ADC'S IP Cable Business Unit Receives ISO 9001:2000 Certification.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 25, 2003

Evaluation Assessed Total Quality Management Process

from Customer Requirements through Product Delivery and Support

ADC (Nasdaq:ADCT; www.adc.com) today announced that its IP Cable Business Unit has met the rigorous standards required for ISO 9001:2000 certification. The audit, conducted in ADC's Westborough, Mass. facility, reviewed the business unit's quality management system -- a system that incorporates all of the steps in the product development process for ADC's carrier-class Cuda(TM) 12000 Next-Generation Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS), from the evaluation of customer requirements through product delivery and support.

"Receiving ISO 9001:2000 certification is tangible evidence that our objective to provide carrier-class CMTS systems and software is based on stringent international quality principles," said Hilton Nicholson, president of the IP Cable Business Unit for ADC. "From working closely with customers to help understand their requirements and applying a system approach to product development, our entire organization has a permanent goal to continually improve the overall performance and quality of the Cuda 12000, the Cuda 1000 and FastFlow Broadband Provisioning Manager."

By meeting the standards for ISO 9001:2000 certification, ADC's IP Cable Business Unit complies with ISO quality management principles that form a framework for continuous process improvement. The business unit demonstrated that customer needs and expectations are communicated throughout the organization, and that the objectives of the business unit are focused on meeting these expectations and enhancing customer satisfaction.

ADC's Cuda 12000 is the world's most widely deployed carrier-class CMTS platform with more than 800 units in use worldwide. The Cuda 12000 offers a scalable system architecture, best-in-class redundancy design, superior spectrum management functionality and carrier-class IP routing to deliver new, differentiated services. PacketCable(TM) qualified, it provides MSOs with a solid foundation for advanced Internet Protocol services such as voice and gaming.

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