CommScope Expands SYSTIMAX® 360 Ultra-High Density Fiber Solution to Maximize Space, Connectivity in Data Centers

March 1, 2011 RICHARDSON, Texas

RICHARDSON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With installation and maintenance of structured cabling systems in data center environments rising significantly due to growth in storage area network (SAN) applications and the increased need to maximize floor and shelf space, CommScope has expanded its SYSTIMAX® 360 Ultra-high Density (UHD) Fiber Solution to incorporate multiple LC pass-through panels as well as splicing capabilities.

The new capabilities enable data center managers to utilize an existing LC terminated infrastructure or even unterminated fiber cables to achieve higher patch panel port densities than previously possible.

“Data centers are the single-most concentrated, complex and strategic component of the IT environment,” said David Hall, manager, Data Center Applications, CommScope Enterprise Solutions. “They are also one of the few areas continuing to see robust growth due to server virtualization, higher-density, energy efficiency and rapid deployment needs brought on by the explosion of network information.

“With the new additions to our SYSTIMAX 360 UHD fiber solution, data center operators, who are not currently deploying MPO pre-terminated solutions, can still manage their physical layer architectures and address rapidly increasing port densities”

While also supporting MPO pre-terminated solutions, the offering has been expanded to support factory- and field-termination preferences while utilizing the network infrastructure’s existing LC connectivity backbone to improve flexibility for SAN connectivity applications. The SYSTIMAX 360 UHD fiber solution now accommodates up to 144 LC connections in a 1U space by either splicing on LC pigtails or using existing LC terminated trunk cables, helping data center managers optimize their IT environments for SAN applications.

Consistent with all CommScope solutions, the SYSTIMAX 360 UHD solution is engineered and manufactured to work the first time, every time for ease of implementation. CommScope backs its reliability by offering a 20-year warranty on all of its enterprise solutions, extending the life of data centers and IT budgets.

SYSTIMAX is registered trademark of CommScope, Inc.

About CommScope

CommScope, Inc. (www.commscope.com) provides essential infrastructure that makes communication possible. We empower people to connect and communicate seamlessly where, when, and how they choose. Our solutions and services for wired and wireless networks enable high-bandwidth data, video, and voice applications everywhere—at home, at work, and on the go. Through every wave of technology, CommScope helps the world connect and evolve. Backed by numerous respected brands such as Andrew®, SYSTIMAX® and Uniprise®, CommScope supports customers in more than 100 countries around the world through its focus on integrity, ethics, quality and technical innovation.

This press release includes forward-looking statements that are based on information currently available to management, management’s beliefs, as well as on a number of assumptions concerning future events. Forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of performance and are subject to a number of uncertainties and other factors, which could cause the actual results to differ materially from those currently expected. For a more detailed description of the factors that could cause such a difference, please see CommScope’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In providing forward-looking statements, the company does not intend, and is not undertaking any obligation or duty, to update these statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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