Starent Networks to Provide Multimedia Core for Cox Communications' Wireless Network

TEWKSBURY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 1, 2009-- Starent Networks, Corp [1]. (Nasdaq: STAR), a leading provider of infrastructure solutions that enable mobile operators to deliver multimedia services, today announced that Cox Communications, the third largest cable provider in the United States, has selected its industry-leading multimedia core networking solutions for its wireless network.

Starent’s intelligent Packet Data Serving Node (PDSN) and Home Agent (HA) will deliver robust data and multimedia services within Cox’s 3G network. Starent’s intelligent In-line Services include enhanced charging, content filtering, network-based traffic optimization, application detection and optimization as well as stateful firewall to further improve network performance and reliability.

“Starent Networks is committed to offering high-performance, highly intelligent solutions that are specifically designed for the challenges of mobile broadband and multimedia core networks,” said Ashraf Dahod, president and CEO of Starent Networks. “We are looking forward to playing an integral role in the deployment of this wireless network.”

“We are pleased with the core network experience that Starent provides,” said Stephen Bye, Cox’s vice president of wireless. “As we near our wireless launch, continuous visibility into our network remains key in ensuring a high performance customer experience.”

With its flexible architecture, Starent’s platforms are designed for 3G mobile broadband with the upgradeability and flexibility to allow mobile operators to smoothly migrate their networks to next generation platforms without a forklift upgrade.

About Starent Networks

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 CDMA2000, UMTS/HSPA, WiFi, and WiMAX. Starent Networks’ products have been deployed by over 95 mobile operators in over 40 countries. Additional information about Starent Networks is available at www.starentnetworks.com [2].

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 core platform solutions and in-line services, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements 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 core platform 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 of Starent Networks’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, and other documents we periodically file 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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