Carriers Confidently Deliver Multiplay Services into the Home with Advanced Local Loop and FTTN Test Modules from Spirent Communications

September 22nd, 2009 SUNNYVALE, California - - Spirent TestCenter Assesses Quality of Service (QoS) and Multi-Session Support of Home Gateways and Reference Designs in First of its Kind Public Test Event Spirent Communications plc (LSE: SPT), a global provider of networks, services and device testing, today announced that it is providing the test infrastructure for the Home Gateway Initiative (HGI) Test Event that will establish Quality of Service (QoS) metrics and help demonstrate the ability of home gateways to deliver end-to-end QoS for multiplay managed services. A telecom operator-led open forum committed to releasing specification for home gateways, HGI is using Spirent TestCenter(TM) to assure service providers that the home gateway vendors selected are in compliance with HGI's quality metrics for broadband services.

September 7th, 2009 SUNNYVALE, California - - Spirent TestCenter HyperMetrics 40/100G Ethernet Module Extends Ethernet Market Leadership with Highest Scale, Highest Performance Layer 1-7 Test System Continuing on the path of innovation and leadership in Ethernet testing (www.spirent.com/Campaign-Folder/FrostSullivanAward.aspx), Spirent Communications plc (LSE: SPT) (www.spirent.com/), the global provider of network, services and device testing solutions, today introduced the Spirent TestCenter HyperMetrics (TM) 40/100 Gigabit Ethernet test module (www.spirent.com/Broadband/40-100G/STC_40-100GbE_Ready.aspx). Designed to test the performance and scalability of 40/100G Ethernet systems and services, the new module goes beyond test port density to focus on application realism, accuracy and performance per port, reducing operational expenses and total cost of ownership (TCO).

September 7th, 2009 SUNNYVALE, California - - Spirent QoS Scope, Industry's First 10G Ethernet Service Assurance Solution, Extends Spirent's Lab Testing Leadership in the Live Network In an effort to not only help carriers pre-qualify new 10 Gigabit Ethernet services but also ensure their networks perform reliably once launched, Spirent Communications plc (www.spirent.com/), today introduced, Spirent QoS Scope 7500 (www.spirent.com/Solutions-Directory/~/media/Datasheets/Broadband/SAB/Q oS7500_datasheet.ashx), the industry's first 10G Ethernet service assurance solution for testing service performance in live networks. Already deployed by three of the largest service providers in the United States, the QoS Scope validates the performance of complex 10G and 1G Ethernet services such as business Ethernet and wireless backhaul.

August 19th, 2009 SUNNYVALE, California - - Spirent LTE Network Emulator Delivers the Industry's Only Solutions to Test All Aspects of LTE Multi-Mode Device Performance As the wireless industry prepares for the launch of LTE networks, Spirent Communications plc, the leader in wireless network, services and devices testing, today announced the Spirent LTE Network Emulator. The result of a collaborative engagement with AT4 wireless, a wireless testing services and test solutions company, the new LTE Network Emulator plays a key role in Spirent's performance test solutions for next-generation mobile devices.

August 12th, 2009 SUNNYVALE, California - - Spirent TestCenter(TM) HyperMetrics(TM) Validates Resiliency and Video Quality of Cisco's IP Video Service Delivery Network Spirent Communications plc (London: SPT), a leader in network, services and device testing, successfully supported the industry's largest public IPTV test by validating the resiliency and video quality of Cisco's medianet solution. Medianet Megatest, the independent benchmarking of Cisco's IP video service delivery network equipment conducted by the European Advanced Networking Test Center AG (EANTC), demonstrated that Spirent is the foremost provider of test and measurement solutions suited to validate IP video applications and the infrastructure required to deliver large-scale multiplay offerings.

August 3rd, 2009 SUNNYVALE, California - - Spirent Ranks First for Ethernet Testing in Lab, Live and Home Networks Spirent Communications plc (LSE: SPT), a global provider of network, device and services testing, has been recognized as the market leader for Ethernet testing by Frost & Sullivan according to the World Gigabit Ethernet Test Equipment Market report. Spirent sold more Ethernet test ports than any other vendor through its comprehensive solution portfolio that spans testing from the lab to the live network and into the subscriber's home.

June 29th, 2009 SUNNYVALE, California - - Spirent NoCode(TM) Delivers Industry's First Comprehensive Solution Set to Address the Entire Gamut of Test Automation Challenges Spirent Communications plc (www.spirent.com/) (LSE: SPT), a leader in network, services and device testing, today announced the introduction of a broad set of tools designed to automate the testing process and save engineers and their organizations time and money. Spirent NoCode(TM) (www.spirent.com/Broadband/Lab_and_Test_Automation/ProfessionalServices_NoCode.aspx) delivers the industry's first and only complete set of integrated end-to-end automation solutions covering the entire breadth of test automation requirements through a portfolio of offerings that fit a wide variety of needs and enable users to introduce higher quality products and services more quickly and at a significantly lower cost.

