ADC Upgrades Cuda 12000 with New Carrier-Class Capabilities; Enhancements Target Primary Line Voice Customers and Commercial-Grade Data Services for Businesses.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2003

ADC (Nasdaq:ADCT; www.adc.com) today announced a set of carrier-class enhancements for the Cuda 12000 Next-Generation CMTS (cable modem termination system) that will allow multiple system operators (MSOs) to change or add modules and perform software upgrades without the need for system downtime. This new release adds the capabilities that MSOs need to compete with traditional telephone companies to win new voice customers and offer mission-critical business data services.

With this announcement, the Cuda 12000 offers carrier-class N + 1 redundancy and hitless software upgrade capabilities, as well as an increase in system density of up to 3,000 cable modems per DOCSIS module. The Cuda 12000 is the only CMTS available that can allow an MSO to perform software upgrades during normal business hours, eliminating overtime costs and the inconvenience of middle-of-the-night maintenance.

These industry-leading enhancements for the Cuda 12000 provide MSOs with the required HFC protection needed to support service-level agreements (SLAs) for business customers, primary line quality for VoIP users and advanced services such as gaming. The new release includes a field replaceable RF switch to minimize the cost of redundancy, and the ability to perform hitless upgrades for seamless transitions to new software versions. With a reduction in downtime, MSOs deploying the Cuda 12000 can expect to receive fewer customer service calls and reduce the volume of expensive truck rolls.

"From the start, the Cuda 12000 Next-Generation CMTS was built to achieve the high performance level of carrier-class access platforms," said Hilton Nicholson, president of IP Cable Business Unit for ADC. "With this release, our customers can take advantage of dramatically reduced downtime to win in the business services market and move aggressively to implement VoIP. We also believe that the carrier-class performance of the Cuda 12000 will result in measurable improvements in subscriber satisfaction."

Carrier-Class Upgrades

The new release of the Cuda 12000 incorporates the ability to perform software upgrades without interrupting customers' service. With this new functionality and the design of the Cuda's passive I/O modules, MSOs can add or replace HFC interface modules in the chassis with no downtime when they need to increase capacity or add advanced IP services.

In addition to its enhanced carrier-class capabilities, the Cuda 12000 now supports up to 3,000 cable modems per HFC interface module. This increases the density of the platform to protect operators' investment and gives MSOs the ability to offer multiple tiers of high-speed data service to more effectively compete against other high-speed data service providers.

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)-based, it provides MSOs with a solid foundation for advanced voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services.

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