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Superior Essex Cat 6A UTP Cable Receives UL Verification

Business Wire, Feb 29, 2008

ATLANTA -- Superior Essex Inc. (NASDAQ:SPSX), one of the largest wire and cable manufacturers in the world, today announced that its 10Gain[TM] Category 6A UTP cable product line has been verified by Underwriter's Laboratory (UL) to meet the latest cable specification requirements of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA). The TIA specification, 568B.2-10, has recently received committee approval and is expected to be officially published by June 2008. TIA 568B.2-10 sets the electrical performance requirements for copper cables and components used in support of the 10-Gigabit Ethernet application protocol -- IEEE 802.3an.

"Although the TIA specification has been changed numerous times since draft versions were first issued in 2005, all of the 10Gain cable we have shipped to date has been designed to meet the final set of 10G specification requirements," said Dr. Paul Neveux, director of premises product management for Superior Essex. "With the specification about to be officially published, we felt it was important to provide to our customers with the additional level of performance assurance that is associated with the UL Verification program."

Superior Essex plans to make 10Gain cable UL Verification test results available to its customers upon request, as the Company does for the other data cable products in its portfolio. Additional details on the 10Gain product line are available at www.superioressex.com/comm/10gain.> About Superior Essex

Superior Essex Inc., a FORTUNE 1,000 company, is one of the largest wire and cable manufacturers in the world. The Company manufactures and supplies a broad portfolio of wire and cable products for the Communications, Energy, Automotive, Industrial, and Commercial & Residential end-markets. It is a leading manufacturer of magnet wire, fabricated insulation products, and copper and fiber optic communications wire and cable. It is also a leading distributor of magnet wire, insulation and related products. Additional information on the Company can be found on its Web site at superioressex.com.