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Cingular Selects Carrier Access for Wireless Backhaul Solution

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Press Release Source: Carrier Access

Cingular Selects Carrier Access for Wireless Backhaul Solution
Friday March 19, 11:25 am ET

BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 19, 2004--Carrier Access Corporation (Nasdaq:CACS - News) announced today that Cingular Wireless has expanded Carrier Access' contract for cell site backhaul solutions to support Cingular's network expansion.

In the multi-year contract, Cingular will deploy Carrier Access' MASTERseries(TM) Cell Site Access Gateway to meet its current requirements for efficient n x T1 cell site to mobile switch center transport, while simultaneously preparing its network for future packet-based transport and advanced protocol processing. Deployments are to begin immediately.

"We're proud to be working with Cingular Wireless, helping them to add functionality, significantly reduce capital and operating costs, and pave the way for their next generation backhaul network," said Reini Florin, VP-Wireless Sales, Carrier Access.

The Carrier Access MASTERseries Cell Site Access Gateway provides wireless service providers an unparalleled combination of scalability, multiservices protocol processing, and reliability. The platform has been deployed in mobile wireless networks in 25 different countries and is currently used by eight of the top 10 carriers in the U.S.

About Carrier Access Corporation

Carrier Access designs, manufactures, and sells next-generation broadband access communications equipment to wireless and wireline communications service providers. With our solutions, Carrier Access' customers are deploying new media-rich Internet services and converged personalized communications services, while lowering capital and operating costs. Our customers use our products to upgrade access capacity and implement the convergence of IP, voice, and data services. Carrier Access' product portfolio meets or exceeds the highest interoperability, reliability, and quality standards in the industry, including Telcordia(TM) OSMINE, NEBS Level-3, and ISO 9001.

We sell our products directly to communications service providers, and indirectly through a broad channel of global distributor and communications infrastructure OEM partners. Our customers include wireless service providers, local exchange carriers, multi-cable operators, and international communications providers. Carrier Access and the Carrier Access logo are registered trademarks of Carrier Access Corporation. MASTERseries are trademarks of Carrier Access Corporation. Any other trademark is the trademark of its respective owner.

For more information, visit www.carrieraccess.com.

Forward-Looking Statement Caution

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially, including changing customer requirements, service provider future sales and timely deployment of Carrier Access products, projected savings on capital expenditures and operational savings achieved through deployment of the MASTERseries by service providers. For a discussion of additional factors that may cause results to differ, see Carrier Access' SEC reports. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. Carrier Access disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
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Carrier Access
Mark Nixon, 303-332-9085
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Source: Carrier Access