Shanghai Telecom Deploys Caspian for Strategic Network Backbone Deployment; Caspian Flow-State Quality of Service Technology Key to Future Multimedia Services.

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Caspian, the leading provider of multimedia traffic control solutions for IP and multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) networks, today announced that Shanghai Telecom Co. Ltd., a provincial corporation of China Telecom Corporation, has chosen Caspian A120 Media Controllers for deployment in its backbone network. The Caspian deployment is helping the carrier improve the performance of its network peering points and increase effective bandwidth available per user. In addition, Shanghai Telecom's customers can now experience a higher quality for their voice, video, and multimedia services.

Shanghai Telecom provides a wide range of fixed-line and mobile services for residential and business subscribers in markets that are experiencing rapid growth. Demand for innovative multimedia services is expected to increase dramatically in the next several years, and Shanghai Telecom is preparing its backbone network to maximize scalability while ensuring the highest quality service experience for its customers. Caspian Media Controllers optimize delivery of IP multimedia services by incorporating Flow-State QoS policy management capabilities at strategic locations in the carrier's 10-Gbps network backbone. With Caspian solutions, Shanghai Telecom can apply and enforce IP traffic management policies that support QoS across its network.

"Multimedia services represent a significant growth opportunity for Shanghai Telecom," said Cao Zhaolong, vice president of Shanghai Telecom's Long Distance Telecommunication Department. "With the ability to ensure QoS enforcement across the network, we can easily prioritize voice, video, and interactive traffic over less demanding data traffic and provide our customers with excellent service experiences."

Highly scalable Caspian Media Controllers are deployed at points of congestion in a carrier's network, such as in the backbone and at peering and aggregation points. Policy-based traffic and QoS management capabilities identify voice and interactive traffic and assign appropriate bandwidth and traffic shaping policies to each type.

"Millions of users will be able to experience consistently high quality multimedia service levels through the Shanghai Telecom network," said Brad Wurtz, Caspian president and chief executive officer. "We are excited about Shanghai Telecom's vision for the future and look forward to helping ensure that its network operates at optimal capacity and high performance levels."

About Caspian

Caspian is the leading supplier of multimedia traffic management solutions for service provider, large enterprise, and government networks. The Company's carrier-class Media Controllers leverage advanced Flow-State QoS technology to dynamically manage and control bandwidth in IP and MPLS networks. Caspian enables customers to enforce usage policies, enhance multimedia service quality, and prioritize applications. Caspian is headquartered in San Jose, California with offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Korea, Singapore and China. For more information, visit Caspian on the Web at www.caspian.com.