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    SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 11, 2005--Redback Networks Inc. (Nasdaq:RBAK), a leading provider of next-generation broadband networking systems, today announced that Golden Belt Telephone Association, Inc., a local exchange cooperative representing the "golden belt" region of Kansas, has selected Redback's SmartEdge(R) Service Gateway platform for deploying broadcast video services over a next-generation broadband network. Redback is working with integrator Millennium Networks to provide the next-generation network.
    Golden Belt plans to deliver next-generation services and digital television to its customers as a part of a bundled "Triple Play" of voice, data and video. The design, integration and deployment of Golden Belt's next-generation network was a collaborative effort between Millennium Networks, a telecommunication engineering and integration firm, and system integration done directly by Redback.
    "Next generation broadband has the power to deliver television content in exciting new ways," said Gerald Washburn, general manager, Golden Belt Telephone Association. "We believe that the SmartEdge Service Gateway platform from Redback Networks provides us with the power, flexibility, intelligence, reliability and scale to provide the leading television and Internet services to our customers today while also providing a path for future services."
    "We are pleased to help Golden Belt create a Smart Broadband Network that can deliver the value of today's video services as well as the promise of tomorrow's," said Marco Wanders, chief marketing officer for Redback Networks. "Today we work to help drive broadband innovation with the largest carriers in the world as well as more regional ones. We believe the power of next-generation broadband can revolutionize the delivery of video, voice and data, giving carriers and service providers of all sizes tremendous advantages in rapidly changing markets."
    The Smart Broadband Network, based on SmartEdge Service Gateway systems deployed in 18 Point of Presence (POP) locations, is new infrastructure for Golden Belt rather than an upgrade or expansion of an existing network. The SmartEdge Service Gateway systems will perform all video multicast replication, subscriber and session management, integrated Quality of Service (QoS) and high-performance edge routing. They will connect directly with DSLAMs in each POP. The systems will accommodate both DSL and WiFi access.
    The Smart Broadband Network provides a single, fully integrated network capable of delivering video, voice and data with a robust infrastructure optimized for value-added services. Smart Broadband Networks from Redback provide bandwidth, scalability, intelligence and reliability to meet the demands of delivering video over broadband, VoIP and Internet data for the optimal consumer experience. The result is a personal delivery infrastructure that knows users, understands content, governs bandwidth, assures quality and brokers services. Redback's flagship platform, the SmartEdge Service Gateway family, combines advanced broadband aggregation and management with advanced edge routing and IP services in a purpose-built platform.

    About Millennium Networks

    Millennium Networks, Inc. provides turn-key integral Triple Play designs and complete EF&I for deploying next-generation telephony, data and video services over broadband networks. Millennium Networks is headquartered in Southern California with regional offices throughout the USA. For more information visit www.millenniumnetworksinc.com or call 951-776-0591.

    About Redback Networks

    Redback Networks Inc., a leading provider of next-generation broadband networking equipment, enables carriers and service providers to build third-generation Smart Broadband Networks that can deliver simplified, personalized, portable subscriber services to consumers and businesses. The company's carrier-class, consumer-scale SmartEdge Router and Service Gateway platforms for Consumer IP combine subscriber management systems and edge routing and, in conjunction with the NetOp(TM) Element and Policy Manager platform, provide a powerful, flexible infrastructure for managing both subscribers and value-added services.
    Founded in 1996 and headquartered in San Jose, Calif., with sales and technical support centers located worldwide, Redback Networks maintains a growing and global customer base of more than 500 carriers and service providers, including major local exchange carriers (LECs), inter-exchange carriers (IXCs), PTTs and service providers. For more information, visit Redback Networks at www.redback.com.

    REDBACK and SmartEdge are trademarks registered at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and in other countries. SMS and NetOp are trademarks of Redback Networks Inc. All other products or services mentioned are the trademark, service marks, registered trademarks or registered service marks of their respective owners.

    Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

    The statements contained in this press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements regarding Redback Network's expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future and including, without limitation, statements regarding Golden Belt's selection and deployment of the SmartEdge Service Gateway platform and the platform's ability to provide next-generation broadband with broadcast video, specifically in enabling the value of video services today and the promise of video services in the future and the ability to revolutionize video, voice and data; accommodation of WiFi and DSL and connecting directly with DSLAMs in each POP. All forward-looking statements included in this document are based upon information available to Redback Networks as of the date hereof, and Redback Networks assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These risks and other risks relating to Redback Network's business are set forth in the documents filed by Redback Networks with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), specifically the most recent report on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, Form 8-K, and amendments thereto, and the other reports filed from time to time with the SEC.

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