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ATLANTA and EPHRATA, Pa., Oct. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xtend Networks, a Vyyo company (NASDAQ:VYYO) that provides advanced broadband solutions for the cable TV industry, and D&E Communications (NASDAQ:DECC), a leading regional broadband integrated communications provider, today announced that D&E will deploy Xtend's solution for the delivery of symmetrical T1 (1.544 megabits per second) services over hybrid fiber-coaxial (HFC) networks. D&E Communications, which provides voice, video and data to communities in central Pennsylvania, will utilize Xtend's solution to deliver T1 services to commercial customers in State College and surrounding communities that are served by D&E's HFC infrastructure. The solution will enable D&E to uniformly offer commercial, voice-grade T1 services across its entire serving area. "Because most of our plant is either HFC or copper -- not both -- there have been challenges in offering some services to all of our customers," said Troy Knecht, senior product development manager for D&E Communications. "Limited options for the delivery of T1 services in our cable telecommunications markets have forced us to lease facilities from competitors, or to build new plant. The Xtend solution enables us to cost- effectively provide T1 services using our existing HFC infrastructure." "The ability to deliver true, voicegrade T1 services is a critical part of cable's entry into the commercial services market," said Avner Kol, general manager, T1 Products for Xtend Networks. "By providing a low-jitter, low- latency solution, we are able to offer D&E Communications the high-quality, highly-reliable levels of services that its business customers require." Xtend's carrier class T1/E1 technology combines the company's XMTS(TM) family of products, headend modular systems servicing up to 48 T1 links, and the company's V3xx family of T1 modems to provide a low-jitter, low-latency solution that utilizes existing infrastructure and Xtend's T1 Network Management System. Xtend's T1 products have achieved certification for compliance with the Telecommunications Industry Association's TIA-968-A-3 standards from the Administrative Council for Terminal Attachment (ACTA). About D&E D&E offers high-speed data, Internet access, local and long distance telephone, VoIP phone, voice and data network installation and maintenance, network performance management and security, and video services. Based in Lancaster County, D&E has been serving communities in central Pennsylvania for more than 100 years. For more information, visit http://www.decommunications.com/. About Xtend Networks(TM) (A Vyyo(R) company) Xtend Networks(TM) (http://www.xtendnetworks.com/) provides cost-efficient, innovative solutions that have been designed to expand up to two times the usable downstream bandwidth and increase up to tenfold the upstream bandwidth of typical hybrid fiber-coaxial (HFC) network architectures. Xtend's RF technology works with existing infrastructure to significantly increase upstream and downstream capacity, enabling cable system operators to economically deploy DOCSIS(R)-based symmetrical commercial services, HDTV and other bandwidth intensive services. Xtend Networks is part of Vyyo Inc.'s portfolio of broadband end-to-end solutions used by cable and wireless operators worldwide. For more information about Vyyo Inc., please visit http://www.vyyo.com/. Safe Harbor Statement Statements made in this press release relating to the future, including those related to the opportunities created for our customers given our ability to provide T1 services and to dramatically increase upstream and downstream bandwidth, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that, if they do not fully materialize or prove incorrect, could cause our business and results of operations to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Risks that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate include among others: whether we will be able to move from development stage to deployment and establish commercial relationships with cable system operators; whether the cable industry will be willing and able to substantially increase the available bandwidth on their networks and do so using our alternative technology solution; the current limited visibility available in the telecommunications and broadband access equipment markets; the competitive pricing environment and slower than expected development of broadband wireless opportunities; the willingness and ability of operators to adopt our new technology and apply it in a manner that meets customer demands; whether cable system operators will successfully test and then deploy Xtend solutions to provide cellular backhaul and other services; Xtend's ability to produce and distribute its broadband products in the quantities, and with the quality control, desired by the market; and other risks set forth in Vyyo's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, Vyyo's quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and other reports filed by Vyyo with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. Vyyo assumes no duty to update these statements. NOTE: All trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. DOCSIS is a trademark of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. DATASOURCE: Vyyo CONTACT: media, Paul Schneider of Paul Schneider Public Relations, Inc., +1-215-702-9784, or mobile, +1-215-817-4384, or , for Vyyo; or investors, Walt Ungerer, VP, Corporate Communications of Vyyo Inc., +1-650-319-4029, or Web site: http://www.xtendnetworks.com/ Web site: http://www.decommunications.com/ Web site: http://www.vyyo.com/

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