May 19th, 2009 LAS VEGAS - Vast Range of Scenarios, User Transactions Added to Latest Version Spirent Avalanche Spirent Communications plc (www.spirent.com/) (LSE: SPT), a leader in network, services and devices testing, today announced new functionality that supports the emulation of an unprecedented number of stateful application protocols, empowering test engineers to easily create advanced custom traffic profiles on Spirent TestCenter(TM) (www.spirent.com/go/stc) and Spirent Avalanche(TM) (www.spirent.com/go/avalanche). The new Scalable Application Protocol Emulation Engine (SAPEE) revolutionizes testing layer 2-7 applications by allowing test engineers and system architects to easily build, import or recreate their own proprietary protocols and transactions with full editing and modification capabilities.

May 10th, 2009 SUNNYVALE, California - Spirent ULTS and PLTS Now Supported by SATIMO's SAM(TM) Antenna Measurement Software Spirent Communications plc (www.spirent.com) (LSE: SPT), a global leader in mobile device, application and wireless network testing, today announced that SATIMO's (www.satimo.com) SAM(TM) Antenna Measurement Software now supports Spirent's UMTS Location Test System (ULTS) (www.spirent.com/go/ults) and CDMA Position Location Test System (PLTS) (www.spirent.com/go/plts)for A-GPS Over-the-Air (OTA) testing. SATIMO is a leading supplier of high speed-antenna measurement systems, including multi-probe antenna measurement solutions for mobile telecommunication equipment.

March 23rd, 2009 SUNNYVALE, California - Spirent TestCenter Hypermetrics(TM) Provides Network Video Processing Leader with Unsurpassed Realism, Performance and Scalability Spirent Communications plc (www.spirent.com/)(LSE: SPT), a global leader in network testing, today announced that RGB Networks ( www.rgbnetworks.com/), the leader in network video processing, selected the award-winning Spirent TestCenter(TM) ( www.spirent.com/go/stc) platform to facilitate the testing of RGB's IPTV solutions. Additionally, RGB chose the Spirent TestCenter Hypermetrics(TM) Application Performance ( www.spirent.com/go/hypermetrics) module to conduct the industry's highest performance Layer 4-7, security and vulnerability assessment tests.

July 21st, 2009 MUMBAI - Tata Communications, a leading telecom and Internet services provider, Tuesday launched advanced ethernet services to help its customers experience high-speed, secure and cost-effective bandwidth. Ethernet is a widely installed local area network (LAN) technology.

September 25th, 2009 AT&T complains Google Voice blocks calls it can'tSEATTLE — AT&T is arguing Google's Internet phone program gets an unfair advantage from blocking calls to rural communities where local carriers charge high fees. AT&T Inc. says Google Voice curbs costs by refusing to connect calls to places where some local carriers give phone numbers to adult chat lines and conference-calling services to draw long distance calls.

July 17th, 2009 Verizon offers small carriers fresher handsetsNEW YORK — Verizon Wireless is offering small cellular carriers a chance to get new phone models faster. Like other large carriers, Verizon Wireless sometimes exclusively locks up new models for six months to a year.

April 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bharti Airtel Monday launched 16 Mbps broadband, the fastest wireline broadband on digital subscriber loop(DSL) in the country, in select cities. 'We will be able to offer 16 Mbps broadband to 70 percent of the households in Delhi and NCR (national capital region), Chennai and Bangalore,' Airtel Telemedia Services joint president K.

July 25th, 2009 MUMBAI - Telecom services provider Tata Communications Saturday said its net profit for the quarter ended June 30 fell 67 percent to Rs.32 crore ($6.6 million) as against Rs.98 crore in the same period last fiscal. Tata's stand-alone revenue also fell 3.2 percent to Rs.843 crore for the quarter under review from Rs.871 crore, the company said in a statement.

June 25th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian telephony and internet services provider Tata Communications Thursday forged two separate deals with Britain-based BT Group and American network services major Telx. The $1-billion deal with BT will see the British company outsourcing its entire voice traffic to Tata Communications, while the latter will utilise BT's infrastructure for its calls to Britain.

July 6th, 2009 WSJ: Justice Dept. reviewing big telecomNEW YORK — The Justice Department is starting a review of whether the largest U.S.

June 9th, 2009 LONDON - Some scientists have envisaged the building of a giant inflatable tower that could carry people to the edge of space without the need for a rocket, and could be completed much sooner than a cable-based space elevator. According to a report in New Scientist, if built from a suitable mountain top, the tower could reach an altitude of around 20 kilometres, where it could be used for atmospheric research, tourism, telecoms or launching spacecraft.

March 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Tata Communications and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based telecom giant Etisalat Monday jointly announced the launch of ethernet services in the emirates. Ethernet is a computer networking technology for local area network (LAN) that connects a group of computers in a closed area.

July 2nd, 2009 LOS ANGELES - A new satellite designed to allow the convergence of cellphones and satellite phones throughout the US was successfully launched Thursday, mobile communications provider TerreStar announced. Weighing 6,910 kg, TerreStar-1 is the largest commercial satellite ever and was launched by Arianespace from Kourou, French Guiana Tuesday.