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Corning's Tip-to-Tip Solution Chosen for Australian FTTH Network

Posted on: Tuesday, 1 March 2005, 09:00 CST

First FTTH deployment by a cable TV operator and the first deployment of Corning(R) Evolant(TM) Solutions and NexCor(TM) fiber in Australia

Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) and Broadcast Engineering Services (BES) announced today that Corning will be the exclusive passive equipment supplier for BES' first fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) deployment. BES will deploy Corning's Evolant(TM) Solution for Access Networks with NexCor(TM) optical fiber.

BES, an established network owner and service provider in Western Australia, has signed agreements with real estate developers to install greenfield FTTH networks throughout this region. Currently, three developments - Somerly, Brighton and Vale are slated for deployment, with a total of 2,000 homes to be passed by early 2006.

For the first deployment to the residents of Somerly, BES will deploy Corning's Evolant Advantage products. Each home in the Somerly deployment will be able to receive voice, data and video services including video on demand from a single platform capable of delivering these services at 100 Mb/s per home, or 100 times faster than current DSL or cable modem service.

Through its Evolant Solutions for Access Networks, Corning Cable Systems offers specialized portfolios of innovative products and services that enable customers to cost-effectively deploy fiber in the last mile. The Evolant Advantage Solution was designed to increase the ease of installation and speed of adding subscribers from the local convergence point to the customer premises.

"We chose Corning's FTTH solution because it allows us to design a network that is high performing and cost-effective, reducing both our installation and operating costs," said Mr Geoff Albridge, chief technical officer, BES. "NexCor fiber's optimization for FTTH allows us to flexibly address the evolving transmission requirements of our passive optical network. And because this solution is from Corning, we know the quality and customer service will be first rate."

This is also the first deployment of NexCor fiber, an SMF-28e(R) innovation, in Australia. Corning has engineered NexCor fiber, the only single-mode fiber specified for all PON transmission wavelengths, to provide optimized FTTH performance while maintaining complete backward compatibility with Corning SMF-28e fiber, the world's most widely deployed brand of fiber. The result is the only fully ITU-T G.652.D-compliant fiber that enables twice the optical launch power compared with other fibers in its class, and that has superior bending attributes for handleability in the field and optimized performance to enable lower-cost transmitters.

"We are delighted to support BES, which has taken such a leadership role in FTTH in Australia," said Rainer Dittrich, managing director, Corning Cable Systems Australia, the local unit of Corning Incorporated. "Corning has always believed in tying innovation to customer value. We are very pleased that the Evolant Solutions portfolio and NexCor fiber are providing real, tangible benefit to our valued customer."

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.

About Broadcast Engineering Services

Broadcast Engineering Services is Australia's leading service provider for deployments of last mile/local loop networks within green-field/new developments. BES provides various technology solutions to developers, from hybrid fibre co-axial, wireless and fiber to the home, with full turnkey construction and operations to network ownership.

Source: Business Wire

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