Cox Communications Approves ADC's Cuda 12000 IP Access Switch as a DOCSIS 1.0 Solution -- Equipment to be Deployed in Cox's Mid America Region.

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MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 27, 2000

ADC (Nasdaq:ADCT; www.adc.com), a leading global supplier of fiber optics, network equipment, software and integration services for broadband, multiservice networks, today announced that Cox Communications, Inc., has approved ADC's Cuda(TM) 12000 IP Access Switch as a DOCSIS 1.0 CMTS (cable modem termination system) solution. Cox will integrate ADC's Cuda 12000 platform in the company's Mid America region. ADC's Cuda 12000 IP Access Switch was obtained in the acquisition of Broadband Access Systems in September 2000. Cox will utilize this technology for its reliability characteristics and data aggregation capabilities.

"When deploying IP data services over our advanced broadband network, it is necessary to utilize reliable, scalable, standards-based solutions," said Chris Bowick, senior vice president of technology development for Cox Communications. "During our extensive lab evaluation, we found the Cuda 12000 platform to be a quality DOCSIS 1.0 solution deployable in today's market."

"The fact that this technology is available today and that we will likely be able to take a single step to a next generation 1.1 DOCSIS CMTS platform, minimizes the impact to our high-speed data customers," said Jeff Strout, director of network engineering for the Internet Unit of Cox's Mid America operations. "We look forward to developing a long-lasting relationship with ADC, beginning with this deployment."

ADC's Cuda 12000 IP Access Switch, which was the industry's first CableLabs(R) Qualified next-generation cable access platform, underwent a number of thorough testing procedures in Cox Communications' labs. The Cuda 12000 platform underwent a series of tests including physical installation, configuration, provisioning, network management, security, and cable modem interoperability.

"A deployment of this magnitude speaks volumes in today's CMTS market and validates our market research, exhaustive system design and quality testing and manufacturing," said Dave Paolino, vice president and general manager for Cable Access in ADC's Broadband Access and Transport Group and former CEO and co-founder of Broadband Access Systems. "Cox's deployment of the Cuda 12000 reinforces ADC's dedication to providing the best CMTS platform in the market today."

The Cuda 12000 is a 14-slot access platform that aggregates high volumes of cable modem and other IP traffic for reliable transport over backbone data networks and the Internet. Based on its unique MeshFlow(TM) architecture, the Cuda 12000 IP Access Switch integrates powerful functionality into a single platform that today can only be achieved through multiple, separate systems, including a 1.0 DOCSIS-qualified CMTS, high performance switching, routing, and data aggregation, service provisioning, network diagnosis and management, and numerous LAN and WAN interfaces to support a variety of network topologies. The Cuda 12000 platform offers the highest DOCSIS performance capacity of any system in the industry and its powerful distributed architecture supports the intensive quality of service (QoS) needs of next generation IP services based on the DOCSIS 1.1 specification as well as VoIP.

About Cox Communications

Cox Communications serves approximately 6.2 million customers nationwide, making it the nation's fifth largest cable television company. A full-service provider of telecommunications products, Cox offers an array of services, including Cox Cable; local and long distance telephone services under the Cox Digital Telephone brand; high-speed Internet access under the brands Cox@Home, Road Runner and Cox Express; advanced digital video programming services under the Cox Digital Cable brand; and commercial voice and data services via Cox Business Services. Cox is an investor in telecommunications companies including Sprint PCS and Excite@Home, as well as programming networks including Discovery Channel, The Learning Channel, Outdoor Life and Speedvision. More information about Cox Communications can be accessed on the Internet at www.cox.com.

About ADC

ADC is The Broadband Company(TM). ADC's fiber optics, 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 consumers and businesses. ADC (Nasdaq: ADCT) has annual sales of over $3.2 billion and employs more than 22,000 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.