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To: Tim Luke who wrote (48705)	6/15/1998 9:19:00 AM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 61433

This is likely here but just in case: Ascend Number One in Remote Access Concentrator Market in Q1 '98; Dell'Oro Group Figures Affirm Ascend's Lead in Market Share in Remote Access Concentrator Market Business Wire - June 15, 1998 08:42 %ASCEND-COMMUNICATIONS ASND %CALIFORNIA %COMED %COMPUTERS %ELECTRONICS %TELECOMMUNICATIONS %PRODUCT V%BW P%BW ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 15, 1998--Ascend Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASND), a leader in wide area networking (WAN) solutions for providers and users of the Public Network, today announced Q1 1998 research findings from Dell'Oro Group ranking Ascend's MAX(tm) family of WAN Access Switches number one in remote access concentrator (RAC) revenue, analog port shipments and ISDN PRI B-channel port shipments. According to Dell'Oro Group, Ascend's MAX family of WAN Access Switches accounted for 30.9 percent manufacturer revenue market share, topping second and third place 3Com and Cisco. Dell'Oro Group figures show Ascend's continued leadership in analog port shipments, with 35.1 percent market share. Ascend also leads the RAC ISDN PRI B-channel market segment with more ports shipped than the rest of the industry combined, racking up 53.1 percent market share. "These studies reinforce our leadership in the RAC market," said Kurt Bauer, vice president of product management for Ascend's Access Switching Business Unit. "Our MAX family of WAN Access Switches, with our True Access(tm) Operating System, provide a broad range of access solutions, including MultiVoice and MultiVPNs, that Service Providers and enterprise customers require to succeed in today's rapidly changing telcom industry." Demonstrating continued growth and leadership in the remote access concentrator market, Ascend has steadily increased its analog port market share over the past three years to 43.6 percent in 1997 from 35 percent in 1996 to 15.6 percent in 1995, according to Dell'Oro Group. About the MAX and MAX TNT Ascend's reliable high performance MAX and MAX TNT(tm) WAN access switches offer value added solutions that enable Service Providers and enterprise customers to maximize their businesses. MAX products represent one of the industry's most innovative, flexible and interoperable solutions for remote networking. The MAX product family is managed by NavisAccess, providing superior network management for Ascend's WAN access switches. About Ascend Communications Ascend Communications, Inc. develops, manufactures, sells and services wide area networking solutions for telecommunications carriers, Internet service providers and corporate customers worldwide. Press and industry analysts, please contact: Christine Andrews, Alexander Communications, 415-923-1660 (ext.138), candrews@alexandercom.com. Investors and financial analysts, please contact: Kristina Graziano, 510-747-2345, kristina.graziano@ascend.com; or all other inquiries please call toll-free: 800/ASCEND4. For more information about Ascend and its products, please visit the Ascend web site at www.ascend.com, or send e-mail to info@ascend.com. Ascend is headquartered at One Ascend Plaza, 1701 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, Calif. 94502; phone is 800/ASCEND4 and fax is 510-814-2300. The foregoing statements may contain forward-looking statements that are based on current expectations and involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from these expectations as a result of factors including, but not limited to, the Company's success in developing, introducing or shipping new products, competition, the mix of distribution channels employed, the Company's dependence on single or limited source suppliers for certain components used in its products, risks inherent in international sales, seasonality and general economic conditions. These and other factors are discussed in Ascend's 10-K, 10-Q and other filings made periodically with the Securities and Exchange Commission. CONTACT: Ascend Communications Todd Koch, 510/747-2672 todd.koch@ascend.com or Alexander Communications Christine Andrews, 415/923-1660 x138 candrews@alexandercom.com