BDR Blonder Tongue Laboratories Inc

Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc. (AMEX:BDR) today announced the commercial launch of a Blonder Tongue manufactured high performance affordable DOCSIS based CMTS unit designed for cable television operators of any size seeking to deliver a cost-effective, scalable, standards based solution for broadband services over cable networks. A CMTS (Cable Modem Termination System) conceptually converts Ethernet based digital data signals to RF signals and vice versa, allowing two-way transmission of digital data over coaxial cable or HFC (Hybrid Fiber Coax) networks. In the downstream direction, the CMTS receives data from the WAN (Wide Area Network), typically the Internet, and converts the data traffic to RF modulation to broadcast it to its final destination over a cable network. This data typically consists of Internet traffic, video or VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol). In the upstream direction, the CMTS aggregates the traffic from the cable network and forwards the traffic appropriately. The Blonder Tongue CMTS unit is based on the DOCSIS (Data-Over-Cable-Service-Interface-Specification) standards. The CMTS features a scalable design architecture that supports one DOCSIS or Euro-DOCSIS downstream channel with 64 or 256 QAM modulation and up to eight (8) upstream channels that can be factory or field installed supporting QPSK or 16 QAM. The single rack unit (1.75" high) can be installed in a cable headend facility or a distribution hub site and can function with any DOCSIS/EuroDOCSIS certified CPE (Customer Premise Equipment) device. Blonder Tongue President, Bob Palle stated, "The new DOCSIS based CMTS rounds out the Blonder Tongue data product line as it provides an extremely affordable solution for any operator wanting to deploy a standard DOCSIS CMTS product. Mr. Palle continued, "Plus, it continues to reinforce Blonder Tongue's commitment to developing 'Made in the USA' products that our customers and shareholders have come to expect." Founded in 1950, Blonder Tongue Laboratories is a leading U.S. designer, manufacturer, and supplier of a comprehensive line of broadband systems equipment and technical engineering services for Voice, Video and Data service providers. With Blonder Tongue's optimized technologies, simplified deployment and qualified technical assistance, the service provider reduces costs, increases customer satisfaction and increases profitability. For more information regarding Blonder Tongue or its products, please visit the Company's Web site at www.blondertongue.com or contact the Company directly at (732) 679-4000. "Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: The information set forth above includes "forward-looking" statements and accordingly, the cautionary statements contained in Blonder Tongue's Annual Report and Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 (See Item 1: Business and Item 7: Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Risk Factors), and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated herein by reference. The words "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "project", and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management's analysis only as of the date hereof. Blonder Tongue undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date hereof. Blonder Tongue's actual results may differ from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in Blonder Tongue's "forward-looking" statements.