Corning Cable Systems Introduces Low-loss, Bend-Tolerant Jumpers for Enterprise Applications

Ideal for linking electronics to network components in fiber optic applications
where bend-induced mistakes can be costly
HICKORY, N.C.--(Business Wire)--
Corning Cable Systems LLC, part of Corning Incorporated`s (NYSE:GLW)
Telecommunications segment, introduces its Pretium Low-loss OM3 Jumpers with
ultra-bend performance. Local area network (LAN) and data center applications
can benefit from the improved bend tolerance of these new OM3 (high-bandwidth,
laser-optimized) cable assemblies with Corning ClearCurve multimode fiber.

Corning Cable Systems Pretium Low-loss OM3 Jumpers with ultra-bend performance
can greatly reduce outages and degradation in systems caused by severe bending
problems. Even when installers use best practices, mistakes may occur that
result in kinked cables and cables bent beyond the recommended minimum bend
radius found in today`s typical jumpers.

As network transmission speeds increase, available margins tighten and become
more sensitive to loss associated with a number of factors including bends.
Attenuation loss impacts associated with inadvertent macro-bending events may be
reduced by more than 50 percent when using Pretium Low-loss OM3 Jumpers with
ultra-bend performance in place of traditional 50 µm jumpers. Some severe
bending problems that could typically result in a system outage become a
non-event when the Pretium Low-loss OM3 Jumpers with ultra-bend performance are
deployed in the network.

Enabled by Corning ClearCurve multimode fiber, Pretium Low-loss OM3 Jumpers with
ultra-bend performance are able to accommodate a minimum bend radius of 8 mm
(1.6 mm cable) to 10 mm (2.0 mm cable) with minimal bend-induced attenuation
loss.

Multimode fibers have many modes of light traveling through the core of the
fiber. These modes have a tendency to leak from the core under tight bending
conditions. The resulting additional signal loss can cause system downtime or
reduced network efficiency. Corning ClearCurve multimode fiber is designed to
confine these modes within the fiber`s core; the result is a virtually
undiminished optical signal and a reduced risk of network downtime.

Visit the Corning Cable Systems exhibit (booth #115) at the 2009 BICSI Spring
Conference & Exhibition May 10-13, in Baltimore for a demonstration of the
optimized bend performance of the Pretium Low-loss OM3 Jumpers with ultra-bend
performance.

For additional information on Corning Cable Systems products and services,
contact a customer service representative at 1-800-743-2675, toll free in the
United States, or (+1) 828-901-5000, international, or visit the Web site at
http://www.corning.com/cablesystems.

About Corning Incorporated

Corning Incorporated (www.corning.com) is the world leader in specialty glass
and ceramics. Drawing on more than 150 years of materials science and process
engineering knowledge, Corning creates and makes keystone components that enable
high-technology systems for consumer electronics, mobile emissions control,
telecommunications and life sciences. Our products include glass substrates for
LCD televisions, computer monitors and laptops; ceramic substrates and filters
for mobile emission control systems; optical fiber, cable, hardware & equipment
for telecommunications networks; optical biosensors for drug discovery; and
other advanced optics and specialty glass solutions for a number of industries
including semiconductor, aerospace, defense, astronomy and metrology.

Corning Cable Systems
Stephanie Kosty, 931-486-0323
stephanie.kosty@corning.com
or
Corning Investor Relations
Kenneth C. Sofio, 607-974-7705
sofiokc@corning.com
or
Corning Communications
Lisa A. Burns, 607-974-4897
burnsla@corning.com

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