Redback Wins Phase II of KT Next-Generation Broadband Network

SmartEdge Service Gateway to Serve as Primary Platform for Value-Added Broadband Services and Integration Point for WiFi, xDSL, VDSL and Ethernet

(PRWEB) November 7, 2004 -- Redback Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: RBAK), a leading provider of next-generation broadband networking systems, today announced that KT, the largest provider of ADSL broadband services in the world, has selected the SmartEdge® Service Gateway platform and NetOp Policy Manager as the primary platform and policy intelligence infrastructure for the second phase of its next-generation broadband network. The SmartEdge Service Gateway platform was the exclusive system for the first phase of deployment at KT, and now it is expected to serve majority of all deploying provinces.

Redback has already played a crucial role in the development of our next-generation broadband network, and we plan to continue building based on Redbacks SmartEdge Service Gateway and NetOp Policy Manager," said KC Park, director, Internet Planning Division, KT Corporation. The subscriber and service intelligence of the Redback platform as well as the reliability extending all the way to individual subscriber sessions, makes Redback a strong choice for the future."

We are pleased to continue the build-out of KTs next-generation broadband network, and we are proud to support them in creating an advanced, value-added network for the delivery of content, communications and services," said Kevin DeNuccio, chief executive officer and president of Redback Networks. With Smart Broadband Networks from Redback, KT can confidently create a very large-scale network for meeting the challenges and opportunities of delivering video, voice data and wireless."

The second phase was awarded to Redback after extensive testing and detailed technical evaluations against other platforms. KT makes use of Redbacks Dynamic Subscriber Identification technology for seamless identification and authentication of subscribers and broadband-enabled devices, ranging from home PCs to mobile computers, game consoles, set-top boxes and IP telephones, across all modes of access, including KTs existing ADSL, VDSL, Metro Ethernet and WiFi. Dynamic Subscriber Identification utilizes PPP, DHCP and other means to identify subscribers and devices.

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