ADC Teledata Awarded Multi-Million Dollar Contract by Turk Telekom.

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 4, 1999--

Turkish carrier selects ADC Teledata's BroadAccess DSC-20F digital loop carrier to meet increasing demand for voice and data services

ADC Teledata, a business unit of ADC Telecommunications, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADCT; www.adc.com), announced today that it has been awarded a contract by Turk Telekom of Turkey for ADC Teledata's BroadAccess DCS-20F digital loop carrier (DLC) system. The contract is valued at approximately $5 million to ADC over the next year. The project will be implemented with ADC Teledata's local Turkish partner, Aydin Yazilim ve Elektronik San A.S. (AYESAS).

The BroadAccess DCS-20F will provide Turk Telekom with a digital loop carrier system that will enable the telecommunications network operator to meet emerging demand for voice and data services.

According to Joseph Atsmon, president of ADC Teledata, "We are very pleased to receive this major award from Turk Telekom. The contract was won within the scope of an international tender, which makes it even more significant, and a true validation of the BroadAccess system. Among the key factors that enabled us to secure this business were excellent pricing, outstanding technical performance and reliability -- we successfully installed and tested our DCS-20F with Turk Telekom in a field environment for nearly a year."

"With the deployment of the BroadAccess digital loop carrier system, Turk Telekom is well positioned to meet growing demand for voice and data services in Turkey" said William J. Cadogan, chairman and chief executive officer of ADC Telecommunications. "ADC Teledata's DLC is ideally suited for this important, fast-growing segment of the DLC market. Both a strong technology portfolio and global support network enable ADC Teledata to bring this cost-effective solution to Turk Telekom."

The BroadAccess DLC cost effectively supports any service from POTS to data, with a clear migration path to xDSL. BroadAccess can be deployed in a variety of network configurations, including point-to-point, point-to multipoint, ring, cascade and hybrid topologies, and is ideally suited to deliver services to groups of 120 to 960 subscribers over any type of digital transmission media. BroadAccess can be managed by either a local element manager or by ADC Teledata's element manager. The system is available in both ETSI and ANSI versions.

ADC Teledata designs, develops, manufactures, markets and supports advanced wireline and wireless access network equipment for telecommunications network operators worldwide. ADC Teledata's products enable network operators to enhance the capacity, reach and functionality of their access network, which connects subscribers to the local exchange also known as the local loop. By using ADC Teledata's products, operators can quickly and cost effectively deploy new networks over optical fiber or copper cable, and/or radio signals, and upgrade their existing infrastructure in terms of reach, capacity, services and quality. ADC Teledata supplies its advanced access products to major telecommunications network operators in Europe, South and Central America, Africa and the Pacific Rim.

AYESAS designs, manufactures, integrates and maintains electronic equipment, software and communication systems to the government of Turkey including the Ministry of Defense and Turk Telekom.

ADC Telecommunications, Inc. is a leading global supplier of voice, video and data systems for telephone, cable television, Internet, broadcast, wireless and private communications networks. ADC's systems enable local access and high-speed transmission of communications services from service providers to consumers and businesses over fiber-optic, copper, coaxial and wireless media. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, ADC has approximately 8,000 employees around the world and annual sales of $1.4 billion. More information about ADC Telecommunications, Inc., and its business units, products and technologies is available at its web site, http://www.adc.com.

Editors Note:

Teledata Communications, Herzlia, Israel, was acquired by ADC Telecommunications in November of 1998.