA 1000 CABLE MODEM TERMINATION SYSTEM DELIVERS ADVANCED IP SERVICES FOR WIDEOPENWEST.

ADC (Nasdaq:ADCT; www.adc.com) has announced that it has started volume shipments of the compact Cuda 1000 Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) to multiple systems operators (MSO) in the United States and Europe, including WideOpenWest (WOW) with systems in Illinois, Michigan and Ohio.

Designed to provide advanced IP services for smaller cable systems, small regions of a large MSO's network and business-to-business environments such as hospitals, multi-dwelling units and universities, the Cuda 1000 has one of the highest density port counts of all systems in the compact CMTS category. The Cuda 1000 supports best-effort broadband data, commercial and tiered data services as well as multiple ISP access.

"By selecting ADC as our CMTS supplier, we are assured of a top-quality platform and the proven support of a leader in the broadband industry," said Mike Brody, chief technical officer for WideOpenWest. "WOW is committed to offering our customers a choice for broadband Internet access, and the Cuda 1000 allows us to quickly and cost-effectively roll out new IP services. With the Cuda platform, we are the only provider in many of our regions to offer tiered service levels - a clear advantage in this competitive market."

"Based on the same DOCSIS 1.1 qualified architecture as the field-deployment-leading Cuda 12000 IP Access Switch, the Cuda 1000 is ideally suited for small cable systems or for smaller branches of a large network," said Dave Paolino, president of the IP Cable Business Unit for ADC. "The Cuda 1000 can help to lower the entry cost for new revenue generation by providing advanced IP services in a compact platform that is easy to install, configure and manage."

The Cuda 1000 offers the performance of the larger Cuda 12000 IP Access Switch in a compact model that integrates an edge router and upconverter into a single chassis. This integration reduces cost, saves rack space and enhances reliability by removing several points of failure that can cause downtime. Also, because the Cuda 1000 supports industry standards that include Data Over Cable Service Interface Specifications (DOCSIS) 1.1 and EuroDOCSIS, operators can easily place the Cuda 1000 into existing networks that contain equipment from multiple vendors.

The Cuda 1000, shipping today, provides one downstream channel, either four or six upstream channels, and four 10/100 BaseT Ethernet ports allowing multiple IP network connections. Multiple dedicated processors for wire-speed packet and protocol processing provide peak performance, support for routing information protocol (RIP) V2 and open shortest path first (OSPF) routing.

In addition, the Cuda 1000 incorporates ADC's SpectraFlow Quality of Service (QoS) architecture that enables multiple revenue sources through tiered service levels for residential and commercial data subscribers. A combination of per-flow queuing and a hierarchy of class and priority-based scheduling guarantee that services of the same priority level gain equal access to the network, an important feature for multiple ISP access and commercial service applications.

WideOpenWest, a leading new broadband services provider, builds and operates state-of-the-art fiber optic networks that offer high-speed connections to the Internet, digital cable television and broadband telephone services to residential and small business customers in select markets across the United States.