Acterna Selected by European Carrier to Provide Broadband Access Test Solution; Company Works with Leading Broadband Provider to Ensure Deployment of ADSL, Establishes DSL Service Assurance Leadership Position in Europe.

GERMANTOWN, Md. -- Acterna, the leader in test and management solutions for consumer and business broadband communications, today announced it was recently selected by a leading European broadband provider to enable the cost-effective and reliable delivery of DSL broadband services. Acterna will supply NetComplete(TM) xDSL testing hardware and software via the unique, patented technology in its QT200 DSL Test Head and scalable architecture of NetAnalyst(TM) NGT(TM) Test Management Software (which includes centralized QT-EMS and Test OSS functionality). Part of Acterna's Service Assurance Solutions division, Acterna's NetComplete xDSL test solution supports more than five million DSL lines throughout Europe, far eclipsing competitive offerings.

Acterna will be displaying NetComplete Service Assurance Solutions at SuperComm 2005, booth #43021, June 7-9.

The Acterna xDSL test solution is engineered to enable more efficient customer call management as well as operations and maintenance for network operators, saving days in mean-time-to-repair (MTTR) and lowering the total number of dispatches by decreasing the need for visits to co-located exchanges and end-user locations to identify faults. In addition, the QT-200 helps increase the service provider's top line by helping them cost-effectively deploy triple-play services, contain operating expenses to maximize bottom line growth and deliver a satisfactory end-user experience.

"Many European consumers rely heavily on their broadband carriers to provide faster Internet access to enhance their online experience when conducting online communication, shopping, office and school work, and other activities," said John Govert, general manager of Acterna's Service Assurance Solutions division. "We are energized by this new relationship and confident that our portfolio of broadband test solutions will support the delivery of reliable and efficient high-performance broadband services."

About Acterna's NetComplete Service Assurance Solutions, QT-200 xDSL Test Head and NetAnalyst NGT Test Management Applications

Acterna's NetComplete Service Assurance solutions deliver end-to-end applications for service turn-up verification, fault isolation and troubleshooting, performance management and capacity planning targeted for the service provider environment. Service providers can maximize revenue while lowering costs by removing operational inefficiencies within and between these areas. By leveraging the operational synergies between these functional areas, NetComplete can not only identify poor or degrading service, but also drill down to the next level to further isolate and troubleshoot the degradation. NetComplete delivers a sophisticated set of testing and monitoring capabilities by giving the service provider clear visibility into the end-user experience.

Acterna's combination of the QT200 xDSL Test Head and NetAnalyst Test Management software provides operators with an open platform (Web and XML based), intelligent test system that supports multi-vendor, multi-protocol, and multi-architecture networks. These NetComplete xDSL Turn-up and Troubleshooting applications cover a wide range, from automated provisioning validation to automated fault isolation while simultaneously reducing the number of trouble tickets. Comprehensive fault isolation and expert analysis techniques within the Acterna NetComplete xDSL Test applications ensure that network problems can be fixed quickly and the number of unnecessary handoffs to the field reduced substantially. Open XML architecture supports interoperability with the industry's leading DSL equipment and offers carriers unique technical innovations as well as ease of use.

Also offered is a core Linux server platform (in the test head), wide-band copper technology and service testing elements for ADSL, G.SHDSL, VDSL and ADSL2+ services, making Acterna well-positioned to support the test requirements for other broadband services, such as VoIP and IPTV, and emerging technologies used in next generation networks. The Acterna tandem also covers the end-to-end delivery chain and segments faults from the customer premise equipment into the DSL network (DSLAM, ATM backbone, BAS, Radius Servers) and up to the ISPs.

About Acterna Service Assurance Solutions (SAS)

Acterna's Service Assurance Solutions was created to proactively address the critical business challenges facing today's telecom and cable network operators competing to efficiently and rapidly deliver the "triple play" bundle of advanced voice, data and video services over IP networks. Service Assurance Solutions provides next generation network operators with a robust portfolio of interoperable NetComplete Solutions to enable end-to-end service management across their converged broadband IP infrastructure. Capable of performing quick service turn-up, fault isolation, troubleshooting, ongoing performance monitoring and network capacity planning, it is ideally positioned to help network operators quickly deploy IP-based broadband services while lowering operating expenses.

About Acterna

Acterna is the world's largest provider of communications test solutions for telecommunications and cable network operators. A trusted communications test partner for more than eight decades, Acterna offers an unmatched portfolio of award-winning instruments, systems, software and services that help its customers reduce network costs while improving performance and reliability. Headquartered in Germantown, Maryland, USA - with European and Asia-Pacific operations based in Eningen, Germany and Hong Kong - Acterna serves nearly every major communications service provider and equipment manufacturer around the world through a skilled sales and support organization in 31 countries.

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