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Corning Cable Systems Provides OPGW Fiber Optic Cable in Panama

Posted on: Wednesday, 10 December 2003, 06:00 CST

CORNING, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 2003--Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) today announced that fiber optic cable and connectivity products from Corning Cable Systems are now being installed for use in Panama's 400-km national fiber optic backbone project. In November 2002, Consorcio Andino awarded Corning Cable Systems a multimillion dollar contract for its fiber optic cable and connectivity products. The installation of these products recently began.

Etesa is a state-owned full-service power and telecommunications provider in Panama. Consorcio Andino, based in Panama, was awarded a turnkey contract with Etesa for delivery and installation of equipment for the optical transmission technology needed to construct a link connecting several cities in Panama. The project connects Guasquitas to Panama City, crossing the Panama Canal and providing fiber connectivity throughout the network. It is part of an overall project by Etesa to build transmission lines to distribute power and telecommunications from the western part of the country to other areas within Panama, including Panama City.

Corning Cable Systems provided more than 400 km of optical ground wire (OPGW) cable using Corning(R) LEAF(R) optical fiber. Corning LEAF fiber, the world's most widely deployed non-zero dispersion-shifted fiber (NZ-DSF), is a G.655.B-compliant fiber optimized for amplified DWDM, 1550 nm transmission in long-haul and metro networks.

Corning Cable Systems also provided all of the passive optical connectivity products used during the installation of the project, including fiber optic hardware, fusion splicers, optical test equipment and fiber optic splice closures.

Corning Cable Systems, wholly owned by Corning Incorporated, is an industry-leading manufacturer of fiber optic and copper communications network infrastructure solutions. For additional information on Corning Cable Systems products or services, call (+1) 828-901-5000, international, (52) 55 5545-7460 in Mexico, or visit the Web site at www.corning.com/cablesystems.

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.

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