Corning Incorporated : Awarded Outstanding Score in Cabling Installation & Maintenance 2018 Innovators Awards Program

Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) announced today that two of its innovative optical communications products received gold-level awards at the annual Cabling Installation & Maintenance Innovators Awards program held Tuesday, Sept. 11 at BICSI's 2018 Fall Conference in San Antonio, Texas.

Corning's RocketRibbon^™ extreme-density cable and the UniCam^® high-performance toolkit 2 were recognized by a judging panel consisting of cabling and communications system specifiers, designers, integrators, and managers with vast professional experience.

'It is always an honor to receive this type of recognition from judges with broad experience in our industry,' said Kim Hartwell, chief commercial officer, Corning Optical Communications. 'With increasing demand for applications such as augmented reality and artificial intelligence, along with the push toward 5G, we know our customers depend on us to help them develop and build next-generation networks.

'Both our RocketRibbon cable and UniCam toolkit allow our customers to increase deployment speed and network capability, while reducing their total cost of ownership. We are pleased to have these qualities recognized in the Innovators Awards.'

RocketRibbon extreme-density cable provides the density needed to support evolving networks in a small footprint, while also offering simple and easy cable handling, access, and installation. The next-generation ribbon cable provides capacity of up to 3,456 fibers - twice the fiber count in approximately the same footprint of existing central tube and stranded ribbon tube design cables. By leveraging Corning's optical fiber cable design expertise, RocketRibbon cable allows operators to quickly install more capacity in the same duct space to accommodate increasing bandwidth demand. The cable enables up to 30 percent faster installation than other high-density ribbon cables designed for data center and carrier environments.

The UniCam high-performance toolkit 2 combines both proven reliability with quicker installation. Based on its proven UniCam no-epoxy, no-polish connector technology (which comes with a 100 percent yield guarantee), the toolkit cuts the number of steps required for connector installation from 18 to just 10, reducing the termination time by as much as 25 percent. Installation of an LC, SC or ST^® compatible connector can be accomplished in approximately 45 seconds with the UniCam high-performance toolkit 2, a significant improvement when compared to traditional offerings. At the same time, the toolkit offers improved feedback and guidance throughout the termination process, so there is no trade-off between a quick, easy installation and a reliable installation.

'Corning is a perpetual innovator of technologies and products that advance the design, installation, and administration of networks and cabling systems,' said Patrick McLaughlin, chief editor of Cabling Installation & Maintenance (cablinginstall.com). 'Our judging panel reserves gold-level recognition for innovations that demonstrate clear benefits, exhibit excellence, and make a substantial improvement over other products or technologies meant to serve similar needs.

'We are pleased that Corning makes these innovative products, the RocketRibbon extreme-density cable and the Unicam high-performance toolkit 2, available to cabling and networking professionals, to solve their jobsite challenges and improve the efficiency of their daily work.'

The 2018 Cabling Installation & Maintenance Innovators Awards Honorees are featured in the November Issue of Cabling Installation & Maintenance magazine as well as on http://www.cablinginstall.com.

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About Cabling Installation & Maintenance
Published since 1993, Cabling Installation & Maintenance has provided practical information to professionals responsible for the specification, design, installation and management of structured cabling systems in enterprises, data centers and campuses. Cabling Installation & Maintenance's magazine, website (cablinginstall.com), email newsletters and webcasts help cabling professionals improve day-to-day operations and enable strategic planning for their networks' optimum long-term performance.

About The Cabling Installation & Maintenance 2018 Innovators Awards program
The Cabling Installation & Maintenance 2018 Innovators Awards program reviews and recognizes the most-innovative applications of cabling and communications technology products and systems within the structured cabling industry. Platinum, Gold, and Silver Honorees were announced at BICSI's 2018 Fall Conference in San Antonio, TX on Tuesday, September 11, 2018. Criteria used in the Innovators Awards ranking included: innovation, value, sustainability, collaboration, and impactublished since 1993, Cabling Installation & Maintenance has provided practical information to professionals responsible for the specification, design, installation and management of structured cabling systems in enterprises, data centers and campuses. Cabling Installation & Maintenance's magazine, website (cablinginstall.com), email newsletters and webcasts help cabling professionals improve day-to-day operations and enable strategic planning for their networks' optimum long-term performance.

About Corning Incorporated
Corning (www.corning.com) is one of the world's leading innovators in materials science, with a more than 165-year track record of life-changing inventions. Corning applies its unparalleled expertise in glass science, ceramic science, and optical physics along with its deep manufacturing and engineering capabilities to develop category-defining products that transform industries and enhance people's lives. Corning succeeds through sustained investment in RD&E, a unique combination of material and process innovation, and deep, trust-based relationships with customers who are global leaders in their industries.

Corning's capabilities are versatile and synergistic, which allows the company to evolve to meet changing market needs, while also helping our customers capture new opportunities in dynamic industries. Today, Corning's markets include optical communications, mobile consumer electronics, display technology, automotive, and life sciences vessels. Corning's industry-leading products include damage-resistant cover glass for mobile devices; precision glass for advanced displays; optical fiber, wireless technologies, and connectivity solutions for state-of-the-art communications networks; trusted products to accelerate drug discovery and delivery; and clean-air technologies for cars and trucks.