Cox Communications Selects Nuera for Nationwide VoIP Deployment

Cox Communications Selects Nuera for Nationwide VoIP Deployment

SAN DIEGO, June 7, 2004 - Cox Communications, Inc. [NYSE:COX], one of the largest multiservice broadband communications companies in North America, has awarded a multiyear contract to Nuera Communications, Inc. to provide media gateways for Cox’s nationwide voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service deployments.

Broadband network operators such as cable multiple system operators (MSOs) are aggressively offering telephone services to stimulate growth, increase profits and reduce customer churn. VoIP is a key enabling technology in the PacketCable^TM standards, which allow cable operators to offer telephone services throughout their networks.

"The mulitvendor, distributed and security characteristics of the PacketCable architecture will enable us to easily deliver our Cox Digital Telephone. service offering in our markets," said Jay Rolls, Cox’s vice president of Telephone and Data Engineering. "However, we must also deliver the high quality and outstanding performance that the market has come to expect from Cox Digital Telephone. We chose Nuera because they offer media gateways with the scalability and reliability that enable us to meet and exceed our subscribers’ expectations. In addition, Nuera’s ability to work with the other vendors in our network gives us the confidence to aggressively execute our deployment plans."

"This contract is a significant milestone for both Nuera and the cable industry," said Bill Ingram, president and chief executive officer, Nuera Communications. "This will be a major VoIP deployment in 2004, and the cooperation between Cox, Nuera and the other vendors creates a model of industry leading efforts which will define the future of cable VoIP. We expect to deliver similar solutions to other cable MSOs and broadband network operators throughout the world as they launch and grow their telephone service offerings."

Cox currently uses the Nuera BTX media gateways in the mulitvendor PacketCable network that provides digital telephone service to their customers in Roanoke, Virginia. Cox plans to deploy additional Nuera BTX media gateways as they launch telephone services in markets throughout the United States.

About Nuera

Nuera Communications, Inc. is a leading provider of voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) infrastructure solutions that work over any medium (cable, wireless, copper and fiber). The Open, Reliable Communications Architecture (ORCA) product portfolio helps carriers and cable operators worldwide migrate from legacy networks to next-generation VoIP networks. Nuera stands out as a leader in the broadband telephony market and helps define industry standards.

Lauren Moore
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