Starent Networks Joins LTE/SAE Trial Initiative

TEWKSBURY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 15, 2008--Starent Networks, Corp. (Nasdaq: STAR), a leading provider of infrastructure solutions that enable mobile operators to deliver multimedia services, today announced it has been selected to join the Long Term Evolution/System Architecture Evolution (LTE/SAE) Trial Initiative (LSTI), which is designed to validate the technology's capability to bring high-speed wireless broadband to the global market. Starent Networks, the dedicated IP packet core company, will bring its expertise to the LSTI to advance the delivery of LTE/SAE to the global marketplace.

The LSTI is comprised of global companies devoted to verifying LTE's ability to achieve the performance necessary to give a true broadband experience on mobile devices. It is divided into three main phases: Proof of Concept, Interoperability and Trial. Joint testing and reporting of ongoing results will continue through the end of 2009, with initial LTE system deployments anticipated for 2010. Member companies include Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, France Telecom/Orange, Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks, Nortel, T-Mobile, Vodafone and others.

"Starent Networks is specifically focused on the mobile operators' multimedia core network. As a result, we are intensely interested in the promotion of technologies and activities that allow mobile operators to build multi-vendor networks with best of breed products," said Ashraf Dahod, CEO of Starent Networks. "We look forward to working with other members of LSTI to develop and deploy solutions that will power 4G networks."

Starent Networks is a market leader in intelligent solutions for the mobile operators' multimedia core network. Its products deliver superior performance in existing 3G networks, while being readily upgradeable to 4G/LTE. Starent's solutions already include many of the elements required of the 4G network, including integrated intelligence, simplified network architecture, high bandwidth performance capabilities, carrier-class reliability and enhanced mobility. Furthermore, Starent's solutions are capable of supporting multiple functions in a single node, allowing a single platform to concurrently act as a 2G/3G and 4G node. Starent's solutions are designed to be evolutionary, deployed through software upgrades. This approach is intended to protect operators' existing investments and eliminates the need for forklift upgrades.

Starent Networks will participate in and contribute to all three key activities of LSTI, including the Proof of Concept (PoC), Interoperability and Trials phases.

More information about LSTI is available online at http://www.lstiforum.com.

About Starent Networks, Corp.

Starent Networks, Corp. is a leading provider of infrastructure solutions that enable mobile operators to deliver multimedia services to their subscribers. Starent Networks has created solutions that provide mobile operators with the functions and services needed for access, mobility management and call control in their networks. Through integrated intelligence and high performance capabilities, Starent Networks' solutions also enhance subscriber management, billing and session policy enforcement. The company's products are capable of supporting a wide range of mobile wireless networks, such as UMTS, CDMA2000, WiFi, and WiMAX. Starent Networks' products have been deployed by over 85 mobile operators in 35 countries. Additional information about Starent Networks is available at www.starentnetworks.com.

Starent Networks' Safe Harbor Statement

Any statements in this press release about future expectations, plans and prospects for Starent Networks, including statements about expectations related to the company's multimedia solutions constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may contain the words "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," "will" and similar expressions. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including the inability to predict the future success or market acceptance of Starent Networks' multimedia solutions, the highly competitive and rapidly evolving market in which Starent Networks' competes, Starent Networks' limited operating history, the fluctuation of its past operating results, its reliance on a limited number of customers for a significant portion of its revenues and its reliance on a single line of products and other factors discussed in the "Risk Factors" section in Starent Networks' most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, the forward-looking statements included in this press release represent Starent Networks' views as of the date of this press release. Starent Networks anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause its views to change. However, while Starent Networks may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, it specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Starent Networks' views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.

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CONTACT: Starent Networks, Corp.
Andy Capener, +1-978-851-1177
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Amy Farrell, +1-617-412-5175
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SOURCE: Starent Networks, Corp.