ZyXEL Selects Ikanos

Ikanos's FX 100100 chipset is selected by ZyXEL for its end-to-end, interactive, triple-play solutions

May 2, 2005

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FREMONT, Calif. -- Ikanos Communications, a leading developer of Fiber-Fast(TM) broadband solutions, today announced that ZyXEL Communications Corp., the world's largest DSL router and VDSL equipment provider, is integrating Ikanos' Fx(TM) 100100 chipsets into ZyXEL's complete end-to-end solution for interactive triple-play services. Designed for FTTx and MxU applications, ZyXEL's new symmetric 100 Mbps offering incorporates a VDSL switch, a hostless modem and a residential gateway. These offerings make it easy to take advantage of exciting new Fiber-Fast broadband applications such as interactive gaming, video conferencing, peer-to-peer file sharing and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP).

"Ikanos' Fx chipsets enable ZyXEL to offer the most advanced broadband solutions with the symmetric 100 Mbps bandwidth needed to support high quality triple-play services as well as popular interactive applications," said Dr. Yuh-Long Chen, president of ZyXEL. "We have successfully leveraged the flexibility of Ikanos' chipsets to complete our FTTx portfolio and have tailor-made solutions that will satisfy the diverse needs of carriers throughout the world."

The Fx 100100, the latest addition to Ikanos' successful family of fiber-extension products, is the first programmable silicon solution to provide speeds of up to 100 Mbps in both the upstream and downstream directions. The Fx 100100 is designed for use in Optical Network Units (ONUs) and Optical Line Terminals (OLTs) while the Fx 100100S-4 is designed for Subscriber Located Equipment (SLE) and Optical Network Terminals (ONTs). Both products are part of Ikanos' Fx family of chipsets that allow interactive services to be delivered by virtually any carrier worldwide.

"Ikanos is very pleased to partner with a market leader such as ZyXEL," said Dean Grumlose, vice president of marketing at Ikanos. "ZyXEL has a long history of successfully designing Ikanos chipsets into its solutions, and we believe our continuing partnership will make the new solution equally successful."

Ikanos Communications Inc.

ZyXEL Communications Corp.

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