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- New Vx8000 version 2.0 IP Video Gateway and Network Evaluation Tool Focus on IP Network Intelligence and 'Quality of Video' Guarantees - SAN DIEGO, Oct. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Path 1 Network Technologies Inc. (AMEX:PNO), a leading provider of IP video gateway products that enable transmission of broadcast-quality video over IP networks, today unveiled its strategy for utilizing the public Internet infrastructure as a reliable network for broadcast video contribution. Path 1 will also launch two new products today that support this initiative: the Vx8000 2.0 -- a multi-port, bi-directional IP video gateway that combines standards and proprietary-based forward error correction (FEC) technologies for live broadcast applications, and NET -- a network evaluation tool that intelligently analyzes the condition of IP networks and their ability to transport broadcast-quality video. These new products give broadcasters and operators, such as satellite communication companies, the technologies and tools they need to leverage cost-effective IP networks for reliable, scaleable and flexible broadcast video contribution. Path 1 will debut the Vx8000 2.0 IP video gateway and its NET software application at SATCON booth #615 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City on October 26 and 27, 2005. Broadcasting and teleport companies worldwide, including LBiSat, PCM and RTVi, have selected Path 1's products to leverage the benefits of using the Internet as a transport medium for broadcast video across the globe. Broadcasters can successfully utilize public or private IP networks to lower operating expenses and maintain competitiveness for applications such as backhaul of live contribution feeds from studio to teleport, to serve as an inter-connection among geographically dispersed teleport locations using terrestrial meshed networks, or to function as a terrestrial backup for disaster recovery when there is a failure in an uplink/downlink facility. Julius Feinstein, VP of Broadcast Operations and Engineering at RTVi, a 24 hour Russian language TV network with 50 million viewers worldwide, said, "Path 1 enabled us to experience a 90% cost savings over satellite transport when we decided to use the public Internet to backhaul video among our headquarters in New York City, studios in Moscow and Tel Aviv, and our European broadcast station in Cologne, Germany. The technologies provided by Path 1 have allowed us to simultaneously manage our network costs more effectively and grow our business by expanding our reach into new markets." The public Internet operates in best effort mode (i.e. it does not guarantee the delivery or correct sequence of every packet) and is fundamentally designed for data communications. Because video is latency sensitive, any loss or reordering of data packets over an IP network greatly impacts the quality of video. Path 1 has identified FEC and proactive network analysis as key technologies and tools that will help make the Internet a viable and cost-effective option for delivering optimal broadcast video for satellite and broadcast operators. Using point to multi-point delivery models, broadcasters and operators can easily save over 50% on monthly recurring bandwidth costs by using public networks instead of private point-to-point links. The savings in operating expenditures enable broadcasters to improve their profit margins and open up opportunities for additional revenue generating services, such as localized subscription services. "As world-wide bandwidth capacity continues to grow and prices continue to drop, the economics of video contribution and distribution over public IP networks have become very attractive. The missing piece has been a safe and reliable way to transport high quality video globally over unmanaged networks or through operators with inadequate Service Level Agreements," said Dan McCrary, VP of Marketing for Path 1. "Since the company's inception, Path 1 has focused specifically and solely on the most challenging and error-prone part of the video distribution chain -- IP video transport. With the launch of our two new products, we are clearly delivering on our promise to make reliable video over any IP network a reality. "As a result of Path 1's extensive experience collaborating with pioneers in the broadcasting industry, we see IP video transport as a hot growth trend enabling new business models, such as instantaneous content exchange among broadcast network affiliates and even international programming. With video over the public Internet, broadcasters and teleport providers can leverage existing local content like news and sports and expand into new markets, such as ethnic and ex-patriot communities living overseas who might want to subscribe to their homeland's local programs." About the Vx8000 2.0 With a 60x increase in FEC performance, the latest version of Path 