Conexant and TANDBERG Television Team to Provide MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding Interoperability; Industry-leading HDTV AVC Technology Vendors Ensure End-to-End Compatibility for Broadcasters.

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. & ATLANTA -- Conexant Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNXT), a worldwide leader in semiconductor solutions for broadband communications, enterprise networks and the digital home, and TANDBERG Television (OSE:TAT), a leading provider of video compression systems, today announced that they have successfully completed MPEG-4 advanced video coding (AVC)/H.264 interoperability tests. The joint tests verified interoperability between Conexant's CX2418X family of decoder integrated circuits and the TANDBERG EN5990 MPEG-4 AVC high-definition (HD) real-time broadcast encoder. AVC technology allows digital broadcast TV service providers to improve bandwidth utilization, enabling the cost-effective delivery of a wider range of video, voice, and data broadcast programming.

"Our tests with TANDBERG Television provide broadcasters with an additional level of assurance that our respective products conform to industry standards and work together seamlessly," said Jeff Crosby, vice president of Broadband Media Processing for Conexant. "TANDBERG Television's expertise in encoding technology is recognized by broadcasters and network operators worldwide. We share their dedication to delivering standards-compliant solutions to the broadcasting community, and are pleased to have worked with them on this important endeavor."

"In order to truly deliver on its promises, MPEG-4 AVC needs to go beyond the codec and encoding box and be readily available in end-to-end systems that enable broadcasters and operators to rollout next-generation networks," said Matthew Goldman, vice president of Technology, Compression Systems, TANDBERG Television Inc. "By working with leading silicon vendors such as Conexant we are able to rapidly bring complete open systems to market and drive the paradigm shift from standard to high-definition, the first major picture quality improvement since color TV."

TANDBERG Television will be demonstrating the EN5990 broadcast encoder with Conexant's HDTV AVC reference decoder systems at the National Association of Broadcasters trade show, which is being held this week in Las Vegas.

About the EN5990 Encoder

The TANDBERG EN5990 is the industry's first HD advanced encoding system and is already being deployed by broadcasters and operators around the world in trial and full commercial roll-outs. The EN5990 is a robust professional encoding solution, designed to operate in real-time TV delivery environments and guarantees no frame dropping. Key features include extensive video pre-processing for noise reduction and horizontal picture resolution resizing. The encoder is based on the TANDBERG HD Intelligent Compression Engine (ICE), an array of high-end, general purpose digital signal processors (DSPs) and field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs).

About the CX2418X Family

The CX2418X is the world's first HDTV decoder IC compliant with the MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 standard, also known as MPEG-4 Part 10. The CX2418X decoder family implements the MPEG-4 AVC standard, including both main profile and high profile up to level 4.0, with support for broadcast formats and resolutions up to 1920 x 1080. A standard-definition decoding version of the device is also available.

Conexant offers a comprehensive suite of digital set-top box components and systems solutions for worldwide satellite, terrestrial and cable entertainment broadcasting networks. The company's products include silicon tuners, satellite demodulators, MPEG audio and video decoders, broadband cable and DSL modems, and dial-up modems for back-channel applications. Complete reference designs that help manufacturers reduce cost and speed time-to-market are also available, bundled with a range of operating systems, middleware, drivers and development tools.

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 TANDBERG Television

TANDBERG Television (OSE:TAT) designs and develops professional systems that enable new business models in the media and entertainment market through the delivery of high-quality live digital video and on-demand content. The company provides open standards-based technology solutions, systems integration, support and monitoring through its sales and 24-hour support operations in the Americas, Asia, Australia and Europe. TANDBERG Television's customers include many of the major broadcasters, network operators, telephone companies, cable operators and content owners around the world. For more information visit: http://www.tandbergtv.com.

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