KAONMEDIA Selects Ikanos for Its New Family of VDSL Gateway

FREMONT, CA--(Marketwired - Sep 16, 2014) - Ikanos Communications, Inc . ( NASDAQ : IKAN ), a leading provider of advanced broadband semiconductor and software products for the connected home, today announced that KAONMEDIA (KOSDAQ : KAON MEDIA), a technology leader in Pay-TV and home networking solutions, has selected Ikanos' Fusiv® gateway processor family to power its new generation of feature-rich and highly integrated residential gateways. With its established footprint across more than 120 operators in 80 countries, KAONMEDIA (KAON) is among the leading providers of digital connectivity devices, including STB and residential gateways to Pay-TV operators, broadband service providers and telcos. The company will leverage its global carrier footprint to promote its new Ikanos-based platform and further expand its product portfolio at those carriers.

"Our selection of Ikanos emphasizes our commitment to bringing best-in-class solutions to customers for all of their home connectivity applications," said Chul Min Kim, CTO, of KAON. "As a global leader in VDSL broadband access, Ikanos continues to demonstrate the industry's highest level of innovation in broadband connectivity and residential gateway technology. That's the kind of industry leadership we seek in our partners to help us anticipate the evolving needs of the connected consumer."

KAON continues to maintain its leadership in the IPTV market with industry-leading STB solutions. It has delivered breakthrough innovation in consumer broadband -- using proprietary technologies to support ultra-high-resolution video and deliver multi-room HEVC/AVC streaming. In doing so, the company has demonstrated industry insights that have kept it well ahead of consumer demand. The addition of the Ikanos Fusiv® family into KAON's product portfolio further expands the company's footprint inside the home and enables a new generation of high-speed broadband gateways designed to meet the increasing consumer demand for applications such as 4K IPTV STB and multi-room Ultra HD content streaming.

"Our partnership with KAON is based on a common vision of enabling best-in-class home connectivity solutions that will exceed consumer expectations," said Kourosh Amiri, vice president of marketing at Ikanos. "With a successful track record of delivering state-of-the-art digital connectivity devices, KAON has established a strong relationship with service providers around the world, laying the groundwork for rapid acceptance. We're looking forward to a long and successful partnership."

About KAONMEDIA KAON is a technology leader in Pay-TV and home networking solutions. We ensure the connected home technology which enable consumers to simply change the way they experience entertainment and information within the home with the full line-up of innovative platforms together with third party software and service solutions to give users easy access to multi-screen experiences anywhere, at any time. We are well recognized by most of Tier 1 Telcos and broadcast operators in more than 80 countries around the globe. Headquartered in South Korea, KAON represents in Norway, Germany, Dubai, Russia, India, Brazil, Argentina and Mexico. For additional information about KAON, please visit www.kaonmedia.com .

About Ikanos Communications, Inc. Ikanos Communications, Inc. ( NASDAQ : IKAN ) is a leading provider of advanced broadband semiconductor and software products for the connected home. The company's broadband DSL, communications processors and other offerings power access infrastructure and customer premises equipment for many of the world's leading network equipment manufacturers and telecommunications service providers. For more information, visit www.ikanos.com .

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