FREMONT, Calif., July 6 -- Ikanos Communications, a leading developer of Fiber-Fast(TM) broadband solutions, today announced that UCOM Corporation, a subsidiary of the USEN Group, will deploy 100 Mbps services based on Ikanos' Fx(TM) 100100 chipsets. Designed for FTTx and multi-dwelling units (MDU) applications, the Ikanos' symmetrical 100 Mbps chipset will enable UCOM's customers to take advantage of exciting new interactive applications such as streaming video and interactive gaming.

"As the leader in the FTTx market for MDUs, UCOM is delighted to be the first carrier to offer symmetrical 100 Mbps services to customers in both their homes and offices," said Mr. Toru Suzuki, President of UCOM. "Ikanos' Fx 100100 chipset has enabled USEN to maintain its leadership by introducing new interactive broadband applications to consumers in Japan."

The Fx 100100, the latest addition to Ikanos' successful family of fiber-extension products, is the first programmable silicon solution to provide speeds of up to 100 Mbps in both the upstream and downstream directions. The Fx 100100 is designed for use in Optical Network Units (ONUs) and Optical Line Terminals (OLTs) while the Fx 100100S-4 is designed for Subscriber Located Equipment (SLE) and Optical Network Terminals (ONTs). Both products are part of Ikanos' Fx family of chipsets that allow interactive services to be delivered by virtually any carrier worldwide.

"There is increasing demand for carriers to offer high-bandwidth services to customers," said Dean Grumlose, vice president of marketing at Ikanos. "We are pleased to work with a market leader such as UCOM, who is moving quickly to offer innovative services to their growing customer base."

Ikanos Fiber-Fast Products

The Fx(TM) and FxS(TM) Family of Chipsets for the Fiber Extension Market

-- Fx 100100, 10050, and Fx 7030 chipsets for Optical Network Units,

Optical Line Terminals (ONU/OLT), switches, routers, and concentrators.

-- Fx 100100S-4 and 10050S chipsets for Subscriber Located Equipment (SLE)

and Optical Network Terminals (ONTs).

The SmartLeap(TM) and CleverConnect(TM) Family of Chipsets for the VDSL Market

-- SmartLeap 9400, 8100 and 8800 A/VDSL chipsets for DSLAMs and Central

Office (CO)-to-Remote-Terminal (RT) deployments. Integrates VDSL and

Ethernet in the First Mile (EFM) in a single programmable chipset

solution.

-- CleverConnect 600 and 300 chipsets for Customer Premise Equipment

(CPE).

The Ikanos Programmable Operating System (iPOS(TM)) integrates a Real-time Operating System (RTOS) kernel and management Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) that enable equipment vendors to easily tailor chipsets to specific application requirements.

About Ikanos Communications

Ikanos Communications is a leading developer and provider of chipsets that enable carriers to offer Fiber-Fast(TM) broadband services at transmission rates up to 100 Mbps. We believe Ikanos' silicon solutions enable OEM equipment vendors to serve many different customers while accelerating time to market and reducing costs.