Wave Issue 0415 /23/2004 Article 5-01

***D-Link Reveals Ethernet & Fiber to the Home High Bandwidth
Strategy

Fountain Valley, Calif.
Apr 20, 2004 09:01 ET

D-Link announced the successful unveiling of its High Speed
Digital Home Connected Consumer Strategy with product rollouts of
Ethernet to the Home (ETTH) and Fiber to the Home (FTTH)
technology solution installations throughout Japan, China and now
testing in the United States. Developing a wide array of delivery
tools and products for network infrastructure, D-Link components
and devices support high-speed converged IP and electronic media
for telecommunications and broadband service providers.

With connectivity products based on Ethernet To The Home (ETTH)
and Fiber To The Home (FTTH) technologies that deliver data and
information at speeds up to 50Megabits per second or even up to 1
gigabit, this technology clearly represents the next generation
of networking.

D-Link connectivity solutions drive digital home technology, new
Internet capabilities, faster streaming applications and an
explosion in home networking together to give consumers a
dramatically larger choice of content possibilities through one
converged IP network.

Japan and China Forging Ahead

Analysts have reported that Asia has taken a leadership role in
deployment of Ethernet and Fiber to the home high bandwidth
networking. Currently, Japan is providing up to 30Mbps of
bandwidth to 22% of its broadband subscribers for data streaming
and other bandwidth intensive applications. D-Link's OEM/ODM
company (Alpha Networks) has been delivering in-market
connectivity solutions in conjunction with Broadband providers
for some time now.

Most analysts are focusing on China as the next major emerging
market for this new high-speed Ethernet and Fiber technology,
which has a growing base of users through the large
telecommunications company giants such as China Telecom, the
world's largest wire-line service provider.

D-Link's extensive Ethernet networking connectivity solutions
successes combined with field tests and market acceptance plus
strong alliances with major Telecommunications companies and
cable service providers have paved the way for D-Link's ETTH and
FTTH connectivity technology introduction here in the United
States and the company's strategic participation in the planning
and rollout of increased bandwidth to the home.

Currently, the United States is starting to deploy trials in
technologies ranging from 1-3Mbps to 30Mbps. D-Link continues to
provide Metro-Ethernet networking equipment to the
telecommunications and service provider arena.

"Ethernet and Fiber to the Home with a Metro-Ethernet backbone
will drive new levels of bandwidth to the home, empowering new
communication platforms and more engaging entertainment options
and improved content value to consumers," said Josh Johnson,
Industry Analyst, Synergy Research Group.

Commonly referred to as the "last mile", which denotes the
network technology and type for local connections to a house or
business, it is where the potential exists to increase the scale
of the bandwidth and ultimately the speed. In most locations,
ETTH and FTTH infrastructure is currently in place up to a point
in the architecture, however, it needs backend support for ISPs
and the "last mile" connection installed. D-Link has been
designing, developing and manufacturing key technology
components, devices and solutions that create seamless
communications within the infrastructure access and connectivity
between the multiple broadband protocols as well as "last mile"
solutions for the realization of increased bandwidth to the
digital home.

www.dlink.com/corporate/profile/future.asp