- Samsung, a World Leader in Telecommunication Technology and Consumer Electronics, Will Be Developing Agere's Cost-Effective Solutions That Enable New Revenue-Generating Services for Mobile and Broadband Service Providers ALLENTOWN, Pa., Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Samsung, a leader in telecommunication and consumer electronics, has chosen Agere Systems' (NYSE: AGR) TrueONE(TM) home solutions to develop its home media server and gateway for mobile and broadband network service providers. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040618/AGERELOGO ) Agere's home solutions, consisting of the industry's most integrated system-on-a-chip (SoC) for this market, coupled with complete multimedia software and system solutions, are planned to be used in Samsung's home media server and gateway platforms. The home media server provides high-speed streaming throughout a home for up to eight simultaneous high definition TV (HDTV) channels. The server also delivers up to 4 terabytes of multimedia storage capacity. No other technology has achieved this performance level in the form factor, performance, and cost requirements for the home. The next-generation home gateway can enable deep packet inspection as fast as 2 gigabits per second -- the highest performance, reliability and scalability for the rapidly growing and demanding digital home market. Agere next-generation home gateway technology enables new services for the home such as mobile tele-media and security services. This offers new cost-effective digital home services that are unmatched in the market from a cost performance perspective. Examples of emerging consumer services that will use the Samsung platforms that use the Agere technology are central mobile phone tele-multimedia access, digital photos and videos with immediate access and fast back-up and recovery service, delivery of video-on-demand and gaming-on-demand, and sharing of photos and videos on the web. "Samsung's home media server and gateway with Agere's home solution take quality of service and carrier-managed services to the highest levels of performance and reliability," said Kwansoo Lee, executive vice president of Samsung. "There has to be a guarantee that services are developed when service providers want them to be and at the level of quality consumers demand. Samsung's home media server and gateway get that critically important task done better than other technologies in the market." To develop these real-time reliable, carrier-class services into the digital home, Agere's technology leverages the company's traffic management and quality of service expertise. Agere's experience in the telecom and service provider industry positions Agere uniquely to enable such platforms for value-added services by broadband carriers and service providers. "This business deal announced today shows just how strong the business relationship between Agere and Samsung has grown, and how excited Agere feels to have landed this business with one of the true leaders of the consumer electronics and networking world," said Samir Samhouri, executive vice president of Agere's Networking Division. "We knew when Agere Systems announced TrueONE earlier this year that it could deliver more carrier-class services to more people in more places than any technology ever has," Samhouri added. "This new deal with Samsung proves that our TrueONE vision, strategy, and business focus offers our customers -- service providers included -- success in the growing digital home market. Our corporate mission is to perfect the connected lifestyle, and our relationship with Samsung will do exactly that." The announcement precedes the Consumer Electronics Show taking place January 8-11 in Las Vegas, Nevada (Agere Booth # 68526 at Sands, Samsung Booth # 11033 at Central). Samsung and Agere will be demonstrating these new technologies at their booths. Agere Systems is a global leader in semiconductors and software solutions for storage, mobility and networking markets. The company's products enable a broad range of services and capabilities, from cell phones, PCs and hard disk drives to the world's most sophisticated wireless and wire line networks. Agere's customers include top manufacturers of consumer electronics and communications and computing equipment. Agere works to transform the performance of networks and consumer electronics by integrating systems knowledge and leading technology that enable people to stay connected -- perfecting the connected lifestyle. Agere, Agere Systems and the Agere Systems logo are registered trademarks and TrueONE is a trademark of Agere Systems Inc. This release contains forward-looking statements based on information currently available to Agere. Agere's actual results could differ materially from the results stated or implied by those forward-looking statements due to a number of risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, our reliance on major customers and suppliers, our ability to keep pace with technological change, our dependence on new product development, price and product competition, availability of manufacturing capacity, customer demand for our products and services, and general industry and market conditions. For a further discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties, see our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006. Agere disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040618/AGERELOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Agere Systems CONTACT: Media Inquiries, Charlie Hartley, Agere Systems, +1-610-712-1728, Web site: http://www.agere.com/

Copyright