ADC's Metrica/NPR is First Choice for Amena.

Business Editors

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 12, 2000

Spanish GSM Operator Selects Leading Network

Performance Management Solution

ADC - The Broadband Company - (Nasdaq:ADCT; www.adc.com) today announced a contract to supply Metrica/NPR to Amena, a Spanish GSM 1800 operator. The contract, which covers Metrica/NPR for Wireless, is in partnership with Ericsson Spain.

Amena is proving to be highly successful at targeting the prepaid sector in Spain's mature GSM market. Since launching in January 1999, the network has attracted $1.5 million subscribers and expects three million by the end of 2000. Such rapid growth demands accurate and timely planning, management and network development to ensure quality of service and return on investment. Metrica/NPR has been deployed to analyze performance statistics from Ericsson, Siemens and Nokia network infrastructure elements.

Metrica/NPR, used by 160 mobile and fixed networks around the world, stores large volumes of performance measurement data and provides daily, weekly and monthly reports on a wide range of operating parameters, such as traffic and grade of service. Operators use this information to forecast network growth, diagnose faults, activate quality alarms, and optimize performance.

"Prepaid is extremely popular in the Spanish market as it is in most of Europe, with young people and the fashion-conscious finding it especially attractive," said Cesar Gutierrez, telecom management solutions marketing manager at Ericsson Spain. "ADC's Metrica/NPR is helping Amena to obtain a clearer view of its network and to make quality business decisions based on accurate and timely information."

Commenting on the contract, said: "Prepaid customers have far less incentive to remain loyal to a single operator than traditional post-paid, as there are no long-term contracts," said David Heaps, vice president of product management in ADC's Software Systems Division. "So operators with a large prepaid user base must guarantee first class quality in order to keep their customers coming back. ADC's Metrica family of products has been designed to meet such demands by helping operators around the world to manage network performance and proactively monitor quality of service."

Metrica solutions are an integral part of Singularit.e, ADC's new suite of products and services that allows integrated communications providers (ICPs) to build open operational support systems (OSSs) to compete more effectively in the broadband era. Singularit.e automates key OSS processes by combining real-time convergent billing, advanced customer management and service assurance technology with integration services from leading consulting companies. ADC's Metrica products are deployed in over 160 networks in 55 countries around the world. More information can be reached on the Web at www.adc-oss.com, where complete details about its expertise and range of solutions are available.

About Ericsson

Ericsson is the leading provider in the new telecoms world, with communications solutions that combine telecom and datacom technologies with freedom of mobility for the user. With more than 100,000 employees in 140 countries, Ericsson simplifies communications for its customers - network operators, service providers, enterprises and consumers - the world over.

About ADC

ADC is The Broadband Company. ADC's network equipment, software and integration services make broadband communications a reality worldwide by enabling communications service providers to deliver high-speed Internet, data, video and voice services to homes and businesses. ADC (Nasdaq: ADCT) has annual sales of over $2.3 billion and employs more than 16,900 people worldwide. ADC's stock is included in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index and the Nasdaq-100 Index. Learn more about ADC Telecommunications, Inc. at www.adc.com.