Conexant Delivers World's First DSL Gateway Solutions with Integrated Wireless LAN and Voice Capabilities; High-Performance Product Family Raises the Bar in Terms of Integration And Functionality.

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- Conexant Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNXT), a worldwide leader in semiconductor solutions for broadband communications and the digital home, today launched the world's first family of network processor devices with integrated Wi-Fi(R), ADSL2plus, and voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) functionality. The next-generation CX9461x product family raises the bar in terms of integration and functionality. It is based on a high-performance ARM(TM) network processor and incorporates the company's widely deployed digital subscriber line (DSL), PRISM(R) wireless networking, and voice processing technologies. Targeted at next-generation DSL gateways, bridges, and routers, the CX9461x product family delivers the processing power required for advanced triple-play voice, video and data applications. In addition, a common software base and pin-compatible devices enable customers to leverage a common platform for multiple product segments.

"Demand for client-side DSL products with integrated Wi-Fi and voice processing capabilities continues to grow rapidly," said Akram Atallah, senior vice president and general manager of Conexant's Broadband Access business. "To meet this need, we developed the world's first semiconductor family to integrate these key broadband access and home networking technologies in a single-chip. These solutions can be customized and used in a wide range of applications. This allows manufacturers to reduce overall system costs and product development cycles, which may provide them with a competitive edge."

"Given the increasingly competitive environment for broadband services worldwide, the challenge now facing DSL service providers is how to quickly and efficiently scale triple-play gateways across a large installed customer base," said Ian Eigenbrod, senior research analyst with IDC. "Highly integrated silicon solutions will deliver the simplicity and cost-effectiveness needed to rapidly deploy these next-generation designs in volume, driving an almost 100 percent improvement in WLAN attach rates by the end of the year."

The CX9461x family is based on the second generation of an advanced DSL CPE gateway architecture that supports multiple xDSL standards-based solutions, allowing developers to easily migrate to newer technologies. The devices include a highly integrated analog front end (AFE) and single-chip network processor with integrated 802.11a/b/g MAC and baseband functionality. Integrated VoIP with lifeline backup, USB 2.0, and Fast Ethernet enable the development of flexible, feature-rich DSL CPE platforms. Other advanced features include an integrated security engine with hardware acceleration for virtual private network (VPN) applications, and integrated memory to support the reliable delivery of IPTV programming over ADSL2plus.

The CX9461x family complies with the IEEE 802.11a/b/g wireless networking standards, and integrates key power and Wi-Fi system blocks to lower overall system cost. Unlike existing discrete designs, the optimized Wi-Fi architecture reduces the number of required components and improves manufacturing and quality with a repeatable and easily tunable Wi-Fi front-end.

Conexant provides reference designs for the CX9461x family with complete support for industry-standard operating systems including Linux and Conexant's ISOS(R). Full support is included for advanced features such as IPTV quality of service (QoS), Firewall, Wi-Fi "Simple Config" to easily and securely connect to wireless devices, and DSLHome(TM), the DSL Forum's initiative to standardize and simplify the provisioning and configuration of the DSL gateway. The comprehensive software suite for the CX9461x family extends across Conexant's complete line of broadband access CPE products from ADSL2plus bridges to advanced VDSL2 gateways.

Conexant is the number one provider of central office and CPE DSL semiconductor solutions. The company's products include a full range of standards-based integrated circuits, software and reference designs for DSL applications including ADSL2plus, SHDSL and VDSL2. Fiber access solutions include the Xenon family of products for passive optical networking (PON) applications.

Wireless networking solutions include an extensive portfolio of IEEE 802.11 dual-band chipsets, firmware, software, drivers and reference designs. The company's VoIP products include voice coprocessors and codecs to enable the easy addition of voice to networked devices, complete system solutions including network processors, and a suite of application software and reference designs.

Pricing and Availability

Samples of the CX9461x product family are available now, with production scheduled for July 2006. In volume quantities the devices in the CX9461x family will be priced between $10.00 and $15.00 each, depending on the features. Complete reference designs for rapid product prototyping are available today.

About Conexant

Conexant's innovative semiconductor solutions are driving broadband communications 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 802.11-compliant WLAN chipsets, software and reference designs, as well as solutions for applications based on HomePlug(R) 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 with an annual revenue run-rate in excess of $900 million. The company has approximately 2,500 employees worldwide, and is headquartered in Newport Beach, Calif. To learn more, please visit www.conexant.com.

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