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Siemens New Family of SpeedStream(R) Integrated Access Devices Offers New Revenue Opportunities for Service Providers

Posted on: Monday, 22 March 2004, 06:00 CST

DALLAS, March 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Siemens Subscriber Networks, Inc., an affiliate of Siemens Information and Communication Networks, Inc., each a subsidiary of Siemens AG announces the market introduction of a full line of SpeedStream Integrated Access Devices (IADs). Feature-rich, yet cost-effective, these IADs enable service providers to offer voice, data and managed services to their subscribers over a single broadband circuit. Such an offering can help service providers develop important new revenue streams from small- and medium-sized businesses.

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Five SpeedStream IAD models give service providers a wide range of deployment options for different business and office needs. Quality of service mechanisms and policy-based priority queuing help to ensure that voice traffic can be prioritized over data traffic.

"At Siemens, we're advancing our LifeWorks vision of making access to data, voice and video easy anywhere. Our carrier customers are searching for strategic suppliers to help them deliver new, integrated methods of satisfying very real customer requirements like VoIP and video on demand," said Paul Reitmeier, president, Siemens Subscriber Networks, Inc. "These new SpeedStream IADs represent a big win for both our carrier customers and their subscribers."

Additional features across the SpeedStream IAD family:

* Built-in 10/100 Base-T switched Ethernet ports support multiple

connections within the network.

* An optional 802.11x Wireless LAN Access interface can untether users

from wireline connections.

* Quality of Service mechanisms include Type Of Service, DiffServ, VLAN,

and Packet Classification.

* Standards fully supported are MGCP, IUA/SCTP and SIP.

* VPN functionality can be provided via a built-in Point-To-Point

Protocol Server or the establishment of an IPSec tunnel, secured with

DES, 3DES.

* Available models with ADSL or G.SHDSL WAN interfaces provide asymmetric

or symmetric broadband speeds, depending on the customer need.

* Fax and modem devices are supported.

SpeedStream IADs are standards-based and interoperate with solutions of Siemens and other leading IP softswitch vendors.

About Siemens

Siemens AG is a leading global electronics and engineering company with reported worldwide sales of $80.5 billion in fiscal 2003. With its U.S. corporate headquarters in New York City, Siemens in the United States has sales of $16.6 billion and employs 65,000 people throughout all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Eleven of Siemens' worldwide businesses are based in the United States. With its global headquarters in Munich, Germany, Siemens AG and its subsidiaries employ 417,000 people in 192 countries. For more information on Siemens in the United States: http://www.usa.siemens.com/.

About Siemens Information and Communication Networks Group

Siemens Information and Communication Networks Group, a division of Siemens AG, is a leading provider of network and applications technology for enterprises, carriers and service providers. ICN's product strategy is focused on next-generation switching, next-generation access, and next-generation optics. ICN's flagship brands are HiPath for enterprises, SURPASS for carriers, and SpeedStream for business and residential broadband customer premise equipment.

NOTE: SpeedStream is a registered trademark and Tango is a trademark of Siemens Subscriber Networks, Inc.

This release contains forward-looking statements based on beliefs of Siemens management. The words "anticipate,""believe,""estimate,""forecast,""expect,""intend,""plan,""should," and "project" are used to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the company's current views with respect to future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause the actual results to be materially different, including, among others, changes in general economic and business conditions, changes in currency exchange rates and interest rates, introduction of competing products, lack of acceptance of new products or services and changes in business strategy. Actual results may vary materially from those projected here. Siemens does not intend or assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

Web site: http://www.siemens.com http://www.usa.siemens.com

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CONTACT: Suzanne Crow, Siemens Information and Communication Networks,Inc., +1-703-262-2689, or suzanne.crow@icn.siemens.com

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