MILPITAS, California, July 7 /PRNewswire/ --

- UK Service Provider Taps JDSU Service Assurance Solutions to Support
Wide-scale Deployment of Next Generation Network and Advanced IP/Broadband
Services

JDSU today announced it has entered into a contract to provide service
assurance test solutions to The Carphone Warehouse Networks (CPWN), one of
the largest and most advanced telecom networks in the UK, and a wholly-owned
division of the fixed line and broadband business of The Carphone Warehouse
(CPW) Group plc. The JDSU service assurance system, NetComplete, will support
the design, implementation and management of the Next Generation Network
(NGN) for CPWN, covering both its residential and business customers via
local loop unbundling.

The industry-leading JDSU NetComplete Broadband/IP test solution and
services were chosen by CPWN after a competitive, extensive evaluation
process which determined JDSU's solution to be their best option for
increasing operational efficiency. CPWN also noted JDSU's extensive broadband
test and performance monitoring experience in the UK. CPWN selected the JDSU
NetComplete QT-200 xDSL/triple-play probe and on-board applications together
with NetAnalyst software for its sophistication, service history and suite of
available applications.

The CPW Group has over 4 million customer lines across its TalkTalk, AOL
Broadband and Opal brands including over 2.7 million residential broadband
customers. This makes CPW the third largest broadband supplier in the UK. The
JDSU solution will be deployed at more than 1,600 exchanges for TalkTalk,
CPW's ISP operation, and will play a significant role in the CPWN UK-wide
fault management process carried out at their new service management centre
(SMC) at Irlam, Manchester. CPWN staff and technicians will use the solution
to proactively troubleshoot complex physical and service layer faults,
improve diagnostics accuracy, reduce time-to-repair and trouble ticket
volume, as well as help demarcate problems between CPW and BT. In addition,
the JDSU NetAnalyst Test Operating System (OS), a centralised test management
platform, is being used as middleware between the CPWN front office OS and
the QT-200.

JDSU was also awarded an expansion contract for an identical solution to
support the AOL Broadband business as it further extends its UK service
footprint.

"The Carphone Warehouse Networks is committed to ensuring our customers
enjoy a reliable next generation network that delivers quality voice and
broadband services," said Neil McArthur, chief executive of The Carphone
Warehouse Networks. "With complete performance monitoring and fault
management capabilities by JDSU, we can focus on further improvements on
network quality and the customer experience as we seek to become a market
leader not only on price but also on service and innovation."

NetComplete's range of solutions comprises probes and software for fixed
and mobile networks, as well as quality of service and quality of experience
multi-play solutions for the home.

"JDSU is proud to have been selected by CPWN to help ensure excellent
network performance and service quality," said Tom Waechter, president of
JDSU's Communications Test & Measurement business segment. "Our test
solutions have a proven track record since 2003 in the UK and Europe, helping
service providers resolve complex faults correctly the first time, lowering
customer churn, improving quality of service and reducing
mean-time-to-repair. We also help customers achieve substantive business
gains when delivering advanced IP/broadband-based services."

The NGN effort led by CPWN is evolving rapidly and includes a 40G core
that will allow the business to scale up capacity and address customers'
growing demands for broadband. Two thirds of all CPW's broadband customers
are now on its network and the business expects to increase this number to
80% by March 2009.

About CPWN

The Carphone Warehouse Networks is a wholly-owned division of the fixed
line and broadband business of The Carphone Warehouse Group plc which has
gained a 10% share of the UK's residential telephony market and 17% of the
UK's broadband market over the last five years. CPWN has developed the UK's
largest next generation network, whereby voice and data traffic is carried
over a single all-IP infrastructure, and provides coverage for over 70% of UK
households. More information is available at http://www.cpwplc.com.

About JDSU

JDSU (Nasdaq: JDSU; and TSX: JDU) enables broadband and optical
innovation in the communications, commercial and consumer markets. JDSU is
the leading provider of communications test and measurement solutions and
optical products for telecommunications service providers, cable operators,
and network equipment manufacturers. JDSU is also a leading provider of
innovative optical solutions for medical/environmental instrumentation,
semiconductor processing, display, brand authentication, aerospace and
defence, and decorative applications. More information is available at
http://www.jdsu.com.

Contact Information
    JDSU
    Investors: Michelle Levine, +1-408-546-4421, michelle.levine@jdsu.com
    Press: Bernie Tylor, +1-240-404-1913, bernie.tylor@jdsu.com

    CPWN
    Press: Pamela Dease, Tel: +44-(0)-7726-901183, pdease@cpwnetworks.com
           Carphone Warehouse Press Office: pressoffice@cpw.co.uk


    Web site: http://www.jdsu.com
              http://www.cpwplc.com