DS2 Powers New Comtrend Powerline Products into Telcos and on to the Shelves.

14th March 2006

DS2, the global leader in high-performance semiconductors for Powerline applications, announced today that Comtrend Corporation, a leading manufacturer of home networking products and customer premises equipment for ADSL, has standardized on DS2’s 200Mbps Powerline networking technology for its new Comtrend CT-901 Powerline Ethernet Adaptor product. The DS2 technology embedded in CT-901 allows advanced home networks to be built without the need to lay new wires so that high definition TV content, audio and data can be shared around the home.

Comtrend is targeting the CT-901 at telecom operators rolling out “triple play” services where telephony, television and Internet access are provided as a single package over DSL. In addition, end consumers will be able to purchase these products through using Comtrend´s extensive network of channel partners. The products, which are already in production, are expected to hit the shelves during the second quarter of this year.

“DS2 powerline technology is the most advanced available, making these new Powerline products a best of breed. We are the leaders in ADSL+ and VDSL, and now we expect to be the leaders in powerline home networking products”, declared Harold Fitch, General Manager for Comtrend Europe & South America.

“Comtrend is a fantastic business partner for DS2”, asserted Jorge Blasco, CEO of DS2. “They have offices in Asia, Europe and America, we both have a global sales and technical team capable of addressing the telecom operators as well as the retail market. Comtrend has strong local support teams close to their customers and they have a reputation in the industry for being remarkably fast to develop any product a customer asks for in terms of features and also in terms of design and customized items.”

About DS2:
_{DS2 (www.ds2.es) is the world's leading supplier of the 200 Mbps technology that enables home networking and broadband access over powerline, coaxial cable, and telephone wires. 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 over any wire. Two pre-eminent industry groups, the Universal Powerline Association (UPA) and the European Union consortium OPERA (Open PLC European Research Alliance) have adopted DS2 technology in support of multi-vendor standard certified product. Both groups develop and support open standards based on interoperability, security and coexistence. The UPA is supported by independent certification, and is the only global guarantee of quality for high-speed Powerline technology available today.}

About Comtrend Corporation:
_{With nearly five million products installed, Comtrend (www.comtrend.com) is established as one of the leading suppliers of DSL equipment in the world. Comtrend offers a broad array of leading edge, high-quality DSL products that embed ADSL, ADSL2+ and Bonded ADSL2+ technologies to support triple-play voice, video and data applications. These include IP-Video, VoIP, optional WiFi drops and industry standard QoS with VLAN traffic assignment, IGMP Snooping and IGMP Proxy. These in turn provide efficient traffic management and control in IP multicast applications. Comtrend is a global company with offices in Madrid, Spain, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France, Irvine, California, Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Taipei, Taiwan.}

More information:

Press contact Comtrend:
Marie-Apolline Doyer
ma.doyer@comtrend.com
+33 1 70 71 57 02

Press contact DS2:
Ann Whyte,
Ann.Whyte@ds2.es
+34 96 136 6004 

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