Conexant's VoIP Semiconductor Solutions Selected by Aztech for New Broadband Voice Router; New Routers to be Deployed with Global Village Phone Service.

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- Conexant Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNXT), a worldwide leader in semiconductor solutions for broadband communications, enterprise networks and the digital home, today announced that Aztech Systems, Ltd., a global leader in data and voice communication products, has incorporated the company's voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) chipsets in their V300ATA broadband router. Aztech's VoIP router and Internet Phone Server Starter Kit will be bundled with Global Village(TM) Internet phone service from Zoom Technologies, allowing broadband users to make low-cost Internet phone calls using existing analog telephones. The V300ATA is the first of a series of VoIP devices from Aztech based on Conexant VoIP technology.

"Cost-savings and a rich set of telephony features are two primary reasons that many consumers are turning to VoIP for local and long-distance calling," said Zeev Collin, vice president of Voice Access Products for Conexant. "The combination of Aztech's broadband VoIP router, Global Village's managed network, and our silicon solutions provides consumers with a high-quality voice solution and the cost-benefits of Internet-based telephony."

"Choosing a silicon provider with proven technical expertise was extremely important to us," said Michael Mun, president and chief executive officer of Aztech. "Conexant's heritage in voice technologies provided us with an extra level of assurance that our products will continue to provide the performance and reliability our customers expect from Aztech."

Aztech's V300ATA broadband router and Internet Phone Service Starter Kit provides users with the ability to make low-cost VoIP calls anywhere in the world using an existing telephone while simultaneously surfing the Internet over a broadband connection.

Zoom Technologies' Global Village VoIP phone service provides a rich set of enhanced calling features to users around the world, and can be accessed through an easy-to-use Web browser interface.

Conexant has a long history in voice band processing, and holds an extensive intellectual property portfolio in voice processing and coding technology. The company's field-proven voice technology has enabled more than 100 million voice/data modems, and has been incorporated in millions of voice ports and wireless cellular telephones. The company's VoIP products include voice coprocessors and codecs for the easy addition of voice to networked devices, complete system solutions including network processors, and a suite of application software and reference designs.

About Conexant

Conexant's innovative semiconductor solutions are driving broadband communications, enterprise networks and digital home networks worldwide. The company has leveraged its expertise and leadership position in modem technologies to enable more Internet connections than all of its competitors combined, and continues to develop highly integrated silicon solutions for broadband data and media processing networks.

Key products include client-side xDSL and cable modem solutions, home network processors, broadcast video encoders and decoders, digital set-top box components and systems solutions, and dial-up modems. Conexant's suite of networking components includes a leadership portfolio of IEEE 802.11a/b/g-compliant WLAN chipsets, software and reference designs, as well as solutions for applications based on HomePlug(SM) and HomePNA(TM). The company also offers a complete line of asymmetric and symmetric DSL central office solutions, which are used by service providers worldwide to deliver broadband data, voice, and video over copper telephone lines.

Conexant is a fabless semiconductor company that recorded more than $900 million in revenues in fiscal year 2004. The company has approximately 2,400 employees worldwide, and is headquartered in Newport Beach, Calif. To learn more, please visit us at www.conexant.com.

About Aztech

Aztech is a global leader in data and voice communication as well as digital electronic products. It designs and manufactures DSL modems, Analog modems, Broadband Residential gateway, Wireless 802.11 b/g, Homeplugs, VoIP, SMS Colour DECT/WDCT Phones, Personal Mobile Radio, Digital Weather Station, MP3 Players and Baby Monitor.

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