Boca Raton, FL – August 29, 2005 – Axerra Networks, “The Pseudo-Wire Company™,” and the leader in providing circuit emulation and service emulation solutions over packet access networks, today announced that Cox Business Services, a division of Cox Communications, Inc., the nation’s third largest cable broadband communications company, has approved Axerra Networks’ Pseudo-Wire solutions for use in its network. The solution will enable Cox to offer a full range of business-grade voice services that work seamlessly for small- to medium-sized business customers.

“Axerra’s Pseudo-Wire solution enables us to leverage the extensive Cox HFC network to extend our reach into the SMB market as a full-service telecommunications provider,” said Jay Rolls, Vice President of Telephone and Data Engineering at Cox. “It enables Cox to deliver traditional T1 business services over both DOCSIS-compliant and vendor-specific cable modems and cable modem termination systems.”

“Axerra Networks is pleased to be working with such a forward-looking service provider as Cox to deliver T1 services over their cable and Carrier Ethernet networks,” states Joe Ashton, VP Sales – Americas, of Axerra Networks. “Axerra’s Pseudo-Wire solution preserves the native characteristics of traditional T1 voice and data services over packet-based cable networks enabling Cox to provide a compelling alternative to traditional local exchange carriers.”

Axerra Networks’ family of AXN Pseudo-Wire Gateways and Access Devices™ furnish full-service capabilities over the HFC and fiber infrastructure of cable networks, including leased line T1 PCM Voice, T1 Private Line Data, Ethernet Private Line, native Frame Relay, ATM, HDLC, and IP services. The low latency and high-precision clock recovery features of Axerra’s Pseudo-Wire solution supports the most demanding applications of the T1 Business Services and Mobile Wireless Backhaul markets. The AXN family is a scalable solution that addresses SMB locations and cell sites, MTU and Hubs, and the carrier-class CO environment.

In extensive tests with both DOCSIS and vendor-specific cable modem systems, Axerra Networks’ Pseudo-Wire solutions demonstrated its ability to control latency, jitter and packet loss, yielding extremely low bit-error rates and meeting the requirements for reliable service delivery. In addition, Axerra’s statistical multiplexing and dynamic bandwidth capabilities point to solutions that allow cable operators to serve larger numbers of business customers with higher-revenue services.

About Axerra Networks, Inc.

Axerra Networks is the leading provider of Pseudo-Wire circuit emulation and service emulation solutions over packet networks. Axerra’s AXN Pseudo-Wire Gateways and Access Devices™ enable cable MSOs, mobile wireless operators, competitive access providers, and incumbent carriers to extend IP + legacy data and voice services in native format over Ethernet, IP, and MPLS networks. The result is greater operational efficiency, new revenue opportunities, and a smooth migration strategy to a single converged network, without stranding any revenue streams from profitable legacy services. With Axerra’s Pseudo-Wire solutions, service providers can convert any packet access network (Carrier Ethernet, broadband wireless including WiMAX, cable HFC, xDSL, etc.) into a full-service alternative to TDM access. For more information, please visit: www.axerra.com.

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