Broadcom's Broadband Technology Enables Gateway's ``Connected Home'' Internet Appliances.

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Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq:BRCM), the leading provider of integrated circuits enabling broadband communications, is providing an entire array of industry leading broadband technologies to power the new, easy-to-use Gateway Connected Home, unveiled today at a media event in New York City, as well as in 239 Gateway Country stores nationwide.

Using Broadcom's broadband access and home networking technologies, Gateway is now offering a range of products and services that will accelerate the proliferation of new home Internet devices, making the vision of the connected home a reality today. Gateway's new products and services, which include product demonstrations, training and installation, will make it possible for consumers to easily share and manage broadband content throughout the home, supporting applications such as IP telephony, enhanced TV, broadband Internet access, peripheral sharing and online gaming, as well as superior quality music and video programming.

"Gateway is the first consumer home appliance company to bring to market the power of broadband in a full-service, end-to-end consumer solution," said Tim Lindenfelser, Vice President and General Manager of Broadcom's Broadband Communications Business Unit. "By providing easy-to-install home networking devices based on Broadcom's technology, along with training and installation in retail stores nationwide, Gateway is aiding service providers in the deployment of new broadband access services to and throughout the home. New applications resulting from the Gateway Connected Home will increase revenue and customer retention among broadband service providers, while allowing more consumers to enjoy a customizable, broadband experience."

"Without Broadcom, the Gateway Connected Home would not be available today," said Peter Ashkin, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Gateway Computer. "Broadcom's integration of these visionary broadband technologies into a low cost, complete solution is going to give consumers a whole new array of digital broadband communication experiences."

Gateway, AOL, Broadcom, and Transmeta are demonstrating the Gateway Connected Home today in New York City at the Regal Cinema 5. A live webcast of the press conference and demonstration will be hosted throughout the day at www.corp.aol.com and www.gateway.com. Products being demonstrated include the Gateway Connected Touch Pad, Gateway Connected Music Player and Gateway Connected Home. These products are powered by the following Broadcom cable modem, cable set-top box, graphics and home networking reference designs and chips.

BCM93352 Cable Residential Broadband Gateway -- This complete VoIP/Home Networking reference design is based on Broadcom's OpenVoIP(TM) CablexChange(TM) software, and the world's most highly integrated and lowest power IC, the BCM3352. This residential gateway offers 2- to 4-lines of lifeline (911) telephony over one telephone line and an easy-to-use, secure 32-Mbps broadband home network connection to every PC via Home Phone Networking Alliance (HomePNA 2.0) home network. Through this "always-on" gateway, all devices in the home can have broadband Internet access at all times, IP secure connections, local and long distance digital IP telephony service and be networked together, all in a single low cost product.

BCM94100V HomePNA 2.0 Telephone Adapter -- Based on Broadcom(R) xChange VoHN(TM) VoIP software and HomePNA 2.0 technology, this reference design provides additional telephone lines without additional wiring. Additional phone lines are made possible by plugging a standard phone into one end of the low cost adapter, and then connecting the adapter to the HomePNA 2.0 network served by the Residential Broadband Gateway.

BCM90030 HomePNA 2.0 TV Video Adapter -- This reference design is based on Broadcom's BCM7020 Advanced Graphics Digital Set-top Box integrated circuit (IC) and HomePNA 2.0 technology. By adding this set-top box adapter to the HomePNA 2.0 network, consumers can download movies and music to devices throughout the home from the Residential Broadband Gateway, as well as watch movies on demand with start, stop and pause features. Consumers can also surf the web, shop, order pizza, listen to MP3 music, and even do e-mail on the TV with compelling high-resolution graphics, making the TV a low cost PC terminal.

BCM91100D HomePNA 2.0 IP Telephone -- With integrated Broadcom PhonexChange(TM) VoIP software and HomePNA 2.0 technology, this Digital IP phone reference design provides a digital IP telephone connection anywhere there is a phone jack. It allows for additional telephone lines with no new wires, capable of supporting Web Phones, Video Phones, and MP3 Music players with stereo voice quality sound.

BCM94211 Personal Computer HomePNA 2.0 iCHIP Reference Design -- Based on the BCM4211, this HomePNA 2.0 IC offers a low cost integrated iLine10(TM) HomePNA 2.0 and V.90 in a single chip for desktop and portable computers. HomePNA 2.0 now becomes standard interface in all consumer PCs, laptops, and Internet computers.

All of the technologies demonstrated by Gateway are available from Broadcom in the form of reference designs, low cost integrated circuits and field-proven software. Reference designs built by Broadcom accelerate the time-to-market of leading edge broadband products and are supplied to PC, set-top box, modem and other consumer device manufacturers.

About Broadcom

Broadcom Corporation is the leading provider of highly integrated silicon solutions that enable broadband digital transmission of voice, video, and data. Using proprietary technologies and advanced design methodologies, the company designs, develops and supplies integrated circuits for a number of the most significant broadband communications markets, including the markets for cable set-top boxes, cable modems, high-speed local, metropolitan and wide area networks, home networking, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), carrier access, residential broadband gateways, direct broadcast satellite and terrestrial digital broadcast, optical networking, digital subscriber lines (xDSL) and wireless communications. Broadcom is headquartered in Irvine, Calif., and may be contacted at 949-450-8700 or at www.broadcom.com.

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