DS2 appoints dedicated customer and technical support in Taiwan

  • Local support increases competitive edge of DS2 based manufacturers by enabling innovation and product differentiation

Taipei, 22 May, 2007 - DS2, the leading supplier for Universal Powerline Association (UPA) technology, announced today a dedicated customer service and technical support office in Taiwan that will provide a high level of value-added services for its OEM and ODM customers in Taiwan and the greater Asian market.

The new service recognises the importance of partnering with OEMs and ODMs to drive the adoption of high speed Powerline Communications. The local Taiwan office complements the design and customer support team at DS2 by boosting real-time technical support for customers. Design and manufacturing customers will benefit from improved time-to-market that will further increase their competitive edge by enabling innovation and product differentiation. 

Jose Maria Llopis, DS2´s Director of Marketing and Sales, stated that: "Taiwan is a key player in the development of branded high-speed Powerline product for the retail and operator markets worldwide. We want to give our customers a competitive edge by providing them with dedicated resources to have more control over real-time design choices when developing their solutions."

Eivind Christensen, Director of Asian operations in DS2's Japan office, stated: "This new service in Taiwan will support local manufacturers in the design of new cutting edge multimedia products for networking using high speed UPA technology. Adding full-time customer and technical support in Taiwan will help DS2 manufacturers based in Taiwan and Asia to meet the growing demand for DS2-based high-speed Powerline products worldwide."

About DS2
DS2 is the world's leading supplier of the 200 Mbps technology that enables home networking and broadband access over power line, coaxial cable, and telephone wire. DS2 pioneered the industry with the introduction of its 200 Mbps chipsets, creating the fastest and highest performance solution for simultaneous data, digital audio and high-definition video transmission. Two pre-eminent industry groups, the Universal Powerline Association (UPA, www.upaplc.org) and the European Union consortium OPERA (Open PLC European Research Alliance) have adopted DS2 technology in support of multi-vendor standard certified product. For more information, please visit www.ds2.es 

Ann Whyte
DS2
Tel:+ 34 96 136 60 04
ann.whyte@ds2.es

Manuela Whittaker
The PressOffice, PR for DS2
Tel: +44(0)1780 721433
mwhittaker@pressoffice.targetwire.com

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