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Vitesse Surpasses 15 Million Gigabit Ethernet PHY Port Shipment Milestone; Achievement Points to Increasing Demand for Vitesse’s Gigabit Ethernet PHY Technology

CAMARILLO, Cali. –Nov. 17, 2005–Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ:VTSS), the market leader in Gigabit Ethernet ICs, today announced it has shipped in excess of 15 million Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) PHY ports to the worldwide market. By leveraging years of successful development and Tier 1 deployment of its single, quad, and octal SimpliPHY(TM) transceiver products, Vitesse has gained significant market share in the Gigabit LAN-on-Motherboard (GLOM), Gigabit Ethernet Passive Optical Network (GEPON), and Small-Medium Enterprise (SME) Switch port market segments.

US LEC Continues Juniper Networks Router Deployment; Carrier Utilizing Juniper Networks E- and M-Series to Continue Its Introduction of Innovative IP-Based Business Services

November 15, 2005 10:00 PM Hong Kong Timezone

US LEC Continues Juniper Networks Router Deployment; Carrier Utilizing Juniper Networks E- and M-Series to Continue Its Introduction of Innovative IP-Based Business Services

SUNNYVALE, Calif. –Nov. 15, 2005–Juniper Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:JNPR) today announced that US LEC (NASDAQ:CLEC), a telecommunications carrier serving businesses and enterprise organizations throughout the Eastern United States, is in the final stages of upgrading its secure and assured Juniper Networks routing infrastructure. The Juniper Networks E- and M-series routing platforms will enable US LEC to offer a wider range of MPLS-based business services that will include highly reliable MPLS-based VPNs, voice over IP (VoIP) and Ethernet-based Internet access and business communications.

NetLogic Microsystems Reaches Milestone of 500,000 Knowledge-Based Processors Shipped; Company Maintains Its Network Technology Leadership Position Through Growing Customer Validation

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. –Nov. 14, 2005–NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq:NETL), the leader in the design and development of knowledge-based processors, today announced it has now shipped 500,000 knowledge-based processors to date. The Company’s knowledge-based processors enable high-performance decision-making for packet processing in a variety of advanced devices in the Enterprise, Metro, Access, Edge and Core networking markets.

Telco Systems Introduces T-Marc, Ethernet Demarcation and Service Termination Devices, Providing Circuit Emulation Pseudowire Services; T-Marc Boasts Lowest Latency and Superior Performance to Greatly Reduce Carrier Costs

FOXBORO, Mass. –Nov. 14, 2005–Telco Systems, a provider of carrier-class transport and access solutions for public and private IP and TDM networks, today introduced the first two models of its new T-Marc product line, a family of extremely cost-effective and compact Ethernet demarcation and service delivery customer located (CLE) devices. T-Marc enables both TDM- and packet-based carriers to greatly reduce OPEX and CAPEX for carrier-grade Ethernet and TDM-over-Ethernet services. It provides an extensive Operation, Administration and Maintenance (OAM) tool kit along with QoS mechanisms, which enables carriers to minimize service calls and meet their Service Level Agreements (SLAs).

Hong Kong Broadband Network Expands Voice, Video, Multimedia IP Services with Nortel Solutions; Enables Advanced Multimedia Services for Subscribers Around the Globe

HONG KONG –Nov. 9, 2005–Hong Kong Broadband Network Limited (HKBN), the city’s largest alternative residential voice and broadband service provider, is expanding its VoIP telephony and multimedia services to increase capacity by 1 million subscribers through a major upgrade of its VoIP network supplied by Nortel (NYSE:NT)(TSX:NT).

Nortel Powers Versatel Digital ‘Triple Play’ Network; New Voice, Entertainment and Broadband Internet Network for The Netherlands

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands –Nov. 7, 2005–Nortel (NYSE:NT)(TSX:NT) has played an important role in the expansion of Versatel, the Dutch telecommunications company, to a ‘triple play’ provider of voice, entertainment and broadband services. Versatel is using Nortel’s Metro Ethernet and Packet Optical transport solutions to carry its new services.

Amedia Announces Formation of Corporate Advisory Board; Appoints Prominent Telecommunications Industry Leaders as Founding Members; Prestigious Group to Complement Company’s Highly Experienced Management Team

EATONTOWN, N.J. –Nov. 3, 2005–Amedia Networks, Inc. (OTCBB:AANI), a provider of switched Ethernet ultra-broadband solutions for the Triple Play Access Market, today announced the formation of a Corporate Advisory Board, created to advise the senior management team on strategic and overall business development in order to grow global market penetration.

Nortel Reports Results for the Third Quarter 2005

TORONTO –Nov. 2, 2005–Nortel Networks Corporation (NYSE:NT)(TSX:NT):

– Q3 2005 revenues of $2.66 billion, up year over year 22 percent

– Q3 2005 net loss of $105 million, $0.02 per common share on a diluted basis

– Q3 2005 cash balance of $3.0 billion

Nortel Networks Corporation (NYSE:NT)(TSX:NT) today reported results for the third quarter of 2005 in U.S. dollars and in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

“Our results demonstrate solid progress in our next-generation businesses including 3G Wireless, VoIP and Metro-optical and recent announcements show early momentum from execution of our Asia strategy with our joint venture with LG,” said Bill Owens, vice chairman and chief executive officer, Nortel. “As I come to the close of my tenure as CEO, I am pleased that Nortel can now move from this phase of stabilization with the foundation we’ve built over the last 19 months. I am confident that Nortel, with the leadership of Mike Zafirovski, is strong and ready to move forward and will continue to play to win.”

Seednet Selects Redback Networks SmartEdge Service Gateway to Provide Triple Play Services; Taiwan’s Second Largest Internet Service Provider Provides Video, Voice, and High Speed Internet on a Converged Broadband Network

HONG KONG –Nov. 1, 2005–Redback Networks Inc. (Nasdaq:RBAK), a leading provider of next-generation broadband networking systems, today announced that Seednet, Taiwan’s second largest Internet service provider, has deployed the SmartEdge(R) Service Gateway platform for its next generation converged broadband service network, which will provide video, voice and advanced data services throughout Taiwan.

Leading Irish ISP Delivers Triple-Play Broadband Services with Cisco Internet Protocol Next Generation Network; Cisco to Help Digiweb Deliver Real-Time Multi-Media And Digital IP TV

DUBLIN, Ireland –Oct. 25, 2005–Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) announced today that Digiweb Ltd (www.digiweb.ie), one of Ireland’s largest privately-owned Internet Service Providers (ISP), will offer 80 percent of the population converged data, voice and video (”triple-play”) services using a country-wide network built on Cisco Systems Internet Protocol Next Generation Network (IP NGN) technology.

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