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Metalink Announces 200 Mbps VDSLPlus(TM) Chipsets Availability

- First Commercial VDSLPlus(TM) Product Doubles the Bandwidth of Legacy 4-Band Vdsl -

YAKUM, Israel, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Metalink Ltd.(Nasdaq: MTLK), a global provider and developer of high performance wireline and wireless broadband communication solutions and chipsets, today introduced its next-generation, broadband VDSLPlus(TM) chipsets. Metalink is demonstrating its VDSLPlus solution at ITU-Telecom Geneva 2003, October 12-18 (Booth #5249, Hall 5).
Metalink's VDSLPlus chipsets for Access Switch & DSLAM and CPE applications are comprised of Geryon II, a Quad VDSL port (4-and 5-band) CO transceiver; Xanthus III+, an enhanced high-bit-rate 5-band transceiver; and Vela, an integrated, programmable, AFE-supporting 4 and 5-band.
VDSLPlus is today's most advanced DSL technology, enabling downstream transmission speeds over 200 Mbps aggregate, over a single, telephony-grade, copper pair. VDSLPlus achieves significant improvements in speed and reach over standard 4-band VDSL technology by utilizing an additional 5th band in the unused spectrum between 12-30 MHz. In addition, Metalink's next-generation VDSL chipset is denser, consumes less power, and is aggressively priced
compared to existing VDSL and ADSL solutions.
Service providers deploying VDSLPlus can offer scalable DSL services ranging from short-range applications, at data rates of up to 200 Mbps, to long-reach applications that allow for data delivery at distances of 4 km using the same line card and Customer Premise Equipment (CPE).
"As deployment of standard, 4-band VDSL is ramping up worldwide, Metalink's introduction of its new VDSLPlus products represents the next plateau in true broadband that exceed service speeds of 100 Mbps," said Mr. Daniel Manor, Metalink's Vice President of Marketing. "VDSLPlus technology
addresses the needs of global service providers, particularly in Asia-Pacific, by enabling them to offer their subscribers true broadband services at ever increasing speeds and reach."
VDSLPlus is fully spectral compatible with all VDSL standards' band plans (998, 997, and those defined by the Chinese CTSI). Metalink's VDSLPlus products are also fully compliant with existing, 4-band, VDSL standards and are fully backwards compatible to Metalink legacy VDSL products. The devices include an Ethernet interface, allowing a glue-less connection to off-the shelf Ethernet switching component, and also supports ATM interfaces over
VDSL.
Metalink's VDSLPlus products are priced below $12.50 U.S., in volume, and are sampling during the current quarter.