Corning to Introduce ClearCurve(TM) Product Suite at FTTH Conference

Corning to Introduce ClearCurve(TM) Product Suite at FTTH Conference

September 21, 2007

Revolutionary Solution Based On Nanostructures(TM)
Technology;Includes Optical Fiber, Cable, Hardware And
Equipment Products


    CORNING, N.Y., Sept. 21 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Corning
Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) on Sept. 19, 2007 announced plans
to introduce its ClearCurve(TM) ultra-bendable optical
fiber-based suite of products at the Fiber-to-the-Home
Conference in Orlando, Fla., Sept. 30-Oct. 3.  Corning's
ClearCurve solution is based on its revolutionary
nanoStructures fiber design which makes the optical fiber
cable as rugged as copper cable and solves historic
technical challenges for telecommunications carriers
installing fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks in high-rise
apartment buildings and condominium complexes. 

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    "Our solution incorporates a new optical fiber
that provides significantly improved bending performance
with virtually no signal loss," said Peter F.
Volanakis, president and chief operating officer. 
"Our new cable design is far more flexible, yet
rugged, and is easier to route within buildings than
today's standard coax cable.  And, we have reduced the size
and improved the performance of bulky hardware cabinetry,
giving building owners and developers an aesthetically
appealing solution, while making it easier for carriers to
install." 

    Corning will demonstrate ClearCurve's superior
performance through a two-story apartment unit installation
simulation at the conference. Telecommunications carriers
will see first-hand how ClearCurve allows them to design
optical fiber cable into complex environments and provide
their customers the near-infinite bandwidth benefits of
true FTTH. 

    Verizon Communications Inc., the only company deploying
fiber optics all the way to customers' homes on a mass scale
in the United States, has been working closely with Corning
to solve the challenges of fiber installation in high-rise
apartment and condominium complexes.  An early proponent of
the ClearCurve fiber solution, Verizon has previously noted
that this fiber technology could be very promising for
delivery of its industry-leading FiOS Internet and FiOS TV
products. 

    Corning's ClearCurve solution is critical in high-rise
apartment complex or condominium FTTH deployments because
it breaks the barriers of current optical fiber
installations that lose signal strength and effectiveness
when bent around corners and routed through a building. 
Corning ClearCurve optical fiber, cable and hardware and
equipment products solve these installation challenges,
enabling telecommunications carriers to design optical
fiber cable into these complex environments and provide
their customers the near-infinite bandwidth benefits of a
true fiber-to-the-home solution. 

    "Since announcing this groundbreaking technology
development in July, we have received overwhelming interest
from customers around the world," said Volanakis. 
"Now, with ClearCurve products, our customers can
economically displace traditional copper wire solutions in
multiple dwelling units and deliver ultra-fast Internet
speeds and higher-quality high-definition content that can
only be made available with optical fiber." 

    For detailed product information, visit
http://www.corning.com/clearcurve . 

    About Corning Incorporated

    Corning Incorporated ( http://www.corning.com ) is the
world leader in specialty glass and ceramics.  Drawing on
more than 150 years of materials science and process
engineering knowledge, Corning creates and makes keystone
components that enable high-technology systems for consumer
electronics, mobile emissions control, telecommunications
and life sciences.  Our products include glass substrates
for LCD televisions, computer monitors and laptops; ceramic
substrates and filters for mobile emission control systems;
optical fiber, cable, hardware & equipment for
telecommunications networks; optical biosensors for drug
discovery; and other advanced optics and specialty glass
solutions for a number of industries including
semiconductor, aerospace, defense, astronomy and metrology.


    Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements

    This press release contains forward-looking statements
that involve a variety of business risks and other
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially. These risks and uncertainties include the
possibility of changes in global economic and political
conditions; currency fluctuations; product demand and
industry capacity; competition; manufacturing efficiencies;
cost reductions; availability of critical components and
materials; new product commercialization; changes in the
mix of sales between premium and non-premium products; new
plant start-up costs; possible disruption in commercial
activities due to terrorist activity, armed conflict,
political instability or major health concerns; adequacy of
insurance; equity company activities; acquisition and
divestiture activities; the level of excess or obsolete
inventory; the rate of technology change; the ability to
enforce patents; product and components performance issues;
stock price fluctuations; and adverse litigation or
regulatory developments.  Additional risk factors are
identified in Corning's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.  Forward-looking statements speak only
as of the day that they are made, and Corning undertakes no
obligation to update them in light of new information or
future events. 


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