SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DSP Group, Inc.
(Nasdaq: DSPG), a worldwide leader in developing and providing chipset
solutions for residential wireless connectivity, and Westell Technologies
(Nasdaq: WSTL), an industry leader in developing innovative broadband/DSL
devices and applications for business and service providers, jointly announced
today that Westell has selected DSP Group's advanced semiconductor chipset
solution for new broadband VoIP cordless telephony device.
"DSP Group is an ideal partner to provide wireless technology for our new
products that will be supporting voice and VoIP communication," said Carl
Steen, Director of Product Applications for Westell. "Adding wireless voice
capabilities to our broadband products enables us to offer versatility and
serve multiple audience segments," Steen added.
DSP Group's new chipset is integrated on a single platform and enables
advanced cordless voice communication abilities. This unique solution enables
new communication devices to work with traditional fixed-line telephony, as
well as VoIP telephony.
"DSP Group's new innovative chipset provides consumers with home
communication technologies on a single platform, thus simplifying product
design and operation, and drastically reducing time to market," said Victor
Koretsky, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for DSP Group. "Such a unique
platform takes advantage of advanced communication services while combining
many popular applications as voice and instant messaging without any PC
connection. We are delighted to be aligned with such a pioneering broadband
company as Westell," Mr. Koretsky added.
This latest technology agreement is evidence of Westell's strategy of
broadening beyond its traditional modem, router and gateway portfolio. A new
communication device based on the new integrated chipsets provided by DSP
Group was recently announced by Westell for general availability mid year
2005.
About DSPG
DSP Group, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company, offering advanced
chipsets solutions for a variety of applications. DSP Group is a world leader
in the short-range wireless communication market, enabling home networking
convergence for voice, video & data. By combining its in-house technologies of
Digital Signal Processors (DSP's), portfolio of wireless communication
protocols, including DECT, Bluetooth and WiFi, most advanced Radio Frequency
CMOS and SiGe, as well as VoIP ICs, DSP Group is a world leader and a
one-stop-shop for a wide range of applications. These applications include,
but are not limited to: ISM band digital 900MHz, 2.4GHz, 5.8GHz telephony,
European DECT (1.9GHz) telephony, Bluetooth systems for voice, data and video
communication and are deployed in residential, SOHO, SME, enterprise and
automotive applications. DSP Group ICs provide solutions for MP3 players, VoIP
Phones, Gateways, and Integrated Access Devices (IAD's) and are widely used in
Digital Voice Recorders (DVR's). More information about DSP Group is available
at http://www.dspg.com.
For more information contact:
DSP Group Inc.:
Yaniv Arieli
President of US Operations
Investor Relations
408-986-4423
yarieli@dspg.com
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CONTACT:
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