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BigBand Networks Receives 2009 Cable.TMCnet.com Product of the Year Award

BigBand's vIP PASS™ solution honored for outstanding innovation

January 6, 2010

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jan. 6, 2010— BigBand Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: BBND), a leader in digital video networking,  announced today that its IP delivery solution, vIP PASS™, has received a 2009 Cable.TMCnet.com Product of the Year Award from Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC).

BigBand’s vIP PASS solution is a robust end-to-end video IP delivery solution that leverages the same cable network architecture, software systems and network-based tools that are used to deliver and manage all of today’s proven cable video services. vIP PASS supports the delivery of IP video services to a wide variety of IP-enabled consumer electronics devices. By ‘wrapping’ IP video in DOCSIS®, the industry's signaling standard, vIP PASS gives service providers the ability to deliver video streams to IP devices without the need to transit through a CMTS. vIP PASS is designed to offer a more cost-efficient means to deploy IPTV today, whether through managed services or over the top.

“IP video is not about the technology, rather it’s about the underlying promise of being able to easily deliver video content to any consumer devices securely and cost-effectively, be they TV, PC or mobile devices,” said David W. Heard, Chief Operating Officer of BigBand Networks. “We’re excited that TMC has chosen to honor vIP PASS, our seamless IP video delivery solution that exemplifies BigBand’s track record of innovation in the delivery of quality video to any device.”

“Cable.TMCnet.com is pleased to grant a 2009 Product of the Year Award to BigBand Networks for their vIP PASS solution.  BigBand has proven they are committed to quality and excellence while addressing real needs in the marketplace,” said Rich Tehrani, CEO, TMC.  “We’re proud to honor their accomplishments in the advancement of the cable technology industry.”

The 1st Annual Cable.TMCnet.com Product of the Year Award winners will be featured on the Cable.TMCnet.com Web site and published in its e-newsletter.

For more information about the 2009 Cable.TMCnet.com Product of the Year Awards or any of the TMC media properties, please visit www.tmcnet.com.

About BigBand Networks

BigBand Networks, Inc. [NASDAQ: BBND] provides broadband service providers with innovative network solutions designed to make it easier to move, manage and monetize video. These solutions are based on BigBand's video-networking platforms that are built to enable efficient and reliable delivery across a wide range of services, including digital TV, high definition TV, advanced advertising, video-on-demand and interactive TV. BigBand Networks' customers include more than 200 service providers -- including seven of the ten largest service providers in the U.S. -- and leading cable and telco service providers in North America, Asia, and Europe. BigBand Networks is based in Redwood City, Calif., with offices worldwide. For additional information about the company, please call +1.650.995.5000, email info@bigbandnet.com or visit www.bigbandnet.com.

About TMC

Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) is a global integrated media company helping our clients build communities in print, in person and online.  TMC publishes Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY, Unified Communications, and NGN magazines.  TMCnet, TMC's Web site, is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries. TMCnet is read by two million unique visitors each month on average worldwide, according to Webtrends.  TMCnet has ranked within the top 3,500 in Quantcast's Top U.S. sites, placing TMCnet in the nation’s top .03% most visited Web sites. In addition, TMC produces INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO (ITEXPO); Cable Conference and M2M Evolution (in conjunction with Crossfire Media); Digium|Asterisk World (in conjunction with Digium); and Smart Grid Summit (in conjunction with Intelligent Communication Partners). For more information about TMC, visit http://tmcnet.com/.
TMC also serves technology professionals with industry-specific Web sites: IT.TMCnet.com, 4G-wirelessevolution.TMCnet.com, M2M Evolution.com, Smart-Grid.TMCnet.com, Smart Products Ecosystem, Robotics.TMCnet.com, Cable.TMCnet.com, Satellite.TMCnet.com, Green.TMCnet.com, Healthcare.TMCnet.com, and Education.TMCnet.com.

For more information about TMC, visit www.tmcnet.com.