SP Telecommunications Utilizes Foundry Networks' Switches to Provide Broadband Services in Asia
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SP Telecommunications Utilizes Foundry Networks' Switches to Provide Broadband Services in Asia

Leading Service Provider is the First in Singapore to Use Power Line Communications Technology (PLC) to Provide Data Bandwidth to Customers

SAN JOSE, Calif & SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 15, 2002-- Foundry Networks®, Inc. (Nasdaq:FDRY - News), a leading provider of high-performance enterprise and service provider switching, routing and Layer 4 - 7 traffic management solutions, announced today that SP Telecommunications Pte. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Power, has selected Foundry's complete Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) solution to provide broadband services using PowerLine Communications (PLC) technology.

SP Telecom has deployed Foundry's BigIron® Layer 3 switches for the PLC system, the first in Singapore where a service provider is using Power Line transmission to provide data bandwidth. PLC technology enables broadband telecommunications signals to be sent over underground low voltage cables, leveraging on existing infrastructure to deliver broadband services to various locations throughout the island. SP Telecom is working with two Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to provide broadband access via this leading-edge technology to a mix of selected commercial, residential and educational users in a trial that commenced on April 11, 2002. Those participating in the trial are able to access the Internet at a speed that is about 30 times faster than the current broadband capability. The trial will last for 3 to 6 months.

Foundry's BigIron Layer 3 switches connect SP Telecommunications' three carrier offices through Packet-Over-SDH (POSDH) to provide high performance broadband services, including Internet Access, Voice-over-IP (VOIP), and multimedia services. SP Telecom can cost-effectively implement a highly scalable and reliable network on existing SDH infrastructure by using Ethernet-Over-SDH (EOSDH) features on Foundry's equipment. In addition to high bandwidth interfaces and wire-speed switching capacity, Foundry's BigIron Layer 3 switch also offers a rich feature set, including Quality of Service (QoS), bandwidth management, security, wire-speed accounting & billing, and Self-healing Automatic Protection Switching (APS) capabilities.

"SP Telecom has successfully built an extensive optical cable duct infrastructure, and PLC technology leverages on the existing infrastructure to provide both a 'last mile' alternative for broadband access and a 'final inch' alternative to current home and office networking technology," said Mr. Teo Heng Lam, General Manager of SP Telecom. "Foundry has provided us with a suitable Global Ethernet Metro networking solution to meet our needs."

"Due to our industry-leading product performance, reliability, scalability and upgradeability, Foundry is able to provide SP Telecom with a complete solution with significant technical advantages, operational cost-savings, and revenue generating capabilities," said Bobby Johnson, president and CEO of Foundry Networks, Inc.

About SP Telecommunications Pte. Ltd.

SP Telecom, a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Power, holds a Facilities Based Operator (FBO) license and is an infrastructure facilities and services provider for ducts and accommodation space to telecom operators and FBOs for their telecom network deployment. Project management rollout services plus operation and management of the outside line plant networks are also part of the services that SP Telecom can offer. In addition, SP Telecom operates its Synchronous Digital Hierarchy-based telecom network for which it is providing services to its subsidiaries.

SP Telecom successfully carried out a yearlong technical trial of PowerLine Communications (PLC) technology from Nov 2000, which showed that the local electricity grid network is suitable for PLC application. SP Telecom then embarked on a market trial on 11th April 2002 encompassing sites spread over the island involving more than 500 users to assess its commercial viability. For this trial, SP Telecom is working with two Internet Service Providers, Pacific Internet Limited and Little Green Apples, who are providing Internet access to the trial-users.

About Foundry Networks

Foundry Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:FDRY - News) is a leading provider of high-performance enterprise and service provider switching, routing and Web traffic management solutions including Layer 2/3 LAN switches, Layer 3 Backbone switches, Layer 4 - 7 Web switches and Metro Routers. Foundry's 4,300 customers include the world's premier ISPs, Metro service providers, and enterprises including e-commerce sites, universities, entertainment, health and wellness, government, financial, and manufacturing companies. Some of these customers include: AOL (NYSE: AOL - News), EarthLink, China Telecom, MSN (NASDAQ:MSFT - News), Verio, Cable & Wireless (NYSE: CWP - News), Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO - News), Incyte Genomics, Inc. (NASDAQ: INCY - News), Deutsche Bank, The University of Washington, University of Miami, Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (INRIA) of France, The British Library, U.S. Army, Air Force and Navy, NASA and the National Space Development Agency of Japan. For more information about the company and its products, call 1.888.TURBOLAN or visit www.foundrynetworks.com.

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