YAKUM, Israel -- Metalink Ltd. (Nasdaq: MTLK), a global provider and developer of high performance wireline and wireless broadband communication silicon solutions, today announced that the company's System on a Chip SHDSL and Ethernet over SHDSL solutions have been selected by Maipu Communication Technology Co. Ltd (Maipu Comm.) for its next generation product family. This design represents another important milestone in Metalink's penetration into the Chinese telecom and broadband markets.

"China showed the most sensational growth. It jumped from fourth place at end-2002 and overtook Korea, the USA and Japan to become as the World's biggest DSL country, with 10.9m lines by end-2003," according to a Point Topic DSL Analysis report.

"Metalink's superior SHDSL product architecture, commitment and continuing technology leadership, for the TDM and Ethernet domains, will enable Maipu Comm. to provide our customers with the most advanced products at a reduced cost structure," said LH.Lee, R&D Project Manager at Maipu Comm. "We are proud that a major DSL market maker such as Maipu Comm has chosen to integrate Metalink's SHDSL chipsets into its next generation product family," said Ronen Avron, Vice President of Worldwide Sales at Metalink. "We look forward to extending the penetration of our SHDSL and VDSL products in the Chinese market following our earlier success in Korea and Japan."

Metalink Ltd.