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Tunisie Telecom Creates New Nationwide Broadband Network With Huawei and Redback; Broadband DSL for Consumer Access and Wholesale Needs

Posted on: Tuesday, 26 October 2004, 08:00 CDT

Redback Networks Inc. (Nasdaq:RBAK), a leading provider of next-generation broadband networking systems, and Huawei Technologies Company Ltd., a global telecom infrastructure supplier, today announced that the Tunisie Telecom is creating a nationwide broadband network to bring ADSL broadband access and services to consumers and small businesses using systems from Redback and Huawei. Redback is supplying its SMS(TM) 1800 broadband subscriber management systems. Huawei is supplying DSLAMs, a centralized network management system and DSL modems. Huawei is a global distribution partner for Redback.

"By combining the strength of advanced subscriber management from Redback Networks with our own high-performance, cost-effective solutions, we can offer broadband networks to meet the demands of any application," said Mr. Lishenzhuo, vice president of Middle East and North Africa, Huawei Technologies. "The evolving broadband infrastructure we are providing to Tunisie Telecom takes full advantage of the combined Redback-Huawei solution."

"We are pleased to work with Huawei in helping Tunisie Telecom build a national broadband network that offers the reliability, flexibility and scalability to meet the demands of a growing market," said Marco Wanders, vice president of sales and operations for Europe, Middle East and Africa regions for Redback Networks. "Our partnership with Huawei brings carriers and service providers a complete solution for building vital broadband networks."

About Redback Networks

Redback Networks Inc., a leading provider of next-generation broadband networking equipment, enables carriers and service providers to build third-generation Smart Broadband Networks that can deliver simplified, personalized, portable subscriber services to consumers and businesses. The company's carrier-class, consumer-scale SmartEdge Router and Service Gateway platforms for Consumer IP combine subscriber management systems and edge routing and, in conjunction with the NetOp(TM) Element and Policy Manager platform, provide a powerful, flexible infrastructure for managing both subscribers and value-added services.

Founded in 1996 and headquartered in San Jose, Calif., with sales and technical support centers located worldwide, Redback Networks maintains a growing and global customer base of more than 500 carriers and service providers, including major local exchange carriers (LECs), inter-exchange carriers (IXCs), PTTs and service providers. For more information, visit Redback Networks at www.redback.com.

About Huawei Technologies

Incorporated in 1988 and headquartered in Shenzhen, China, Huawei Technologies (www.huawei.com) is a private high-tech enterprise fully owned by its employees. Huawei specializes in the research and development, production and marketing of telecommunications equipment, providing customized network solutions for telecom carriers in fixed, mobile optical network, data communications network and value-added services. Huawei's products have been put into wide application in over 40 countries, including China, France, Germany, Spain, UK, Russia, Brazil, Egypt, Oman, Algeria, Thailand, Singapore, South Korea, and more.

REDBACK and SmartEdge are trademarks registered at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and in other countries. SMS and NetOp are trademarks of Redback Networks Inc. All other products or services mentioned are the trademark, service marks, registered trademarks or registered service marks of their respective owners.

Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

The statements contained in this press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements regarding Redback Network's expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future and including, without limitation, statements regarding Huawei and Redback creating an essential infrastructure and Tunisie Telecom's ability to operate its broadband network and the ability of the Redback platform to perform and provide the necessary reliability, flexibility, performance and scalability. All forward-looking statements included in this document are based upon information available to Redback Networks as of the date hereof, and Redback Networks assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These risks and other risks relating to Redback Network's business are set forth in the documents filed by Redback Networks with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), specifically the most recent report on Form 10-K Form, Form 10-Q, Form 8-K, Redback's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-114352), and amendments thereto, and the other reports filed from time to time with the SEC.

Source: Business Wire

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