Corning Cable Systems Introduces UniCam® PretiumT-Performance Connectors Field-installable connectors feature typical attenuation as low as 0.1 dB

Berlin, Germany: Corning Cable Systems LLC, part of Corning Incorporated’s (NYSE:GLW) Telecommunications segment, introduces a new generation of its field-installable UniCam® Connectors. Corning’s Pretium™-Performance UniCam Connectors are guaranteed to achieve the highest standards in optical performance, with a typical attenuation loss as low as 0.1 dB (when installed using the proper tools and procedures).

Corning Cable Systems Highlights Plug & Play™ AnyLAN™ Systems at 2008 BICSI Winter Conference

Hickory, North Carolina, January 8, 2008 - HICKORY, N.C. Corning Cable Systems LLC, part of Corning Incorporated’s (NYSE:GLW) Telecommunications segment, is featuring its Plug and Play™ AnyLAN™ Systems at the 2008 BICSI Winter Conference in Orlando, Fla. The all-encompassing preterminated fiber optic cabling solution can be deployed in both inside and outside plant local area network (LAN) applications.
Plug & Play AnyLAN Systems feature a multimode or single-mode optical cable pre-installed with network access points at customer-specified intervals and a tethered, environmentally hardened MT connector. Once distance measurements for network access point locations are obtained, the preterminated system is manufactured and tested. The entire system is then packaged and shipped to the customer on a cable reel for immediate deployment in the desired indoor or outdoor application.

Corning Cable Systems Continues Innovation in its Plug & Play™ Universal Systems Product Portfolio

Hickory, North Carolina, January 10, 2008 - HICKORY, N.C. Corning Cable Systems LLC, part of Corning Incorporated’s (NYSE:GLW) Telecommunications segment, announces continued innovation of its Plug & Play™ Universal Systems product line. Plug & Play Universal Systems are preterminated optical fiber cabling systems that dramatically streamline the process of deploying an optical network in data center environments. Featuring a standard insertion loss of 0.75 dB on modules and harnesses, the system provides the best standard insertion loss in the industry and allows customers to better meet the strict budgets demanded by today’s systems. The low-loss system, consisting of modules, trunks and extender trunks, harnesses and jumpers, features MTP® to LC Connector and MTP to SC Connector modules and harnesses with a maximum loss of 0.5 dB. The low loss system provides architecture design flexibility while providing additional loss margin, making the solution ideal for customers designing systems with data rates of 10 Gb/s and beyond.

Corning Cable Systems and Chatsworth Products, Inc. Develop Customized Data Center Products

Hickory, North Carolina, January 11, 2008 - HICKORY, N.C. Corning Cable Systems LLC, part of Corning Incorporated’s (NYSE:GLW) Telecommunications segment, and Chatsworth Products, Inc. (CPI) are collaborating to simplify the data center design and installation process. The innovative product set incorporates Corning’s new Zero-U System into CPI’s TeraFrame™ Family of Cabinets for superior cable management and ease of connectivity in high-density storage area networks (SANs).

Corning Cable Systems and Chatsworth Products, Inc. Develop Customized Data Center Products

Hickory, North Carolina, January 11, 2008 - HICKORY, N.C. Corning Cable Systems LLC, part of Corning Incorporated’s (NYSE:GLW) Telecommunications segment, and Chatsworth Products, Inc. (CPI) are collaborating to simplify the data center design and installation process. The innovative product set incorporates Corning’s new Zero-U System into CPI’s TeraFrame™ Family of Cabinets for superior cable management and ease of connectivity in high-density storage area networks (SANs).As a result of this collaboration, Corning Cable Systems and CPI are introducing a product set that uniquely manages optical fiber trunk cables, harnesses and modules within the data center cabinets that house SAN electronics. In traditional installations, the jumper cables needed to make port connections are routed along the side of the cabinet, which can block airflow and make it difficult to administer moves, adds and changes (MACs). Corning Cable Systems and CPI have developed this efficient solution to maximize rack space.

