Agere Systems to Host Webcast on Second Quarter Fiscal 2004 Results


ALLENTOWN, Pa. -April 15, 2004 /Wi-Fi Technology News/- Agere Systems (NYSE: AGR.A, AGR.B) announced it would host a webcast on Tuesday, April 27, 2004, to report its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2004, ended March 31, 2004. The company invites investors and others to listen to the earnings conference call live over the Internet at 8:30 a.m. EDT.

What: Agere Systems Second Quarter Fiscal 2004 Earnings Announcement
When: Tuesday, April 27, 2004, 8:30 a.m. EDT
Where: http://www.agere.com/webcast.

How: Log on to the web at the address above, and click on the Audio link.

Subsequent to the conference call, the webcast will be available on the Agere web site at http://www.agere.com/webcast.

Agere Systems is a premier provider of advanced integrated circuit solutions for high-density storage, wireless data and multiservice networking applications. The company is the market leader in providing chips for desktop, mobile and consumer electronics hard disk drives. Agere's wireless data portfolio includes industry-leading solutions for data-capable cellular phones, as well as Wi-Fi/802.11 solutions for wireless LANs and computing applications. Agere also provides custom and standard networking solutions to move information across wired, wireless and enterprise networks. Agere's customers include the leading PC manufacturers, wireless terminal providers, network equipment suppliers and hard disk drive providers. More information about Agere Systems is available from its web site at http://www.agere.com.

Contacts:

Vibha Agrawal (Media Inquiries)
610-712-1737 (office)
908-256-6234 (cell)
vagrawal@agere.com

Sujal Shah (Investor Inquiries)
610-712-5471 (office)
sujal@agere.com