Ikanos Communications Announces Support for International Telecommunications Union G.hn Consent
Decision Signifies Major Milestone in Development of Worldwide Technology Standard for Home Networking
FREMONT, Calif., December 15, 2008 — Ikanos Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: IKAN), a leading provider of advanced broadband semiconductor and software products for the digital home, today announced its full support of the recent consent of the G.hn Recommendation, achieved by the International Telecommunications Union’s Standardization Sector (ITU-T) at the December 12, 2008 meeting in Geneva. The ITU-T’s consent of G.hn reaffirms the need for a single unified standard for semiconductor suppliers, consumer electronics manufacturers, personal computer makers and service providers that are developing products for the burgeoning home networking market. Ikanos is an active member of the ITU-T and HomeGrid Forum and a contributor to the development of the G.hn specification.
ITU G.hn-based products are expected to greatly simplify the distribution of bandwidth-intensive applications including voice, video and data services throughout the home. The G.hn specification will enable devices of all types to connect and communicate over any wire in the house including coaxial cable, power lines and traditional telephone lines. This capability removes complexity and cost for both service providers and consumers.
"The ITU-T's consent of the G.hn Recommendation is a significant step forward in creating a unified home networking standard for use throughout the world," said Dr. Sam Heidari, chief technology officer at Ikanos. "We fully support the diligent work of the ITU-T in developing G.hn specifications as well as the efforts of the HomeGrid Forum to promote this work. We believe the resulting products will enable the benefits of high-speed access technologies, such as VDSL, to be extended throughout the home."
The ITU-T’s G.hn technology standard complements Ikanos’ access technology portfolio. The company was the first to offer the Discrete MultiTone (DMT)-based VDSL technology that is now the international standard for VDSL2. These products continue to set the performance benchmarks for the industry, reaching symmetrical bandwidth of 100 Mbps.
About G.hn
The members of the ITU-T’s G.hn Rapporteur Group are creating a specification for a single MAC/PHY technology, which can run over coaxial cable, phone lines, or power lines. G.hn participants include service providers, consumer electronics and information technology manufacturers, and component and intellectual property providers from around the world.
About HomeGrid Forum
HomeGrid Forum is a global, non-profit trade group promoting the International Telecommunication Union’s G.hn standardization efforts for next-generation home networking. HomeGrid Forum promotes adoption of G.hn through technical and marketing efforts, addresses certification and interoperability of G.hn-compliant products, and cooperates with complementary industry alliances.
About Ikanos Communications, Inc.
Ikanos Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: IKAN) is a leading provider of advanced broadband semiconductor and software products for the digital home. The company’s multi-mode VDSL2/ADSLx, network processor and other offerings power access infrastructure and customer premises equipment for many of the world’s leading network equipment manufacturers and telecommunications service providers. For more information, visit www.ikanos.com.
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Cautionary Statement
All statements included or incorporated by reference in this press release, other than statements or characterizations of historical fact, are forward- looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry and business, management's beliefs, and certain assumptions, all of which are subject to change. Forward-looking statements can often be identified by words such as "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "predicts," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "may," "will," "should," "would," "could," "potential," "continue," "ongoing," similar expressions, and variations or negatives of these words. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause our actual results to differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. Important factors that may cause such a difference regarding the implementation and success of the ITU-T’s G.hn standard include, without limitation, market acceptance of technologies implementing the standard, the ability of Ikanos to deliver timely products compliant with the standard, and the ability to win business with systems manufacturers for home networking products built to meet the G.hn standard. For a further discussion of the risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in Ikanos’ Annual Reports on Form 10-K and its most recent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Ikanos Communications cannot assure that the events and circumstances reflected in any forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur, nor does Ikanos Communications undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements for any reason after the date of this press release.
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Margo Westfall
Ikanos Communications
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