SYSTIMAX(R) Solutions Launches Complete 10 Gigabit Ethernet Over Copper Cabling Solution

SYSTIMAX(R) Solutions Launches Complete 10 Gigabit Ethernet Over
Copper Cabling Solution
The first full UTP solution to comply with the latest IEEE 802.3an task force
guidelines 


RICHARDSON, Texas, Dec. 15  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SYSTIMAX Solutions(TM),
the worldwide leader in structured connectivity solutions and services for
businesses, today launched a revolutionary cabling solution capable of
supporting 10 Gigabit Ethernet.  SYSTIMAX Solutions believes it is the first
vendor to provide a full UTP solution that fully complies with the latest IEEE
802.3an task force guidelines for 10GBASE-T.  SYSTIMAX Solutions has developed
the SYSTIMAX(R) GigaSPEED(R) X10D Solution to provide a next generation total
solution that supports both the bandwidth needs of today's enterprises and the
needs of more demanding applications such as high resolution video, grid
computing and Storage Area Network/Network Attached Storage (SAN/NAS).

SYSTIMAX Solutions has a long tradition of producing innovative cabling
products that have consistently given enterprise managers the peace of mind
that comes with installing a leading edge solution.  The GigaSPEED X10D
Solution is a natural extension and evolution to existing Category 6/Class E
specifications, which SYSTIMAX Solutions was first to launch in 1997 with the
GigaSPEED Solution.  The GigaSPEED X10D Solution is protected by the industry-
leading SYSTIMAX SCS 20-year Extended Product Warranty and Application
Assurance.

SYSTIMAX Labs has designed a solution that is compliant with the latest cabling
channel requirements set out by the IEEE 802.3an task force.  The IEEE 802.3an
has adopted new channel specifications for 10GBASE-T known as IEEE Model No.1
PSANEXT (Power Sum Alien Near End Crosstalk) and Insertion Loss. These
specifications are also being adopted by the International cabling standard
committees in the creation of "new Class E" or "Augmented Category 6" cabling
specifications.  SYSTIMAX Labs considers these channel specifications
technically stable and is introducing an innovative cabling solution that fully
supports these requirements over 100 meters including four connections.

Managing the interaction between cables, patch cords and connectors is a major
challenge in achieving the performance required to support 10 Gb/s speeds. 
SYSTIMAX Labs utilized its unique Modal Decomposition Modeling (MDM) tool to
evaluate the 1,024 interactions between adjacent, as well as within individual,
cabling components to achieve substantial reduction in alien crosstalk (ANEXT
or noise from adjacent cables and connectors).  In addition, the performance of
the GigaSPEED X10D Solution has been tested and qualified in what is viewed as
worst-case installation channel test configurations, known as the '6-around-1'
cable configuration.

"Through tools such as MDM we believe we are able to provide our customers with
cabling that will see them into the future with full channel performance of the
system they have installed," said Luc Adriaenssens, Vice President, R&D and
Technology, SYSTIMAX Solutions.  "With the dramatic rise in the number of end
users that are simultaneously activating multiple applications, bandwidth needs
are inevitably going to increase.  We believe that our GigaSPEED X10D Solution
is the most advanced UTP cabling solution offered and are delighted to be the
first vendor to provide a full UTP, end-to-end 10 Gigabit solution."

Adriaenssens noted that high-speed technologies such as 10 Gigabit Ethernet are
already being deployed in areas of the local area network or LAN. "For the near
term," he noted, "these may be concentrated on the interconnection of
high-performance servers and switches in data centers, CAD stations and other
high performance computing environments, and backbone applications supporting
increased use of Gigabit Ethernet to the desktop. However, 10 Gigabit speeds to
the desktop are expected to become a reality due to steadily increasing
bandwidth demands coupled with reducing cost of interface electronics and the
potential adoption of technologies such as grid computing.

"Data centers are expected to be a huge driving force behind the acceptance of
10 Gigabit Ethernet," Adriaenssens continued, "and we expect other
institutions, such as banking, medical and movie studios, to be close behind. 
Businesses that use high-bandwidth applications, multi-site collaboration,
streaming media and/or distributed processing technologies are highly likely to
be early users of 10 Gigabit Ethernet.  Such businesses could certainly benefit
from the high-performance capabilities that the GigaSPEED X10D Solution
provides."

  The GigaSPEED X10D product portfolio features:
   - GigaSPEED 91 Series Cable, available in plenum, non-plenum and low
     smoke zero halogen versions
   - New, innovative Universal Modular Patch (UMP) Panel
   - MGS500 Outlets
   - GS10E Patch Cords

  About SYSTIMAX Solutions


SYSTIMAX Solutions, a CommScope company, provides integrated end-to-end
connectivity solutions for voice, data, video and building management
applications in enterprise networks.  SYSTIMAX Solutions is a worldwide leader
in structured cabling systems, with a product portfolio that includes some of
the industry's highest performing copper and fiber solutions.

SYSTIMAX Solutions supplies its high performance and market-leading range of
products through a network of highly skilled BusinessPartners.  The product
range includes the copper based GigaSPEED(R) X10D and GigaSPEED XL Solutions,
the fiber-optic LazrSPEED(R) and TeraSPEED(TM) Solutions and the intelligent
patching iPatch(R) System.  The SYSTIMAX AirSPEED(TM) Solution adds a wireless
option to the portfolio.  SYSTIMAX Labs and the people who have spearheaded
these innovations will continue to play an integral role in the future success
of SYSTIMAX Solutions. Currently the company's BusinessPartners install an
average of over 1,000 miles (1,600km) of SYSTIMAX cable every day in more than
120 countries worldwide.  For further information please visit
http://www.systimax.com/ .

Forward Looking Statements

This press release includes forward-looking statements that are based on
information currently available to management, management's beliefs, as well as
on a number of assumptions concerning future events.  Forward-looking
statements are not a guarantee of performance and are subject to a number of
uncertainties and other factors, which could cause the actual results to differ
materially from those currently expected.  For a more detailed description of
the factors that could cause such a difference, please see CommScope's filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  In providing forward-looking
statements, the company does not intend, and is not undertaking any obligation
or duty, to update these statements as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise. 

DATASOURCE: CommScope, Inc.



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