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Mivale, UT - 05.17.1999 - Phonex Corporation announced today it has signed an agreement
with Intellon Corporation under which Phonex will develop, manufacture, and market Internet Protocol (IP) telephony
devices that extend the reach of the Internet and broadband access networks to every electrical outlet within the home.
The new IP telephony and data network phone extension devices will be developed using Intellon's integrated circuits for
high-speed networking with No New Wires™. The Intellon power line networking technology is the first to enable
"toll-quality" Voice-over-IP (VoIP) at data rates up to 11 Mbps over existing home electrical wiring while encompassing
the necessary requirements to support voice and data communication. Under the agreement, Phonex will develop and field
test the new phone extension devices in the second half of 1999 with full-scale production targeted for the first half
of 2000.
"Our partnership with Intellon enables Phonex to accelerate our product transition from analog to digital technology,"
said John Knab, president and CEO of Phonex Corporation. "Broadband access networks to the home and inside the home are
the major focus of our customers. We believe Intellon's unique power line networking silicon solutions will be the
standard by which all others will be judged."
"Phonex's market experience, distribution channels, and manufacturing capabilities make them a very valuable partner
for Intellon's high-speed power line communications technology," said Horst G. Sandfort, CEO and president of Intellon
Corporation.
Phonex's suite of industry standard phone extension products includes the original Wireless Phone Jack, which provides
high quality voice and data over the AC lines of the home. Along with the Wireless Phone Jack, Phonex is also the
manufacturer of wireless modem jacks, wireless Web jacks, wireless speakers, and international 220 volt wireless phone
jacks using its patented wireless technology.
Intellon Corporation provides low-cost, high-performance digital, mixed-signal, and RF systems on silicon communication
solutions for networking with No New Wires. Intellon's intellectual property, products, and technologies are key to a
variety of open industry standards which utilize RF and the power line as low-speed control networks and as a high-speed
communications media.
For more information regarding Phonex Corporation and its products please contact:
public@phonex.com
6952 High Tech Drive
Midvale, UT 84047-3756
800.437.0101
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