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Shaw Communications Selects Siemens To Support The Launch Of Its Digital Telephony Service For Broadband Cable Television Network In Early 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: D.L. Leslie 905-819-5926 [email protected] Shaw Communications Selects Siemens To Support The Launch Of Its Digital Telephony Service For Broadband Cable Television Network In Early 2005 MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, – July 14, 2004 – Shaw Communications Inc., a diversified communication company and Canada’s second largest cable service provider with approximately 2.9 million customers across Canada, has signed an agreement with Siemens to support its new “triple play” strategy of converging voice, data and video services into new applications and build incremental revenues. “Siemens was selected for its strong understanding of the cable telephony business and its success in delivering quality of service and reliability in voice services utilizing cable,” said Michael D’Avella, senior vice president, planning, Shaw Communications Inc. “As we move ahead, we look forward to leveraging Siemens expertise in supporting our efforts to prepare the network, customer support and provisioning systems for trials and initial deployment by 2005.” The Siemens SURPASS voice-over cable solution consists of the SURPASS hiQ softswitch as a call management server, the SURPASS hiG trunking gateway and the SURPASS IP Unity media server. The softswitch, gateway and media server are all compliant with the PacketCable interoperability standard. “This is a landmark decision by Shaw Communications to deliver voice services to its customers,” said Thomas Ganswindt, member of the Managing Board, Siemens AG and group president of Information and Communication Networks. “We’re delighted to partner with Shaw Communications in this deployment as it marks the beginning of a new era in the Canadian telecommunications and cable market. This new era of innovation and growth will position SURPASS as the preferred solution for carriers and for cable businesses that want to implement new cost-effective and revenue-generating services.” About Shaw Communication Inc. Shaw Communications Inc. is a diversified Canadian communications company whose core business is providing broadband cable television, Internet and satellite direct-to-home (DTH) services to approximately 2.9 million customers. Shaw is traded on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges. About Siemens Siemens AG (NYSE:SI) is one of the world's largest global electronics and engineering companies with reported worldwide sales of $80.5 billion in fiscal 2003. Founded more than 150 years ago, the company is a leader in the areas of Information and Communications, Automation and Control, Power, Transportation, Medical, and Lighting. With its U.S. corporate headquarters in New York City, Siemens in the USA has sales of $16.6 billion and employs 65,000 people throughout all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Ten of Siemens' worldwide businesses are based in the United States. With its global headquarters in Munich, Siemens AG and its subsidiaries employ 417,000 people in 192 countries. For more information on Siemens in the United States: www.usa.siemens.com. About Siemens Information and Communication Networks Group Siemens Information and Communication Networks Group is a leading provider of network and applications technology for enterprises, carriers and service providers. ICN's product strategy is focused on next-generation switching, next-generation access, and next-generation optics. ICN's flagship brands are HiPath® for enterprises, SURPASS for carriers, and SpeedStream® voice, data and video broadband solutions for business and residential customers. NOTE: HiPath, SURPASS and SpeedStream are registered trademarks of Siemens AG and its subsidiaries or affiliates. All other company, brand, product and service names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. This release contains forward-looking statements based on beliefs of Siemens management. The words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "forecast," "expect," "intend," "plan," "should," and "project" are used to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the company's current views with respect to future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause the actual results to be materially different, including, among others, changes in general economic and business conditions, changes in currency exchange rates and interest rates, introduction of competing products, lack of acceptance of new products or services and changes in business strategy. Actual results may vary materially from those projected here. Siemens does not intend or assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements. ### |