ZyXEL Communications Selects Texas Instruments Voice over IP Solutions for Next-Generation Access Devices and IP Phones

ZyXEL Communications Selects Texas Instruments Voice over IP Solutions for Next-Generation Access Devices and IP Phones

September 04, 2006

    DALLAS, Sept. 4 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Texas
Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) announced today
that ZyXEL Communications Corp. (TSE:2391), the world's
largest residential gateway provider, has chosen TI's Voice
over Internet Protocol (VoIP) products for its voice-enabled
DSL access devices, VoIP gateways and IP phones.  TI's
complete, integrated customer premises equipment (CPE)
silicon and software solutions are optimized for solution
density, and incorporate TI's programmable digital signal
processor (DSP)-based series of access communications
processors and field-proven Telogy Software(TM) for VoIP. 
The first IP phones with TI's chipset, V501D-T1 and V300,
will be available at CeBIT 2007.  Prior to that, ZyXEL will
roll out its high-port density VoIP gateway, P2024.

    "TI's VoIP solutions are at the heart of ZyXEL's
next-generation voice enabled CPE and IP phone
products," said Dr. Albert Ju, assistant vice
president, Telco/VoIP product line, ZyXEL Communications. 
"TI's technological skill, system stability and proven
track record in VoIP software and silicon for customer
premises equipment made them the clear choice for our
newest VoIP devices.  Together, ZyXEL and TI are partnering
to offer customers the highest quality and most advanced and
VoIP premise products in the market."

    The selection of TI's TNETV24xx and TNETV25xx series of
VoIP gateway technology will enable ZyXEL to deliver
high-performance voice processing and new feature-rich
access products to market rapidly and efficiently across a
broad range of CPE devices.  TI's VoIP gateway product
suite combines hardware and software-based functionality on
an optimized architecture and co-defined features for a
broad range of voice over packet applications.  TI's
TNETV105x family offers ZyXEL a highly integrated IP phone
solution and comprehensive feature set with one of the
industry's most robust acoustic echo cancellers.  Using
TI's flexible silicon and software architecture, ZyXEL can
also develop add-on functionality into its IP phones as the
demand for a particular feature or application emerges down
the road.  

    "We have been working very closely with ZyXEL and
their decision to use TI's VoIP solution for their next
generation CPE devices and IP phones was truly driven by
the strategic partnership that exists between our two
companies," said Fred Zimmerman, executive director,
VoIP CPE products, TI's communications infrastructure and
voice business.  "Leveraging our experience,
field-proven VoIP software and complete portfolio of
integrated solutions, we're working closely with ZyXEL to
simplify the process by which customers utilize Voice over
IP services in their businesses and homes."

    About Texas Instruments

    Texas Instruments Incorporated provides innovative DSP
and analog technologies to meet our customers' real world
signal processing requirements.  In addition to
Semiconductor, the company includes the Educational &
Productivity Solutions business.  TI is headquartered in
Dallas, Texas, and has manufacturing, design or sales
operations in more than 25 countries.

    Texas Instruments is traded on the New York Stock
Exchange under the symbol TXN.  More information is located
on the World Wide Web at http://www.ti.com .

    About ZyXEL Communications 

    ZyXEL Communications Corp. (TSE:2391), headquartered in
Hsinchu, Taiwan, is the world's largest residential gateway
provider (In-Stat, 2006). ZyXEL's broad line of Internet
Protocol-based (IP) networking solutions include access
multiplexors, customer premise equipment, Internet security
and Wireless LAN equipment, enabling high-performance
network services for SOHO, small to mid-sized businesses
and service providers. ZyXEL works closely with worldwide
network equipment vendors, telecommunications companies,
ISPs, and other major businesses. For more information,
visit the company's Website at http://www.zyxel.com .

    Safe Harbor Statement

    Statements contained in this press release regarding
the growth of the VoIP telecom market and other statements
of management's beliefs, goals and expectations may be
considered "forward-looking statements" as that
term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those
expressed or implied by these statements.  The following
factors and the factors discussed in TI's most recent Form
10-K could cause actual results to differ materially from
the statements contained in this press release:  actual
customer demand for VoIP devices and for ZyXEL and TI
products in particular.  We disclaim any intention or
obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a
result of developments occurring after the date of this
press release.  

    Trademarks

    Telogy Software is a trademark of Texas Instruments. 
All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the
property of their respective owners.

    For more information, please contact:

     Deborah Shemony
     Texas Instruments
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]

     Erin Arnold
     GolinHarris
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]

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