Corning Cable Systems Introduces LANscape® Pretium™ Integrated Solutions To Ensure Compatibility between Data Center Cabling and System Equipment

Hickory, North Carolina, January 11, 2008 - HICKORY, N.C. Corning Cable Systems LLC, part of Corning Incorporated’s (NYSE:GLW) Telecommunications segment, introduces Landscape® Pretium™ Integrated Solutions, a pre-engineered optical cabling product set that maps directly to SAN director port blades of major electronics vendors.

Corning Cable Systems U-Space System, part of the solution and a complement to its Plug & Play™ Universal Systems, features optical harnesses mapped directly to line cards with port counts ranging from 16 to 48. With port mapping from the MDA patch panel to the SAN director, the U-Space System simplifies the customer’s design process and reduces infrastructure installation time. The high-density trunk cabling and harness solution can eliminate more than 75 percent of the bulk cabling congestion in cabinet vertical managers and in the director backplane, promoting air circulation, increasing deployment velocity and improving the manageability of future moves, adds and changes.

Corning Cable Systems to Highlight Innovation in LAN and Data Center Applications at 2008 BICSI Winter Conference

Hickory, North Carolina, January 11, 2008 - HICKORY, N.C. Corning Cable Systems LLC, part of Corning Incorporated’s (NYSE:GLW) Telecommunications segment, will feature its innovative local area network (LAN) and data center solutions at the 2008 BICSI Winter Conference, Jan. 14-17 in Orlando, Fla.

In its interactive exhibit (booth #2017), Corning Cable Systems will feature an all new environmental representation of a LAN and data center network deployed with Corning Cable Systems products. Through the exhibit, customers will be able to see exactly where the products fit into their network.

PorchLight Chooses Corning Cable Systems Evolant Solutions for FTTH Deployments

Hickory, North Carolina, January 22, 2008 - HICKORY, N.C. Corning Cable Systems LLC, part of Corning Incorporated’s (NYSE:GLW) Telecommunications segment, announced today that PorchLight selected Corning Cable Systems Evolant® Solutions products for the company’s fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) deployments throughout the United States. The Evolant portfolio for FTTH includes a range of optical fiber, cable, hardware and equipment designed to make deployments faster, easier, more reliable and less costly.

Verizon Purchases Corning® ClearCurve™ Cable Solution Following Successful Field Trials

Hickory, North Carolina, February 7, 2008 - CORNING, N.Y. — Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) today announced that Verizon Communications Inc. has purchased Corning’s ClearCurve™ rugged drop cable solution as part of the telecommunications company’s effort to roll out its FiOS services.Corning’s ClearCurve product suite helps overcome the installation challenges in multiple-dwelling units (MDUs) by providing a bend-resistant fiber optimized for the strenuous deployment conditions in apartment buildings and condominium complexes. Verizon qualified the ClearCurve technology as an optimal solution for MDU applications following a successful series of field trials.

Corning Cable Systems Offers Free Seminars Focused on Latest Fiber-to-the-Home Technologies

Hickory, North Carolina, March 12, 2008 - HICKORY, N.C. Corning Cable Systems LLC, part of Corning Incorporated’s (NYSE:GLW) Telecommunications segment, is offering its Emerging Technologies Seminar, “FTTH: The Future of Broadband Happening Now,” to educate attendees on the technology behind fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks. The seminar is free and open to all consultants and design professionals upon registration, and is being offered at several locations throughout 2008:Thursday, March 27, in Dallas, Texas
Wednesday, May 21, in Portland, Ore.
Wednesday, July 16, in Albany, N.Y.
Tuesday, Sept. 9, in Savannah, Ga,
Thursday, Nov. 13, in St. Louis, Mo.To request a free seat in one of the seminars, visit www.corning.com/ftthnow or call 1-800-743-2671.