NextG Networks Selects Corning Cable Systems Solution for Distributed Antenna Network Buildout; Companies Extend National Fiber Optic Cable and Hardware Agreement.

CORNING, N.Y. -- Corning Cable Systems, part of Corning Incorporated's Telecommunications segment, has again been selected by NextG Networks as its national fiber optic cable and hardware supplier. NextG Networks, a market leader in municipal cellular deployments, will continue to use Corning Cable Systems' products in its fiber-based distributed antenna networks across the United States.

The relationship allows NextG Networks to provide wireless carriers and service providers a fast and economical way to enable service where coverage holes, capacity limitations and restricted access have previously left consumers underserved. NextG's unique RF-over-fiber transport architecture offers carriers the virtually unlimited bandwidth capacity and strong reliability of optical fiber. Corning Cable Systems has already supplied NextG Networks with more than 20,000 miles of cabled SMF-28e(R) optical fiber to build its municipal cellular networks in areas including Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago and San Francisco. The two companies signed an initial cable and hardware agreement late last year and have now agreed to extend the agreement through June 2006.

"NextG values its relationship with Corning Cable Systems, and we are proud to be working with them in rolling out our advanced wireless networks across the country," said John Georges, chief executive officer of NextG Networks. "We view Corning as the premium supplier of optical fiber cable and hardware and an important part of our carrier-class wireless networks across the United States."

"Distributed antenna networks are extremely efficient architectures for delivering RF to targeted areas," said Dr. Bernhard Deutsch, director of market development for Corning Cable Systems. "NextG Network's innovative technology elevates wireless networks to the next level by combining the benefits of wireless and fiber optic communications."

Corning Cable Systems is an industry-leading manufacturer of fiber optic and copper communications network infrastructure solutions. For additional information on Corning Cable Systems products or services, please contact a customer service representative at 1-800-743-2675, toll free in the United States, or ([phone], international, or visit our Web site at www.corning.com/cablesystems.

About NextG Networks

NextG Networks, the leader in municipal cellular networks, provides managed RF transport and backhaul services to wireless service providers. A unique fiber optic architecture and expert public rights-of-way site management are the foundation of NextG's discrete, multi-frequency, scalable networks that improve quality, coverage, and capacity for wireless service providers and their customers. NextG Networks has its headquarters in Milpitas, CA and operates regional subsidiaries throughout the United States. For information, visit NextG Networks online at www.nextgnetworks.net.

About Corning Incorporated 

Corning Incorporated (www.corning.com) is a diversified technology company that concentrates its efforts on high-impact growth opportunities. Corning combines its expertise in specialty glass, ceramic materials, polymers and the manipulation of the properties of light, with strong process and manufacturing capabilities to develop, engineer and commercialize significant innovative products for the telecommunications, flat panel display, environmental, semiconductor, and life sciences industries.