'Experience the Freedom' - Scientific-Atlanta at Cable-Tec Expo 2005

'Experience the Freedom' - Scientific-Atlanta at Cable-Tec Expo 2005

- Scientific-Atlanta to showcase innovative products and systems designed to give cable operators more opportunities than ever before -

ATLANTA, June 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- When it comes to helping cable operators "Experience the Freedom," Scientific-Atlanta delivers the products and services for today's systems and tomorrow's next-generation advanced networks. Whether the need is for digital simulcast, advanced video encoding or switched digital broadcast, MSOs can benefit from Scientific-Atlanta's decade-long experience delivering interactive video services and the launch of 270 digital headends and deployment of over 20 million digital set-tops.

Attendees at the 2005 SCTE Cable-Tec Expo can "Experience the Freedom" provided by Scientific-Atlanta's innovative products and systems that can help deliver a wide array of features and help launch new or expanded services.

- Digital Content Manager - The DCM addresses new demands of digital
simulcast and ad insertion, switched digital broadcast, and more HD and
on-demand digital channels.

- MPEG-4 Part 10/H.264 Advanced Video Coding - Scientific-Atlanta
continues to lead the way with advanced codecs to help deliver high-
quality video, even at bandwidth-saving low bit rates.

- Digital Simulcast - A complete range of encoders, multiplexers and
decoders for digital simulcast.

- VOD Enabler - Our extra-dense QAM platform squeezes more performance
from current rack space to support the growing demand for VOD services.
In addition, our dynamically provisioned transport (Reconfigurable
Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer/ROADM) platform can change the way
bandwidth is allocated to boost performance from existing bandwidth on
cable networks.

- Service Group Management - Proper management of services can help
position MSOs for future growth. Our new high-density transmitter
delivers twice the performance in half the rack space, using half the
power.

- Manage It by Expanding It - The demand from increased content and
advanced services on network bandwidth is a constant worry for cable
operators. Scientific-Atlanta has a solution with its new GainMaker(R)
1GHz platform.

- Switched Digital Broadcast - Using scalable, switched digital broadcast
helps operators squeeze more performance from existing bandwidth.

- Commercial Services - Today's HFC cable networks pass millions of
potential commercial services customers. Scientific-Atlanta can help
operators leverage their existing network and capitalize this
opportunity for profitable growth.

- Network and Element Management - The open-standards-based family of
ROSA(TM) products provides system operators with freedom of choice in
software applications and vendor platforms.

- Wireless MetroMesh Network - The multi-use MetroMesh(TM) architecture
allows many applications to run at the same time to expand the reach of
the network.

- Multi-Room DVR - Multi-Room(TM) DVR is the next step in the "connected
life" for cable viewers. Watch what you want, when you want and where
you want.

- MCP-100(TM) Media Center - Combining DVR with DVD R/W will give viewers
the freedom to archive their favorite programming and maximize their
entertainment experience.

- Data and VoIP cable modems - The video, data and voice "triple play"
offers big opportunities for expanding revenue with a single-source,
multiple-services concept that is popular with today's customers.

- IP Video Interoperability - Scientific-Atlanta and Tellabs will
participate in a demonstration that displays Layer 2 aggregation
capabilities and Ethernet integration into Scientific-Atlanta advanced
set-tops. Demonstrations will be hosted at both booths - Scientific-
Atlanta #2091 and Tellabs #1157.

- Powerful Monitoring Tools - Scientific-Atlanta's Pointer(TM) and
Retriever(TM) applications are highly effective tools that provide
real-time reporting of set-top and modem two-way connectivity status,
and improved insight into consumers' viewership habits and proactive
set-top and network monitoring.

About Scientific-Atlanta

Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. (NYSE:SFA) ( http://www.scientificatlanta.com/ ) is a leading supplier of digital content contribution and distribution systems, transmission networks for broadband access to the home, digital interactive set-tops and subscriber systems designed for video, high-speed Internet and voice over IP (VoIP) networks, and worldwide customer service and support.

"Forward-looking statements," as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, may be included in this news release. A variety of factors could cause Scientific-Atlanta's actual results to differ from the anticipated results expressed in such forward-looking statements. Investors are referred to Scientific-Atlanta's Cautionary Statements (Exhibit 99.1 to the Company's most recent Form 10-Q), which statements are incorporated into this news release by reference.

Source: Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.

CONTACT: Sara Stutzenstein, +1-770-236-2181, or fax, +1-770-236-3088, or
sara.stutzenstein@sciatl.com , or Peggy Ballard, +1-770-236-7871, or fax,
+1-770-236-3088, or peggy.ballard@sciatl.com , both of Scientific-Atlanta

Web site: http://www.scientificatlanta.com/

NOTE TO EDITORS: For more information visit http://www.scientificatlanta.com. Writers and editors may access a variety of information on the company and its product, as well as downloadable images, by selecting News Center from the home page. Scientific-Atlanta, the Scientific- Atlanta logo and Gainmaker are registered trademarks and Multi-Room, MCP-100, Pointer and Retriever are trademarks of Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. ROSA is a trademark of Scientific-Atlanta Europe NV. MetroMesh is a trademark of Tropos Networks, Inc.

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