IRVINE, Calif., May 2, 2005 - Aktino, the first company to implement MIMO techniques on DMT-based copper access platforms, today announced its AK3000 product family for long-reach DS3 (45 Mbps) over copper. Aktino also announced that it has been shipping the AK3000 to select customers since October 2004, and the platform is currently deployed and generating revenue with multiple service providers throughout North America.

Based on the most widely deployed standard DSL technology, DMT (Discrete Multi Tone), and the first products to utilize MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) techniques in the wireline domain, Aktino's new AK3000 product family allows service providers to deliver business-class broadband services over embedded copper loops. By applying MIMO techniques developed and implemented on wireless networks over the last decade, Aktino's technology solves the crosstalk problem in copper binders. This enables its platforms to transport more bandwidth to longer distances on fewer pairs than any other currently available technology.

Offering unparalleled performance, the AK3000 platforms transport business-class services using only one-third to one-half as many copper loops as other bonded solutions, such as G.SHDSL and HDSLx. Aktino has also developed the industry's first multi-pair transceiver which allows the AK3000 platform to dynamically load balance traffic across all the loops being used. This advancement in technology achieves unprecedented levels of quality and reliability. Additionally, the AK3000 platform is T1.417 compliant and does not interfere with existing services such as ADSL and HDSL in the same binder group even at long distances and high bandwidth levels. The platform is environmentally hardened for any deployment scenario, and can be line powered on the same pairs that transport the voice/video/data traffic.

"Multi-pair copper solutions are a natural step-up from the current ubiquitous DS1s on HDSL in the business connectivity market. As the demand for bandwidth continues to grow, service providers are turning to bonded copper solutions to help them meet this demand. However, all previous bonding solutions have only shown marginal improvements in performance because of crosstalk within the pairs and the binder groups," said Michael Kennedy, president of Network Strategy Partners. "Aktino is the first company to employ a fundamentally different technology that leverages MIMO techniques on a standards-based DMT platform to overcome this crosstalk problem. This breakthrough technology now provides a new benchmark for business class broadband over copper."

In a recent deployment, one independent operating company was able to quickly turn up a clear-channel DS3 service to its customer more than 15,000 feet away from the central office (CO) over the existing copper loops. Utilizing just 14 copper pairs, the Aktino solution created a robust transport link able to carry all communications traffic between the customer site and the CO, with reliability comparable to that provided by fiber. The AK3000 solution has continued to perform flawlessly since it was installed.

"With copper loops serving the vast majority of business customers, cellular sites, and remote cabinets, getting the most of out of existing copper for broadband is a priority for most service providers today," said Bruce Kimble, president and chief executive officer of Aktino. "Aktino's breakthrough AK3000 platforms truly enable service providers to cost-effectively and efficiently deliver full and fractional DS3 services to customers and cell sites/remote cabinets throughout their footprint."

About Aktino
Aktino designs and delivers innovative carrier-class long reach broadband over copper solutions that enable service providers to offer revenue generating business-class broadband services over existing copper loops. A pioneer in the use of MIMO techniques on industry standard DMT-based copper access platforms, Aktino's products allow service providers to deliver ubiquitous business-class broadband services to the entire CSA footprint without further infrastructure investments. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Irvine, California, Aktino is currently shipping products to service providers throughout the world. For more information, visit www.aktino.com