Scientific-Atlanta to Integrate Intel's AnyPoint™ Home Networking Solution into the Explorer 6000 Set-top

Scientific-Atlanta and Intel Team to Demonstrate Digital Interactive Wireless Home Networking Using the Explorer 6000

LOS ANGELES, November 29, 2000 - Cable subscribers will soon be able to share Internet access on TVs, PCs and other peripherals, as well as share files, printers and participate in multi-player games--all while watching their favorite TV shows. Scientific-Atlanta and Intel Corporation plan to develop and market a wireless home network solution using the Explorer® 6000 set-top and interactive digital network as a home gateway.

A demonstration of this home-networking solution on Scientific-Atlanta's Explorer platform will take place at Scientific-Atlanta's Western Cable Show booth #1639 in the South Hall of the Los Angeles Convention Center November 29 through December 1.

"We are developing visionary products in step with trends we have been following in the convergence marketplace," said Michael P. Harney, corporate vice president and general manager of Scientific-Atlanta's Digital Subscriber Networks. "Consumers want a way to simplify their lives -- a complete network for shared Internet and other applications that's built on a reliable, always-on platform. That's what this solution is expected to provide. And for broadband operators, this solution may increase the value of their current digital network investment."

"Scientific-Atlanta's Explorer 6000 set-top and interactive digital network is an ideal platform for home networking," said Dan Sweeney, general manager of Intel's Home Networking Organization. "Intel's AnyPoint™ wireless home networking solution is a critical part of the business case to broadband operators that home networking is a significant benefit for their customers. Wireless home networking extends the reach of high speed cable broadband service in and around the home."

Consumer demand for wireless home networking is being driven by the rapid growth of high-speed Internet connections and multiple PC households. The number of multiple PC households will top 31 million by 2003, seven percent of which are networked today. Twenty-six percent of households will be networked by 2004, according to a recent Cahners In-Stat Group report.

Intel's AnyPoint Home Networking Solution, if combined with Scientific-Atlanta's interactive network and Explorer 6000 set-top, is expected to provide consumers and broadband operators with multiple benefits, including:

Primary high-speed, always-on Internet access
No need to run multiple cable wires inside/outside home for TV and PC access
Wireless capabilities between PCs and peripherals up to 150 feet apart
Low monthly fee and ongoing support
Simple set-up and use
Simultaneous high-speed Internet access to the set-top box and all home PCs while you are watching TV
Ability to share files and printers between PCs
Multi-player gaming capability throughout the home
House-wide distribution of broadband, always-on Internet access
Easy-to-use Internet firewall security
Infrastructure for future revenue-generating services like voice

The AnyPoint Wireless Home Network products are based on an open industry specification created by the HomeRF Working Group, which is composed of more than 100 leading PC, consumer electronics, networking peripherals, communications software, home control and semiconductor companies. The specification is designed to allow PCs, peripherals, cordless telephones and other consumer electronic devices to share voice and data via a single home network.

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

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