TranSwitch® Corporation (NASDAQ: TXCC), a leading provider of
semiconductor solutions for the converging voice, data and video
network, today announced the selection of its Atlanta 100 family of
communications processors for use in service gateway and other customer
premises equipment (CPE) being deployed throughout Asia, where national
and emerging carriers are actively competing for customers with
offerings of bundled services. The awards have results in new production
of the processors as well as opportunities for additional quantities
upon the commencement of marketing initiatives by leading national
carriers. CPE powered by Atlanta processors enable broadband services
including voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone service, one of the
fastest growing forms of communication, so that customers can benefit
from the convenience and traditionally lower cost of bundled Internet
access, data services and phone service.
In South Korea, SK Telesys is using the Atlanta 100 product family in
its CPE for SK Broadband’s roll-out of its Broad&Fone VoIP
service to residential, small office and home office (SoHo), and small
to medium-sized business (SMB) customers throughout the country.
TranSwitch previously announced that its Atlanta processors had been
selected by SK Telesys for use in its residential CPE product, the
IF-100 Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) phone with
cordless handset support. SK Telesys has now awarded to TranSwitch a
design-win for the IF-200 DECT phone that is targeted at SoHo and SMB
applications which require one cordless handset and FAX support. The
Atlanta 100 processor family has also been designed into the Alpha
project DECT phone for SK Telesys, which supports three cordless
handsets as well as FAX support. The IF-100, IF-200 and Alpha project
VoIP-DECT phones are manufactured for SK-Telesys by INBRICS (formerly
Navons). SK Broadband (formerly Hanaro Telecom) is the fastest growing
broadband service provider in South Korea, serving approximately four
million broadband subscribers.
"Simply put, the Atlanta product family provides the best cost to
performance ratio of any product in its class. This, along with
TranSwitch’s exceptional level of support, is the primary reason why we
have chosen to continue to use TranSwitch’s Atlanta 100 product family
for all of our CPE products” said Y.S Huh, Sr. Marketing Team Manager of
SK Telesys.
TranSwitch also announced today that its Atlanta 100 product family has
gained momentum in other fast growing Asian markets. In China, a broad
range of CPE products such as Media Terminal Adapters (MTA) and 3G
Wireless Home Gateways have been designed by equipment suppliers for
deployment in the wire-line and wireless networks of major domestic
carriers. Similar developments are underway in India. One of the fastest
growing broadband network operators in India is planning to roll out
voice and data services using a range of CPE equipment based on
TranSwitch’s Atlanta 100 processor family. These new and follow-on
design wins demonstrate the versatility, performance, and quality of the
Atlanta 100 product family as well as the professional and focused
support that TranSwitch provides to its customers.
"We are gaining significant traction in select high growth markets in
Asia, where competition to provide bundled services has led to
TranSwitch receiving several production awards and design wins. Our
Atlanta product family is uniquely designed to address carriers’ need to
add revenues and customers, while keeping service provisioning and
maintenance costs to a minimum,” said Kris Shankar, VP of Sales and
Marketing for TranSwitch. Mr. Shankar continued, "With the Atlanta 100
product family’s unique integrated Digital Signal Processor (DSP)
architecture, the processing of data at high rates doesn’t impact voice
quality. Likewise, the support of multiple voice channels doesn’t impact
data throughput capacity. As a result, the Atlanta 100 product family
can simultaneously support 100 Mbps wire-speed routing with Network
Address Translation (NAT) and one to eight low bit rate voice channels
with no degradation in performance.”
About TranSwitch Corporation
TranSwitch Corporation (Nasdaq: TXCC) designs, develops and markets
innovative semiconductors and technologies that provide core
functionality and complete solutions for voice, data and video
communications network equipment. As a leading supplier to telecom,
datacom, cable television and wireless markets, TranSwitch customers
include the major OEMs that serve the worldwide public network, the
Internet, and corporate Wide Area Networks (WANs). TranSwitch devices
are inherently flexible, many incorporating embedded programmable
microcontrollers to rapidly meet customers’ new requirements or evolving
network standards by modifying a function via software instruction.
TranSwitch implements global communications standards in its VLSI
solutions and is committed to providing high-quality products and
services. TranSwitch, Shelton, CT, is an ISO 9001 registered company.
For more information, visit www.transwitch.com.
About SK Group
SK Broadband (formerly Hanaro Telecom) is Korea's second largest
fixed-line telephone and Internet carrier behind leader KT Corporation.
The company provides traditional phone service and broadband connections
to residential and business customers throughout the country. SK
Broadband also offers leased line and network security services for
businesses. Other operations include Internet television and
video-on-demand programming offered by subsidiary Broadband Media.
Another subsidiary, Broadband TS, provides telemarketing services for
businesses. SK Broadband is a subsidiary of SK Telecom. SK Broadband and
SK Telesys are members of the SK Group, Korea's third largest
conglomerate and one of the leading business organizations in Asia. SK
Group is made up of 40 member companies including seven that are listed
on the Korea Stock Exchange.
Forward-looking statements in this release, including statements
regarding management's expectations for future financial results and the
markets for TranSwitch's products, are made pursuant to the safe harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Investors are cautioned that these forward-looking statements regarding
TranSwitch, its operations and its financial results involve risks and
uncertainties, including without limitation risks associated with
acquiring new businesses; of downturns in economic conditions generally
and in the telecommunications and data communications markets and the
semiconductor industry specifically; risks in product development and
market acceptance of and demand for TranSwitch's products and products
developed by TranSwitch's customers; risks relating to TranSwitch's
indebtedness; risks of failing to attract and retain key managerial and
technical personnel; risks associated with foreign sales and high
customer concentration; risks associated with competition and
competitive pricing pressures; risks associated with investing in new
businesses; risks of dependence on third-party VLSI fabrication
facilities; risks related to intellectual property rights and
litigation; risks in technology development and commercialization; and
other risks detailed in TranSwitch's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
TranSwitch is a registered trademark of TranSwitch Corporation.