Acterna, Telcordia Speed Deployment of Advanced Broadband Services

As U.S. Exceeds Ten Million DSL Subscribers, arriers Loo! to "ffer #$%based &Triple $lay' Services for onsumers

Germantown, Md. September 21, 2004 Acterna, the largest provider of test and network management solutions to telecommunications network operators, and Telcordia Technologies, Inc., a leading global provider of telecommunications software and services for IP, wireline, wireless, and cable markets, today announced a joint solution to speed worldwide deployment of digital subscriber line !"#$ and meet the service demands of consumers and small businesses. Acterna and Telcordia have developed an open, standards%based, test solution for !"# and other elements of the &triple play' package of services, including voice and video. This initiative comes at a critical period of growth for the (.". !"# market. The number of !"# subscribers grew )*+ in the second half of ),,- to reach more than ../ million subscribers by end of ),,- source0 122 3ireline 2ompetition 4ureau, 5une ),,*$ and the !"# 1orum recently reported that number grew to 6,.7 million by the end of 8arch ),,*. 3orldwide, !"# has seen significant growth and has reached 9,+ market penetration in countries such as :orea and 5apan. &3e are seamlessly supporting the rollout of new broadband services through open, modular solutions that provide the service assurance and provisioning that these advanced offerings re;uire,' stated <ach =ilstein, group vice president for "ervice Assurance and 3ork 1orce 8anagement "olutions, Telcordia. &Teaming with Acterna further demonstrates the success of our >lementive approach to develop creative solutions through partnership with other providers. This solution will enable installation pretest or maintenance testing on a fully flowthrough basis, leading to significant cost savings in the test and provisioning work centers.' As broadband penetration and competition among service providers increases, carriers seek to offer a full range of voice, video and data services to customers. >merging technologies such as digital broadcasting and voice%over%IP ?oIP$ have both shown significant growth and are e@pected to be key components of future broadband service packages. Acterna and Telcordia are supporting the ne@t evolution of broadband that will enable carriers to offer on%demand video, ?oIP, and data throughout the home. &Aur companies share a common customer philosophy in developing solutions that anticipate their needs, address specific market opportunities and ma@imiBe legacy investments,' said Celmut 4erg, president of ActernaDs Telecom !ivision. &Aur combined solution offers carriers the means to rollout new broadband services to deliver voice, video and data that are unified by Internet Protocol IP$. The key differentiator for todayDs carriers is how fast and how efficiently they can bundle packages and deliver new services. Together with Telcordia, we are focused on turnkey solutions that enable ne@t%generation offerings to ma@imiBe carriersD revenue opportunities.' The joint solution is a high%performance 3eb and E8#%based, intelligent test platform designed to support multi%vendor and multi%protocol networks to help carriers accelerate the addition of new broadband services. Automated provisioning validation and automated fault isolation ;uickly fi@ network problems to ensure ;uality of service and reliability of data delivery. "pecifically, the solution matches TelcordiaDs feature%rich Integrated Testing F Analysis "ystem IGTA"$ with ActernaHs patented !"# Test Cead IT%),,$ technology and Iuality Test 8anagement "ystem I8" Test A"$. 2onsistent with TelcordiaDs >lementive approach, the open architecture enables interoperability and fle@ibility with the industryDs leading !"# e;uipment and empowers provider delivery networks. About Telcordia Technologies, Inc. Telcordia Technologies, Inc. is a leading global provider of telecommunications software and services for IP, wireline, wireless, and cable. 4y delivering on its >lementive strategy of providing fle@ible, standards%based solutions that optimiBe comple@ network and business support systems, Telcordia enables customers to aggressively reduce costs and grow revenues. Telcordia, a subsidiary of "cience Applications International 2orporation "AI2$, is head;uartered in Piscataway, G5, with offices throughout the (nited "tates, 2anada, >urope, 2entral and #atin America.

About Acterna Acterna is the worldDs 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. Cead;uartered in =ermantown, 8aryland, ("A with >uropean and Asia%Pacific operations based in >ningen, =ermany and Cong :ong Acterna serves nearly every major communications service provider and e;uipment manufacturer around the world through a skilled sales and support organiBation in -6 countries. JJJ
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