Acterna Awarded 2002 'Product of the Year' By Technology Marketing Corporation's INTERNET TELEPHONY Magazine

Business Wire, Jan 7, 2003

Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers

NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2003

HST-3000 VoIP Tester Singled Out For Its Technological Excellence and Vision

Acterna (NASDAQ:ACTR) announced today that Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC(TM))'s INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) magazine, named the Acterna HST-3000 VoIP Tester as a Product of the Year winner for 2002.

INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) is the premier publication in the rapidly growing IP telephony industry.

"To be recognized by INTERNET TELEPHONY, a leading publication our industry counts on to understand and take advantage of the tools available in the world of telecommunications, is a distinct honor for Acterna. This achievement is in large part due to our constant commitment to provide the very best in cost-effective test solutions," said John Goehrke, general manager of Acterna's Telecom Field Services division. "We are proud that our HST-3000 VoIP Tester has taken center stage -- as the industry's first battery-powered handheld tester designed to add efficiency and cost-savings to VoIP turn-up and troubleshooting. There is no mistaking its value and effectiveness to today's technicians and network providers."

"Acterna's HST-3000 VoIP Tester is a clear leader in the testing equipment sector of the IP telephony industry. We're proud to reward their hard work and innovation with a Product of the Year Award for 2002," said Rich Tehrani, president of TMC and group editor-in-chief of INTERNET TELEPHONY(R).

According to INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) editorial director Greg Galitzine, "Acterna deserved the honor of Product of the Year due to a proven commitment to producing quality products.

"The Product of the Year award is meant not only to honor the outstanding teams who developed and manufactured the products and services on our winning list, but also to educate our readers on the vast array of offerings in this market. Choosing the winners was a difficult process, and we spent many hours studying the applications we received from vendors, as well as looking through materials we collected on our own over the past year," said Galitzine.

"The INTERNET TELEPHONY Product of the Year Awards are an important tradition and the perfect way for us to honor companies developing cutting-edge products and services," added Marc Robins, TMC's vice president of publications and trade shows.

A full list of Product of the Year winners will appear in the January issue of INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) magazine.

About Acterna

Acterna is the world's largest provider of test and management solutions for optical transport, access and cable networks, and the second largest communications test company overall. Focused entirely on providing equipment, software, systems and services, Acterna helps customers develop, install, manufacture and maintain their optical transport, access, cable, data/IP and wireless networks.

Acterna is a subsidiary of Acterna Corporation (NASDAQ: ACTR). Additional information about Acterna is available at ww.acterna.com.

The company serves customers globally with a strong local presence across the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific.

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About INTERNET TELPHONY magazine

The convergence of voice, video, fax, and data has revolutionized the world of telecommunications. Internet telephony has been proven to drastically reduce long-distance costs and continues to provide unprecedented opportunities for service providers, resellers, developers, and end users alike.

Internet Telephony(R) is the only magazine that focuses on providing the information that will help you take advantage of this exciting technology. Launched as a quarterly publication in January 1998, Internet Telephony(R) magazine has been published monthly since October 1998.

Internet Telephony(R) provides readers with the best information necessary to learn about and purchase the equipment, software, and services they need to take advantage of Internet telephony.

About TMC(TM)

Since 1972, Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC(TM)) has produced industry-leading trade magazines and events focused on technology and telecommunications. TMC(TM) publishes two magazines: Customer Inter@ction Solutions(TM) and Internet Telephony(R) , and two online publications, Planet PDA(TM) Magazine and BiometriTech(TM) Magazine.

TMC(TM) is also the first publisher to test new products in its own on-site laboratories, TMC Labs(TM), and provide factual and unbiased product reviews. TMC also produces INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) Conference & Expo, Planet PDA(R): The Enterprise PDA Event and BiometriTech Conference & Expo. TMCnet.com publishes more than 25 topical online newsletters.

For more information about TMC, visit its Web site at www.tmcnet.com.