ADC Announces Unity Professional Services for Carriers

Business Wire, Feb 5, 2001

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MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 5, 2001

ADC (Nasdaq:ADCT; www.adc.com), a leading global supplier of fiber optics, network equipment, software and integration services for broadband multiservice networks, today announced its all new Unity(TM) suite of systems integration services. Unity professional services are Engineering, Furnishing, and Installation (EF&I) for network infrastructure and Operations Support Systems (OSS) consulting and integration for emerging Integrated Communications Providers (ICPs) and incumbent carriers. Unity service lines span all aspects of the telecom business and network, helping enable service providers to maximize both their OSS and network infrastructure investments.

Unity OSS Solutions address pressing needs in the ICP market. They include:

-- OSSAcuity(TM) OSS architecture design

-- OSServiceDelivery(TM) OSS implementation

-- NetDiscovery(TM) network inventory audits and OSS data integrity

-- OSSIntegrity(TM) OSS-to-OSS electronic flow-through, integration and web
access for OSS

Unity service lines for Network (EF&I) services include:

-- NetDefine(TM) network infrastructure design, equipment

selection, transmission path design and site surveys

-- NetDeliver(TM) detail engineering, equipment procurement and

material management

-- NetConnect(TM) equipment installation, commissioning and

integration, and pre-configured equipment solutions.

ADC's Program and Project Management encompass all Unity service lines, managing the scope, schedule, cost and quality of all projects.

"ADC adds to its strong portfolio of broadband equipment and software this robust offering of integration services that cross all layers of the telecom business," said Tony Brucha, vice president of OSS solutions for ADC's Systems Integration Division. "The Unity suite of services gives providers more knowledge and control of their networks, enhances their service capabilities, and gives them the tools to decrease costs and increase their overall profitability. This is a key differentiation as we help steer our clients through the turbulent consolidations and downward price pressures in the competitive telecommunications marketplace."

In its December 2000 Equipment Manufacturer Professional Services Strategies report, Stratecast Partners cited ADC's strength in ". . .assisting customers in maintaining an accurate inventory of their network. . .". With the introduction of Unity, ADC expands its strengths to provide complete end-to-end solutions.

"Tight systems integration is crucial to the future of all service providers," said Scott Donahue, OSS program manager for Stratecast Partners. "Initiatives such as ADC's Unity offering that tie together multi-vendor hardware and software environments will ultimately help service providers gain a competitive advantage by allowing for quicker time-to-market with new service offerings and improved customer care. Plus, service providers will reduce their costs of doing business."

ADC's Systems Integration Division approaches the marketplace from a vendor-neutral position. Whether providing services, supporting client-selected products, hardware or software from third parties, or ADC's broadband equipment and software, the Unity suite of services customers get the appropriate solutions to enhance their business.

About ADC

ADC is The Broadband Company(TM). ADC's fiber optics, network equipment, software and integration services make broadband communications a reality worldwide by enabling communications service providers to deliver high-speed Internet, data, video and voice services to consumers and businesses. ADC (Nasdaq:ADCT) has annual sales of over $3.2 billion and employs approximately 21,000 people worldwide. ADC's stock is included in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index and the Nasdaq-100 Index. Learn more about ADC Telecommunications, Inc. at www.adc.com.

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