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Metrobility Optical Systems Teams With Corning Cable Systems to Develop Customer Premises Solution

Posted on: Monday, 7 June 2004, 06:00 CDT

Metrobility Optical Systems and Corning Cable Systems have jointly developed a specialized solution in response to a requirement expressed by Time Warner Cable. The solution combines a Fiber-to-the-Business (FTTB) junction box designed by Corning Cable Systems to house Metrobility's Access Optical Network Unit (RA21) to provide an optical Ethernet connection to businesses in the Raleigh, N.C. area.

"The initiative taken by both Corning Cable Systems and Metrobility has resulted in an elegant and simple customer premises solution," stated Mark Eagle, Director of Project Engineering of Time Warner Cable. "The end result is a secure, reliable and manageable end point in an easy-to-install enclosure."

Metrobility's RA21 Optical Network Unit enables Time Warner Cable to connect businesses to their high-speed data network utilizing ITU-grid CWDM wavelengths to maximize the installed fiber. The RA21 offers a single-mode 100 Mbps fiber connection to Time Warner's network and a 100 Mbps CAT 5 copper connection to the business's local area network. The RA21 gives Time Warner a secure demarcation point between the two networks while providing unique remote management capabilities to address service reliability issues required by business users.

The Corning Cable Systems CDP Access Terminal is based on an enclosure used in residential and commercial deployments for coax, twisted pair and fiber cable applications. The CDP Access Terminal accommodates Metrobility's RA21 and provides cable management for the fiber optic cable, the power cable and the CAT 5 coax cable. The unit provides strain-relief and fiber management for the fiber cable and a splice tray, which connects the single-mode pigtails to the RA21 unit.

"Metrobility's active optical solution is a perfect complement to our existing FTTB Solutions, which include outside plant enclosures and fiber infrastructure offerings," stated Ted Messmer, CATV market manager at Corning Cable Systems. "This new product will help both Metrobility and Corning Cable Systems further advance the deployment of optical access networks within the CATV market."

The solution will be displayed at the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo in Orlando, Florida from June 15 through June 18 at the Corning Cable Systems booth (#1029) and at the Metrobility Optical Systems booth (#2016).

About Corning Incorporated

Corning Cable Systems LLC, an industry-leading manufacturer of fiber optic and copper communications network infrastructure solutions, is a subsidiary of 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 Time Warner Cable

Time Warner Cable owns and manages cable systems serving 10.9 million subscribers in 27 states, which include some of the most technologically advanced, best-clustered cable systems in the country with more than 75% of the Company's customers in systems of 300,000 subscribers or more. Utilizing a fully upgraded advanced cable network and a steadfast commitment to providing consumers with choice, value and world-class customer service, Time Warner Cable is an industry leader in delivering advanced products and services such as video on demand, high definition television, high-speed data, wireless home networking and digital video recorders. Time Warner Cable is a subsidiary of Time Warner Inc.

About Metrobility Optical Systems

Metrobility Optical Systems is an innovative, next generation optical networking company focusing on delivering optical access, connectivity and multiplexing to create a more efficient, more reliable, and more manageable network infrastructure. Metrobility harnesses the power of Ethernet and fiber optics to deliver superior carrier-class network connectivity solutions to bring WAN-manageable capabilities - optical remote management, connectivity, and access - to the metropolitan area network. As a market leader in media conversion, Metrobility has over a million units installed in networks around the world and is the product of choice for network builders who need to maximize network uptime and ensure network availability.

Metrobility Optical Systems is an ISO 9001:2000 registered company based in Merrimack, New Hampshire USA. More information on Metrobility Optical Systems can be found at www.metrobility.com.

Lancast, Metrobility, Metrobility Optical Systems, and NetBeacon are registered trademarks of Metrobility Optical Systems, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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