Teletron Picks Metalink for VDSL

YAKUM, Israel -- Metalink Ltd. (Nasdaq: MTLK), a global provider and developer of high performance wireline and wireless broadband communication silicon solutions, today announced that Teletron Inc. will provide South Korea's second largest broadband operator with 50 Mbps IP equipment, powered by Metalink's QAM VDSL technology.

"We are excited to take part in one of the major revolutions in the broadband experience in Korea and we believe that these 50 Mbps IP VDSL products will provide the advanced broadband services that serve the growing demand for content-rich multimedia applications, including interactive gaming, high definition video streaming and multiple broadcast streams; and it will also keep infrastructure costs at the same levels for basic Internet service," said Mr. Jason Jeong, President of Teletron Inc. "Metalink's cutting edge QAM VDSL technology, utilized with Teletron's product and integration expertise, enables us to provide our customers with exceptional performance and cost benefits, and a dramatic improvement over current ADSL performance and cost offerings."

"We are pleased that Teletron was selected to provide South Korea's second largest broadband operator with VDSL products, powered by Metalink's QAM VDSL technology. This VDSL deployment offers a significant number of South Korean households advanced content-rich broadband services due to the broad Fiber-to-the-Basement (FTTB) installed base," said Ronen Avron, Metalink's Vice President of Worldwide Sales. "We are exited to see this trend followed by carriers worldwide, expanding the availability of advanced broadband services that will enrich the broadband experience of hundreds of million users."

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