MILPITAS, Calif., March 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- JDSU (Nasdaq: JDSU; TSX: JDU) today announced that it has shipped more than 21,000 units of the HST-3000, making it one of the industry's most widely deployed triple-play test instruments. The HST-3000 is an all-in-one handheld tester for more efficient broadband access network service installation and maintenance. Telecommunications network operators worldwide have adopted the HST-3000 because it enables rapid, reliable and efficient deployment of broadband services. KPN of the Netherlands, for example, has adopted the HST-3000 to ensure the installation and maintenance of its broadband triple-play services, including IPTV, VoIP, and other services carried over ADSL2+. By providing powerful automation features that improve field technician efficiency, the HST-3000 enables KPN to efficiently deploy and effectively troubleshoot its aggressive rollout of triple-play services to business and residential customers throughout the Netherlands. With broadband triple-play adoption increasing at a rapid pace, service levels and reliable performance are fast becoming the differentiating factors for carriers offering integrated voice, data and video services. According to a recent industry study, more than 80 percent of European broadband users believe that customer service would stay the same or improve if they received IP-based voice, video and high-speed data services from one provider, and more than 30 percent said their biggest concern about IPTV is poor picture quality." Carriers throughout Europe are expanding their networks to include IP services for both businesses and residences, and KPN is among the market leaders," said Jerry Gentile, general manager of JDSU's Telecommunication Field Services (TFS) Communications Test and Measurement group. "The HST-3000 provides in a single instrument the complete set of triple-play service test capabilities, including vendor-specific versions of IPTV, making it unique and ahead of the rest of the industry." About the JDSU HST-3000 The JDSU HST-3000 is a modular, hand-held test tool that scales to address a broad spectrum of different access network technology testing needs, from the physical layer to the application layer. It was the first hand-held field test tool to provide basic turn-up and troubleshooting of VoIP deployment, supporting physical layer analysis through packet metrics, signaling analysis and voice quality determination. HST-3000 capabilities allow packet capture of live VoIP calls, including VoIP call storage and an integrated FTP capability to send captured VoIP calls to be analyzed by JDSU's PVA-1000 software. The HST was created to improve efficiency and lower the costs of installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting business and residential services and networks. The HST-3000 combines copper, voice and data service testing features with unparalleled process automation capabilities in a lightweight, battery-operated unit. By adding ADSL2+, VDSL and IPTV test options, the HST-3000 provides a comprehensive and industry-leading portable test solution for triple-play service deployments and extends its capabilities for installation and maintenance crews who are responsible for the turn-up and troubleshooting of these new services. About KPN Royal Dutch Telecom KPN offers telecommunication services to both consumers and businesses. The core activities are telephony and data services through KPN's fixed network in the Netherlands, mobile telecom services in Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium and data services in Western Europe. KPN is market leader in the major segments of the Dutch telecom market and is actively growing market share in the new IP and DSL markets. Through E-Plus in Germany and BASE in Belgium, KPN holds the number-three position in the mobile markets in these countries. About JDSU JDSU is committed to enabling broadband & optical innovation in the communications, commercial and consumer markets. JDSU is a leading provider of communications test and measurement solutions and optical products for telecommunications service providers, cable operators, and network equipment manufacturers. Furthermore, JDSU is a leading provider of innovative optical solutions for medical/environmental instrumentation, semiconductor processing, display, brand authentication, aerospace, defense and decorative applications. More information is available at http://www.jdsu.com/. Contacts Investors: Jacquie Ross, Investor Relations, 408-546-4445, or http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050913/SFTU125LOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: JDSU CONTACT: Nick Rowan, Public Relations, +1-240-404-1924 or , or Jacquie Ross, Investor Relations, +1-408-546-4445, or , both of JDSU Web site: http://www.jdsu.com/

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