2Wire Turns 10, Ships 20 Millionth Intelligent Gateway

(Marketwire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) SAN JOSE, CA, August 12 / MARKET WIRE/ --

2Wire, a provider of broadband solutions, is
celebrating two significant milestones today with the company's 10-year
anniversary and the shipment of its 20 millionth HomePortal? intelligent
gateway. Now one of the leading providers of broadband gateways in the
world, 2Wire continues to set the standard for excellence in broadband
access equipment and user experience.

Since its founding in 1998 by a team of four friends, including current CEO
Pasquale "Pat" Romano, 2Wire has been committed to developing innovative
solutions that unify network-enabled home devices and equipment on a single
platform. The company has succeeded, expanding its presence internationally
and developing several notable solutions in the broadband space, including
residential gateways, multi-service media platforms, intelligent home
servers, and remote CPE management systems. Notable industry firsts
include:

-- First splitter-less DSL self-install solution - 2000
-- First intelligent residential gateway - 2000
-- First wireless gateway - 2001
-- First TR-069-compliant remote CPE management system (CMS) - 2004
-- First multi-service media platform to integrate DSL and satellite
television services (MediaPortal?) - 2004
-- First outdoor broadband home gateway (HomePortal iNID) - 2006


2Wire continues to expand its global distribution footprint while
constantly developing innovative, award-winning solutions for its growing
list of customers.

Pat Romano, co-founder, president, and CEO of 2Wire, looks toward the
future with excitement. "The opportunities for 2Wire in the broadband
marketplace are limitless right now," said Romano. "The market is going
through a period of significant maturation and consolidation. We have
scale, technology, a large customer base, and a world class group of
employees on our side. Our history demonstrates that we consistently
change the game in the industry through innovative combinations of
technologies and services. These attributes have served us well in the

past and will continue to do so as we forge ahead."

"From the beginning, it seems that 2Wire correctly anticipated and timed
the growth we are currently witnessing in the broadband market," said Kurt
Scherf, vice president and principal analyst with Parks Associates. "The
company continues to lead the market to this day, with innovations in
residential gateways, storage solutions, and convergent video and digital
entertainment offerings. By the end of this year, 27 million households
worldwide will have residential gateways, growing to more than 70 million
by the end of 2012. With its expanding portfolio of products and services,
2Wire is very well positioned to continue capitalizing on this growth."

About 2Wire

Engineered for the carrier and optimized for the subscriber, 2Wire
broadband solutions provide simple, powerful user experiences. 2Wire
products and services include residential gateways, multi-service media
platforms, intelligent home servers, remote management systems, value-added
services, and call center customer support. 2Wire customers are leading
broadband providers throughout the U.S., Canada, Latin America, Europe,
Australia, and Asia, including AT&T, Telmex, BT, EMBARQ, Bell Canada,
SingTel, Telstra and others. For more information, visit www.2Wire.com.

2Wire, HomePortal, and MediaPortal are the registered trademarks of 2Wire,
Inc. in the United States and in other jurisdictions throughout the world.
Other 2Wire product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of 2Wire,
Inc.

Copyright ? 2008 Marketwire

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