Corning SMF-28e Optical Fiber Awarded Fiberoptic Product News 2001 Technology Award.

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CORNING, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 29, 2002

Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) announced today that Corning(R) SMF-28e(TM) optical fiber was selected for the esteemed Fiberoptic Product News 2001 Technology Award.

The award, presented last month at OFC 2002, recognizes SMF-28e fiber as one of the leading products introduced in 2001.

Fiberoptic Product News recognized SMF-28e fiber in the category of "Cable/Cable Management/Connectorization." Along with eleven other products in six categories, SMF-28e fiber was selected from more than 2,000 product nominations submitted by the publication's readers. SMF-28e fiber is not the first Corning fiber to win the Technology Award - Fiberoptic Product News awarded it to Corning(R) LEAF(R) fiber in 1998.

Barry Linchuck, director, Global Product Line Management, Corning, commented, "Corning is certainly excited to have SMF-28e optical fiber recognized by the industry as an outstanding new product. With its enhanced specifications, SMF-28e fiber will continue to prove itself as one of the top optical fiber products available today for metro and access applications. The continuing recognition of our products by Fiberoptic Product News readers is a testimony to Corning's dedication to developing innovative solutions for end users."

SMF-28e fiber, designed with low attenuation in the water peak region, offers network designers the ability to create high-capacity, low-cost networks. This product is intended for unamplified systems and brings new functionality to service providers, such as ILECs, CLECs, CATV companies and utilities. Reduced attenuation in the water peak region opens a new operating window, allowing the transmission of more information over the same number of fibers.

Continually committed to quality and customer service, Corning recently announced enhanced specifications for SMF-28e fiber, as well as SMF-28(TM) and LEAF fibers. Corning has improved optical and geometry specifications to premium levels for all three fibers--providing best-in-class performance to network operators. For further details on the specifications, please visit the Corning Optical Fiber website (www.corning.com/opticalfiber).

Established in 1851, Corning Incorporated (www.corning.com) creates leading-edge technologies for the fastest-growing markets of the world's economy. Corning manufactures optical fiber, cable and photonic products for the telecommunications industry; and high-performance displays and components for television, information technology and other communications-related industries. The company also uses advanced materials to manufacture products for scientific, semiconductor and environmental markets. Corning revenues for 2001 were $6.3 billion.