JDSU: 2006 Product of the Year Award

JDSU Receives INTERNET TELEPHONY Magazine's 2006 Product of the Year Award

JDSU announced today that Technology Marketing Corporation's INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine (www.itmag.com) has named the QT-50 Service Assurance Software Agent for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) as a recipient of a 2006 Product of the Year Award. INTERNET TELEPHONY has been the VoIP Authority since 1998â„¢ .

The QT-50 ensures high quality of service (QoS) for providers supporting the large-scale transition of their business customers to VoIP. Part of JDSU's NetComplete Service Assurance VoIP portfolio, the QT-50 equips providers with the critical ability to proactively monitor and troubleshoot issues and evaluate metrics that can affect voice quality - such as mean opinion score (MOS), R-factor, jitter, packet loss, and packet statistics - and by simulating the IP call experience as if at the customer premise.

"JDSU is proud to be awarded the product of the year distinction by INTERNET TELEPHONY," said John Govert, general manager of the Service Assurance Solutions division of JDSU's Test and Measurement Group. "We are honored to be acknowledged for the QT-50's exceptional ability to support reliable, efficient and quality business VoIP, a priority for service providers today."

The QT-50 is part of JDSU's broad portfolio of service assurance solutions and test instruments that have positioned JDSU as a leader in supporting the cost-effective deployment of VoIP for service providers worldwide.

"INTERNET TELEPHONY is proud to bestow JDSU with a 2006 Product of the Year Award. Each year INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine recognizes companies that have demonstrated excellence in technological advancement and application refinements," said Rich Tehrani, TMC President and Editor-in-Chief of INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine. "JDSU has proven they are committed to quality and excellence while addressing real needs in the marketplace. We're proud to honor their hard work and accomplishments and look forward to more innovative solutions from them in the future" - JDSU.