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2004 Press Release Archives

December 30, 2004
Tellabs acquires Vinci Systems

December 8, 2004
Tellabs earns Verizon Testing Partner certification

November 30, 2004
Tellabs closes AFC merger
Combination delivers comprehensive broadband solutions to carriers worldwide

November 24, 2004
Ianna nominated to join Tellabs Board of Directors

November 24, 2004
Tellabs presentation at Credit Suisse First Boston Annual Technology Conference to be webcast live

November 4, 2004
Tellabs presentation at UBS Global Communications Conference to be webcast live

October 26, 2004
Tellabs third-quarter revenue grows 16% (PDF - 77KB)

October 12, 2004
Tellabs expresses confidence in CABLESPAN® product

October 7, 2004
Tellabs to announce third-quarter results on October 26

September 15, 2004
Tellabs presentation at Banc of America Securities 34th Annual Investment Conference to be webcast live

September 7, 2004
Tellabs and AFC amend merger terms

September 1, 2004
Tellabs presentation at Smith Barney Citigroup 2004 Technology Conference to be webcast live

July 21, 2004
Tellabs second-quarter revenue grows 30% to $304 million, driving profits to $50 million (PDF - 87KB)

July 13, 2004
Tellabs executive Anders Gustafsson resigns to become CEO of Spirent plc

July 8, 2004
Tellabs to announce second-quarter results on July 21

July 7, 2004
FTC grants early termination of waiting period for Tellabs' proposed merger with AFC

July 1, 2004
Bharti Infotel selects Tellabs' integrated solution for its nationwide network in India
New 14,500 kilometer network will expand Bharti's bandwidth capacity and provide its carrier-class customers with high-availability services

June 29, 2004
NTELOS selects Tellabs' equipment to update its fiber-optic network

June 28, 2004
Banverket Telenät chooses Tellabs' Ethernet over SDH solution to expand network capacity
Upgrade enables Swedish operator to offer IP services and flexible service level agreements

June 22, 2004
Tellabs® 7100 optical transport system enhanced for converged networks
Telecom service providers can reduce service delivery costs by up to 50 percent

June 21, 2004
Tellabs extends data portfolio to address North American telecom service delivery needs
Tellabs® 8600 managed edge system launches in North America at SUPERCOMM 2004

June 17, 2004
Tellabs SUPERCOMM investor lunch to be webcast live

June 17, 2004
Tellabs demonstrates smooth shift to future IP/MPLS networks at SUPERCOMM
Data portfolio helps telecom service providers migrate networks easily and cost-effectively

June 16, 2004
Tellabs® 2300 telephony distribution system selected by three multiple system operators
Tellabs 2300 system cost-effectively provides lifeline telephony services

June 14, 2004
Tellabs lowers the cost of delivering Ethernet services
Company adds Ethernet aggregation to the market-leading Tellabs® 5500 digital cross-connect

June 11, 2004
Tellabs presentation at William Blair 24th Annual Growth Stock Conference to be webcast live

June 1, 2004
Tellabs® 5300 series enhanced for business services capex savings
New enhancements cut capex up to 83 percent and facilitate E911 location-based services for wireless carriers

May 20, 2004
Tellabs to acquire AFC for $1.9 billion in cash and stock
Combines market leaders in transport and access to lead industry shift to broadband

May 18, 2004
Swisscom Mobile rolls out network upgrade deploying Tellabs Ethernet solutions
More than 60 percent of Swiss mobile users will benefit from expanded Ethernet data and voice services

May 13, 2004
Tellabs investor day to be webcast live

May 3, 2004
Tellabs honored by SBC Communications

April 29, 2004
Tellabs presentation at the Robert W. Baird 2004 Growth Stock Conference to be webcast live

April 29, 2004
Verizon recognizes Tellabs for its commitment to excellence

April 28, 2004
Tellabs presentation at the JP Morgan Technology & Telecom Conference to be webcast live

April 22, 2004
Krish Prabhu elected to Tellabs' board of directors

April 21, 2004
Sales up 19% as Tellabs turns profitable (PDF - 513KB)

April 6, 2004
Tellabs to announce first-quarter results on April 21

March 31, 2004
PacketExchange signs strategic partnership agreement with Tellabs to expand its MPLS backbone network

March 22, 2004
Tellabs 2003 annual report highlights path to profitable growth

March 18, 2004
New operator XPress chooses Tellabs systems for Transmission Network launch in Jordan

March 10, 2004
Tellabs presentation at Merrill Lynch Global Communications Investor Conference to be webcast live

March 3, 2004
Tellabs presentation at Deutsche Bank Information Technology Hardware Conference to be webcast live

February 26, 2004
Tellabs presentation at the Morgan Stanley Semiconductor & Systems Conference to be webcast live

February 19, 2004
As Poland prepares to join the EU, Centertel chooses Tellabs equipment to gear up for increased demand on mobile networks

February 18, 2004
Tellabs presentation at Goldman Sachs Technology Investment Symposium to be webcast live

February 18, 2004
DTAC selects the Tellabs® 7100 system to support its GSM and wireless data services

February 17, 2004
Tellabs enhances its Tellabs® 8800 series of intelligent multi-service routers
Enhancements enable service providers to invest strategically by leveraging their existing infrastructure to offer new emerging data services

February 17, 2004
Tellabs unveils its Intelligent Service Edge solution for a profitable data service network migration
New solution supported by Tellabs® 8800 product enhancements offers a full range of multi-service capabilities over an optimized IP/MPLS network

February 17, 2004
Tellabs® 8800 series of intelligent multi-service routers enhances international data portfolio
New functionality enables cost-effective integration of data services into one platform

February 12, 2004
Tellabs board names Krish Prabhu chief executive officer, president and director; founder Michael J. Birck remains chairman

February 11, 2004
Seamless connectivity for carriers demonstrated live by Tellabs at MPLS World Congress
Tellabs only vendor to demonstrate support for Layer 2 Point-to-Point Tunnels, Virtual Private LAN Service, BGP/MPLS VPNs and constraint-based routing across a Diffserv-aware MPLS core

January 22, 2004
Tellabs fourth-quarter revenue up 14% to $279 million as company continues progress on path to profitable growth (PDF - 204KB)

January 19, 2004
T-Mobile selects Tellabs Voice-Quality Enhancement system
Research identifies a link between improved call quality and customers increasing length of calls

January 15, 2004
Embratel expands network capacity and migrates to the 3rd-generation of SDH networks
Customers of the leading Brazilian network operator will benefit from upgraded infrastructure that delivers profitable data services with MPLS-managed Quality-of-Service

January 14, 2004
Edward H. Kennedy to resign from Tellabs
Company's CEO search is progressing as scheduled

January 8, 2004
Vodafone chooses next-generation SDH solution from Tellabs to build its own transport infrastructure in Hungary
Customers are set to benefit from new services and an efficient, cost-effective network

January 7, 2004
Tellabs to announce fourth -quarter and year-end 2003 results on January 22