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Scientific-Atlanta's Commercial Services and Bandwidth Enhancement Solutions Help MSOs 'Rev It Up'

Posted on: Tuesday, 15 June 2004, 06:00 CDT

ORLANDO, Fla., June 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2004 -- One of the cable industry's greatest untapped opportunities is providing commercial services to the approximately eight million small- and medium-sized enterprises that spend, in aggregate, $80 billion on voice and data services each year. As the launch of Commercial Services, HDTV, VOD, DVR and other programming and services expands the demand for bandwidth, managing and enhancing existing bandwidth become high priorities. Scientific-Atlanta's new Commercial Services and bandwidth management and enhancement solutions will be featured in the company's booth 0431 at SCTE's Cable-Tec Expo 2004 in Orlando, June 15-18.

Versatile Commercial Services platforms and products

- The BroadLAN(TM) platform provides new opportunities for cable

operators to "Rev it Up" as they hit the revenue accelerator to offer

HFC-based T1 services, symmetrical data service with no bottlenecks and

dedicated Internet access - all with no outside plant changes.

- The Prisma(R) CWDM Media Converter platform easily integrates into HFC

and metro networks for rapid startup of Commercial Services. The Media

Converter can deliver simple, low-cost, effective, efficient use of

existing spare fiber to deliver dedicated Internet access and optical

private line services.

- The Prisma IP(TM) E100(TM) platform is the best answer if you need to

deliver data, voice and video over a single fiber-based IP network that

supports carrier-grade, highly-scalable performance.

- The new ROSA(TM) Element Manager (EM) cost-effectively monitors and

manages co-located equipment in main sites, cable hubs and transmitter

sites. It delivers low-cost, low-maintenance performance based on SNMP

open standards to improve management and performance deep into your

network.

- The Ethernet module (sidecar) for the Proteus(TM) node return digital

solution allows cable operators to offer over 100 Mb of voice or data

services using their existing cable infrastructure and standard HFC

products.

Bandwidth Enhancement solutions

Scientific-Atlanta's Bandwidth Enhancement solutions include analog-to- digital (A/D) conversion, encoders, transrating, dynamic QAM management with QAM and Continuum(R) modulators, access network bandwidth-maximizing 1 GHz GainMaker(R) amps and nodes, and more.

Network on Demand

The key featured products for delivering powerful services on-demand include the Prisma IP multi-service digital transport platform with its new 10 Gbps video-on-demand (VOD) transport cards. This solution supports the automation delivered by tunable transmit/receive optics to enable a new Automated Broadcast and Select architecture. Additional Scientific-Atlanta solutions include DWDM, QAM and dense QAM arrays, and the latest in fiberoptic technologies.

Advanced DVR, HD and voice services

- New Explorer(R) 8300MR(TM) Multi-Room(TM) DVR will allow up to three

other TVs equipped with non-DVR Explorer set-tops in the home to

securely access and play back encrypted content stored on the 8300MR-

DVR through existing in-home coax wiring. The 8300MR-DVR is currently

in field trials.

- The Explorer 8300HD(TM) High Definition Digital Video Recorder (DVR) is

Scientific-Atlanta's next generation HD-DVR which delivers the choice,

convenience and control of a dual-tuner Digital Video Recorder with

stunning High Definition Television (HDTV) video and digital surround

sound.

- Scientific-Atlanta DPX2203(TM) cable modem (EMTA) - the industry's

first DOCSIS(TM) 2.0, PacketCable(TM) 1.0 certified Voice over IP cable

modem provides one of the most advanced, stable and proven cable VoIP

solutions available today.

Operations Support System (OSS) solutions from SciCare(TM) Broadband Services

Scientific-Atlanta's Operations Support System (OSS) solutions can help cable operators build and optimize their revenue and profitability.

- Retriever(TM) Set-Top Telemetry Diagnostics and Viewership Measurement

solution meets the growing demand for improved insight into consumers'

viewership habits, while protecting the consumer's privacy, and for

proactive monitoring of set-top and network performance at the

subscriber's TV set.

- The OSS Automated Backup solution for the Scientific-Atlanta Digital

Network Control System (DNCS) is customized to match each operator's

specific network configuration.

- Because backups are completely digital, they can be faster, more

reliable and less expensive than commonly used tapes.

About Scientific-Atlanta

Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. ( http://www.scientificatlanta.com/ ) is a leading supplier of digital content distribution systems, transmission networks for broadband access to the home, digital interactive set-tops and subscriber systems designed for video, high-speed Internet and voice over IP (VoIP) networks, and worldwide customer service and support.

"Forward-looking statements," as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, may be included in this news release. A variety of factors could cause Scientific-Atlanta's actual results to differ from the anticipated results expressed in such forward-looking statements. Investors are referred to Scientific-Atlanta's Cautionary Statements (Exhibit 99.1 to the Company's most recent Form 10-Q), which statements are incorporated into this news release by reference.

Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.

CONTACT: Peggy Ballard, +1-770-236-7871, or fax, +1-770-236-3088, orpeggy.ballard@sciatl.com , or Sara Stutzenstein, +1-770-236-2181, orsara.stutzenstein@sciatl.com , both of Scientific-Atlanta, Inc., fax,+1-770-236-3088

Web site: http://www.scientificatlanta.com/

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