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Larscom Enables Cost-Effective Delivery of Ethernet Services Over Existing Copper Infrastructure Larscom's New Orion 4510 Provides Economical Delivery of Ethernet Services Across DS-3 Facilities For Carriers and Enterprise NEWARK, Calif., June 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Responding to the increasing demand for Ethernet Services, Larscom (NASDAQ:LARS) today announced that it has added another cost-effective Ethernet delivery solution to its product portfolio. The Orion 4510 Ethernet over DS-3 unit makes it simple and economical for carriers and enterprises to provide broadband access, deliver high-speed Ethernet services, and extend the LAN services within the enterprise, including the transport of Ethernet services to remote locations. The Orion 4510 is optimized to support Fast (100 Base-T) Ethernet. Depending on the application, it maps Ethernet frames into a DS-3 bit stream or maps DS-3 to Ethernet to enable Ethernet transport across the existing infrastructure. It includes Larscom's comprehensive, easy-to-use installation and management facilities. Traffic flow control ensures Ethernet service quality. The compact Orion 4510 form factor is designed to minimize space requirements and operating expenses for deployment at the customer premises. "Many of our customers are looking for economical ways to deliver and transport Ethernet services across their existing infrastructure," said Gurdip Jande, vice president of marketing at Larscom. "Now Larscom offers a new price point for Ethernet over DS-3 and combines it with our hallmark ease of use, to provide a complete solution that integrates easily into any carrier or enterprise DS-3 network." The new Orion 4510 is the next step in Larscom's Ethernet solutions strategy, which also includes the Orion 7400 Ethernet Multi-Service Access Platform for the delivery of Ethernet over SONET. The Orion 4510 is available today. About Larscom Larscom enables high-speed access by providing cost-effective, highly reliable (carrier-class), and easy-to-use network access equipment. In June 2003, Larscom merged with VINA Technologies to create a worldwide leader in enterprise WAN access for the delivery of high-speed data, and integrated voice and data services with the deployment of more than 350,000 systems worldwide. Larscom's customers include major carriers, Internet service providers, Fortune 500 companies, small and medium enterprises, and government agencies worldwide. Larscom's headquarters are in Newark, California. Additional information can be found at http://www.larscom.com/. Safe Harbor Statement Any forward-looking statements in this news release are based on our current expectations and beliefs and are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those suggested. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include (but are not limited to): risks associated with the approval and successful conclusion of the proposed merger with Verilink, including the risk that stockholder approval might not be obtained in a timely manner or at all, the ability to successfully integrate the two companies and achieve expected synergies following the merger, the ability of the combined company to develop and market successfully and in a timely manner new products, the impact of competitive products and pricing and of alternative technological advances; the issuance of a "going concern" auditor's explanatory paragraph and its possible negative effect on our customer base; employees and our ability to acquire additional financing; lower than expected cash flows from operations; customer concentration that include MCI (formerly WorldCom) and Lucent Technologies; the ability to develop successful new products; the ability to hire and maintain key executive positions; dependence on recently introduced new products and products under development; market acceptance of new products; the acquisition of other businesses or technologies; dependence on component availability from key suppliers; rapid technological change and fluctuations in quarterly operating results; as well as additional risk factors as discussed in the "Risk Factors" section of our annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements represent our judgment as of the date of this news release. We disclaim, however, any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements. NOTE: Larscom is a trademark of Larscom Incorporated. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. Larscom reserves the right to change product specifications and plans without notice. DATASOURCE: Larscom CONTACT: Gurdip Jande, VP Marketing of Larscom, +1-510-413 1360 Web site: http://www.larscom.com/

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