1's Vx8000 is designed to specifically address the problems associated with real-time delivery of video content over the Internet. It combines support for standards-compliant Pro-MPEG COP #3 and enhances the standard by adding Path 1's proprietary high-performance encapsulation and forward error correction (FEC) technology called ClearPath. Both forms of FEC are included in the same product and are user-selectable based on the appropriate network environment. As a result, the Vx8000 2.0 can overcome any type of loss/outage that can occur over any type of IP network, including the public Internet. This development completely and effectively addresses video over IP issues, such as delay, jitter, packet loss, and out-of-order packets delivery, which are critical factors to the delivery of high-quality HDTV programs. Path 1's Vx8000 2.0 enables broadcasters to deliver real-time, broadcast- quality MPEG-2, MPEG-4 and VC-1 (MPEG-2 TS) video in both Standard (SD) and High Definition (HD) formats to remote locations over public and private IP networks. Leveraging Path 1's advanced "Quality of Video" (QoV) technology, the gateway shields the video from any impairments imposed by an IP network. By integrating the Vx8000 into their networks, network operators can inexpensively enhance their real-time video capabilities and scale their support for contribution and distribution services as demand grows over time. Because it is standards-based, the Vx8000 is also fully interoperable with virtually any type of networking equipment and can be deployed into any existing broadcast infrastructure. About NET Monitoring and analysis tools are also keys to the delivery of broadcast video over the Internet since they provide the key metrics and intelligence about network conditions. NET is Path 1's new pre-deployment evaluation and analysis tool that enables network administrators to visualize and determine the condition of IP networks and their ability to transport perfect video, including measuring the right amount of FEC required in a network to eliminate video packet loss and reduce time to deployment. NET will be available as a stand-alone software application and through Path 1's recently announced Professional Services Group. The Vx8000 2.0 and NET software application will be available in November 2005. For additional information, please visit http://www.path1.com/ or call 877/ONE- PATH (663-7284). About Path 1 Network Technologies Inc. Path 1 Network Technologies Inc. is the pioneer and leading provider of video transport products that enable the conversion and distribution of real- time, broadcast-quality video over Internet Protocol (IP) through public and private networks. From the delivery of live MPEG-2, MPEG-4, and VC-1 standard definition (SD) and high definition (HD) broadcasts to video on demand (VOD), Path 1's video infrastructure platforms allow broadcasters, cable, telco, satellite and mobile operators to transmit high-quality point-to-point, multipoint and multiplexed video across town or around the world. To find out more about Path 1 Network Technologies Inc. (AMEX:PNO) visit our website at http://www.path1.com/ or call 877/ONE-PATH (663-7284). SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT: This news release contains "forward-looking statements" that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. "Forward-looking statements" describe future expectations, plans, results, or strategies and are generally preceded by words such as "future," "plan" or "planned," "will" or "should," "expected," "anticipates," "draft," "eventually" or "projected." You are cautioned that such statements are subject to a multitude of risks and uncertainties that could cause future circumstances, events or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements, including the risks that we may require future financing, that our products might not achieve customer or market acceptance or that they might not perform as expected, that customer trials might not lead to future sales, that our sales might fluctuate between reporting periods and other risks identified in our annual report on Form 10-K and other filings with the SEC. You should consider these factors in evaluating the forward-looking statements included herein, and not place undue reliance on such statements. The forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof and Path 1 undertakes no obligation to update such statements. Media Contact: Investor Contact: Alice Borda Amy Cozamanis / Lasse Glassen Sterling Communications Financial Relations Board Office: 408-395-5500 Office: 310-854-8314 DATASOURCE: Path 1 Network Technologies Inc. CONTACT: Media - Alice Borda, Sterling Communications, +1-408-395-5500, ; Investor - Amy Cozamanis, , or Lasse Glassen, , both of the Financial Relations Board, +1-310-854-8314, all for Path 1 Network Technologies Inc. Web site: http://www.path1.com/

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