FREMONT, Calif. -- Ikanos Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: IKAN - News), a leading developer and provider of Fiber Fast(TM) broadband solutions, today announced that that it has appointed Frederick M. Lax to its Board as a Non-Executive Director. Lax succeeds Mike Goguen who has been on Ikanos' board since May 1999.

"We welcome Fred Lax to our board. Fred is a proven leader with a distinguished career in the global telecommunications industry. His technical background, business acumen and operational experience will be valuable as we extend our VDSL2 leadership and expand into the digital home," said G. Venkatesh, Ikanos' chairman of the board. "On behalf of Ikanos and our board, I'd like to thank Mike Goguen for his involvement in guiding Ikanos from a startup, through two successful public offerings and to our industry leadership position today."

Ikanos Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IKAN)