AFCI Advanced Fibre Communications (MM)

AFC to Showcase Latest Solutions in Broadband Access at SUPERCOMM 2004 in Chicago PETALUMA, Calif., June 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AFC(R) (NASDAQ:AFCI), The Acronym for Access(SM), today announced it will showcase one of the industry's most comprehensive portfolios of broadband access solutions in Booth 21421 at SUPERCOMM 2004 in Chicago (June 22-24). AFC will be demonstrating its field-proven fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) solution, FiberDirect(SM), as well as other innovative solutions for DSL, video, and advanced voice services. Also at SUPERCOMM, AFC is officially launching, for the first time at any tradeshow, its new brand positioning and communications campaign "AFC-The Acronym for Access." "We are excited about bringing AFC's positioning and new communications campaign to life at this year's show," commented Teresa Novak, director of marketing communications at AFC. The Company's 2004 branding and communications campaign has earned awards in both the U.S. and abroad. "Our booth reflects AFC's unique position as a pure-play access provider." Complementing AFC's communications campaign and marketing efforts at the show will be a redesigned booth. AFC, a two-time winner for best booth at SUPERCOMM, will display the evolution of the access network throughout various workstations in its 60'x60' booth. AFC's marketing and booth design will assertively communicate the Company's positioning by leveraging the industry's own language of acronyms. "AFC has advanced the access network with its portfolio of cost-effective, integrated solutions, which includes AdvancedVoice(SM), FiberDirect, TelcoVideo(SM) and UniversalDSL(SM)," added Novak. "So whether it's VoIP, DSL, FTTP or IPTV that carriers want to deploy for greater growth, AFC is the only acronym they need to know to reach their business objectives." Workstation Overviews The AdvancedVoice workstation, featuring AFC's new AccessMAX(TM) High-Density (HD) platform, showcases high-density voice and essential TDM services, as well as packet voice services. Attendees can see AFC's new AccessMAX Gateway Processing Engine (GPE) card with its H.248 interface. The live FiberDirect workstation, featuring AccessMAX and DISC*S FTTH, FTTC, and FTTB equipment, will give attendees an up-close look at a carrier's most direct path to FTTP. The workstation will demonstrate the delivery of the "triple play" using AFC's AccessMAX OLT/ Integrated Voice Gateway and family of ONTs and DISC*S MX ONUs. From the headend to the home, AFC's TelcoVideo workstation will showcase how RF and IP video services are delivered over copper and fiber networks using AFC's Telliant(TM), AccessMAX, and DISC*S platforms. AFC will be joint marketing its TelcoVideo solution with other industry-leading video suppliers, as well. The UniversalDSL workstation, featuring AFC's AccessMAX and DISC*S multiservice platforms, showcases scalable and cost-effective DSL services for remote terminals and central office applications. This workstation highlights AFC's new ADSL2+ technology -- with bit rates of approximately 24 Mbps downstream -- and a new 24-port line card that delivers 24 ports of simultaneous ADSL and standard analog POTS. About AFC Headquartered in Petaluma, Calif., AFC is a leading provider of broadband access solutions for the global telecommunications industry. With a customer base of more than 800 service providers worldwide, AFC continues to build and support the world's evolving broadband access network architecture. Advanced Fibre Communications, Inc., AFC, the AFC logo, and DISC*S are registered trademarks of Advanced Fibre Communications, Inc. AccessMAX and Telliant are trademarks, and The Acronym for Access, AdvancedVoice, FiberDirect, TelcoVideo, and UniversalDSL are service marks of Advanced Fibre Communications, Inc. Copyright 2004. All rights reserved. Any other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. For more information, please visit AFC online at http://www.afc.com/ or call 1-800-690-AFCI. Except for historical information contained in this press release, the foregoing contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and the future performance of AFC that involve risks and uncertainties, including statements concerning the expectation that demand for AFC's broadband access solutions will grow. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements based on a variety of risks and uncertainties, including the uncertainties relating to growth in demand for broadband services; the risk that AFC's new products will not achieve anticipated market acceptance; the potential for business disruption and other risks associated with AFC's pending merger with Tellabs, Inc.; and the risk that AFC will experience increased competition due to its expanded product offering. Information about additional potential factors that could affect AFC's financial results is included in AFC's Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, which have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to revise or update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after today or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. DATASOURCE: Advanced Fibre Communications, Inc. CONTACT: Chris Heinemann of AFC, +1-707-792-4019, or Web site: http://www.afc.com/

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