Milpitas, California, September 12, 2006– Commitment to quality and strong market performance have earned JDSU Frost & Sullivan’s 2006 Growth Strategy Award for IP Video/IPTV.   JDSU’s diverse IPTV test portfolio includes solutions for the installation, maintenance and monitoring of cable and telecom networks as well as lab testing for network equipment manufacturers.

The Frost & Sullivan Award for Growth Strategy Leadership is presented each year to a company whose growth strategy produces high year-to-year growth rates in IPTV.  The award is presented to the company that has bolstered its position in the market and whose strategy will have a lasting impact and is based on, among other criteria, implementation of a unique sales strategy, technological innovation and leadership, and discovering new venues for an established product.

JDSU is the only test and measurement provider that can claim a complete set of solutions that enable the deployment of IP-based video services from the core network into the home – for both telecommunications and cable network operators.  JDSU’s proven record of delivering IPTV test solutions includes:

• Sales to manyof the world’s early providers of combined IP services, including Telefónica de España, for installation and maintenance of IP video services;
• The deployment of JDSU’s NetComplete™ service assurance solution by major telecom carriers to monitor IP video traffic for quality of service;
• The most complete all-in-one telecom triple play access test platform available, the HST-3000, for all optical and copper (VDSL) IPTV test needs;
• Theindustry’s most comprehensive Metro Ethernet test portfolio, meeting market need driven by the emergence of triple play services, especially IPTV;
• The market's most complete digital and IP video test system for monitoring of hundreds of video streams, deep MPEG transport stream analysis and test access coverage at all points in the network;
• The acquisition of Test-Um, driving the ability to test IPTV networks inside homes and small offices; and,
• The introduction of SmartClass single-purpose test tools, fully functional test instruments for IPTV-related technologies including fiber, Ethernet and ADSL2+.

“JDSU's significant position in the IP video test equipment market, coupled with its technology expertise, innovative sales strategies, and a comprehensive suite of effective test tools, has led the company to become the leading IP video test partner to a key end-user – service providers and carriers,” said Sankara Jambulingam, research analyst, Frost & Sullivan.  “Frost & Sullivan is proud to present JDSU with the 2006 award for IP video growth strategy leadership.”

“JDSU is pleased to be recognized by Frost & Sullivan as the test & measurement growth strategy leader for IP video,” said John Peeler, executive vice president of JDSU’s CommTest division.  “We are also honored to serve as a key partner for service providers and equipment manufacturers around the globe by providing scaleable IP video test products that enable them to deploy video services and quickly deliver on the promise of IPTV.”

About JDSU’s IPTV Products
JDSU has a wide range of products addressing the service assurance requirements for IPTV, including NetComplete™ for network operations center (NOC) provisioning groups that are responsible for turning up and provisioning new IP services; field access testers for both telecom and cable operators, including the HST-3000 and the SmartClass for telecom operators and the DSAM for cable operators; a digital broadcast test portfolio comprised of advanced digital video analysis and monitoring tools including the NetComplete monitoring application and DTS-200/330 that support MPEG-2/4, DVB, and ATSC standards; and Test-Um home wiring solutions, an extensive set of test instruments for the verification, installation and maintenance of Category 3, Category 5 and coaxial cables used in home and small office networks for the delivery of IPTV and other services.

About Frost & Sullivan
Frost & Sullivan, a global growth consulting company, has been partnering with clients to support the development of innovative strategies for more than 40 years. The company's industry expertise integrates growth consulting, growth partnership services, and corporate management training to identify and develop opportunities. Frost & Sullivan serves an extensive clientele that includes Global 1000 companies, emerging companies, and the investment community by providing comprehensive industry coverage that reflects a unique global perspective and combines ongoing analysis of markets, technologies, econometrics, and demographics. For more information, visit http://www.frost.com/.

About JDSU
JDSU (NASDAQ: JDSU; and TSX: JDU) is committed to enabling broadband & optical innovation in the communications, commercial and consumer markets. JDSU is a leading provider of communications test and measurement solutions and optical products for telecommunications service providers, cable operators, and network equipment manufacturers.  Furthermore, JDSU is a leading provider of innovative optical solutions for medical/environmental instrumentation, semiconductor processing, display, brand authentication, aerospace, defense and decorative applications.  More information is available at http://www.jdsu.com/.

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