Gigle Networks Home-Networking Technology Delivers Four Times the Performance of Other Powerline Alternatives in Independent Lab Tests

Tom's Networking Guide Reports Superior Performance and Coverage of Belkin Gigabit Ethernet Powerline Adapters Using Gigle Networks Technology

REDWOOD CITY, California, BARCELONA, Spain and EDINBURGH, Scotland, May 26, 2010 - Gigle Networks, the leading developer of intelligent multi-PHY switching
technology for both wired and wireless entertainment-grade home networking,
today announced that Tom's Networking Guide, an independent laboratory and
Internet channel that fully tests new standards-based products and publishes
home-networking product reviews, has released extensive test results
highlighting the superior performance and coverage of Gigle Networks-enabled
powerline home-networking products.

Tom's Networking Guide tested Belkin adapters featuring Gigle Networks
technology with their latest firmware implementation, against other
commercially available HomePlug AV products, in a real-world, home-networking
environment. The test environment consisted of a traditional home layout with
a living room, bedroom, garden, office, work area and attic. Additionally,
the same triple-play benchmarks were run in the noisy environment of a
multi-dwelling residential unit in downtown Munich. The Gigle Networks-based
Belkin adapters delivered up to 275 Mbps of transmission control
protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP) throughput, which was three to four times
higher performance than the nearest competitors under identical conditions.
Average throughput across a range of test connections between points around
the home was 150 Mbps, which represented best-of-class performance and was as
much as two to three times better than other products. The Gigle
Networks-based Belkin adapters scored highest in the overwhelming majority of
test cases.

"Belkin's Gigabit Ethernet Powerline Adapters using Gigle Networks
technology are a real milestone in home networking," said Arno Kral,
editor-in-chief for Tom's Networking Guide. "Our tests showed the Gigle
Networks-powered Belkin adapters with the latest available firmware
outperformed any existing powerline technology," Kral added. "Over the range
of test conditions, the Belkin adapters exceeded the performance of all other
HomePlug(R) AV devices ever tested by Tom's Networking. The Belkin adapters
are also ideal for ultra-quick transmission of multiple video streams, and
they deliver particularly robust performance in Voice-over-IP (VoIP)
applications."

"We are delighted to have received Tom's Networking's affirmation of the
superior coverage and performance of Gigle networking technology," said Jed
Hurwitz, chief technology officer with Gigle Networks. "We have worked
diligently to provide best-in-class performance with our baseline HomePlug(R)
AV / IEEE 1901 implementation and to enhance the performance, network
coverage and reliability further with our Mediaxtream(R) and Xtendnet(TM)
technologies. In addition, with our software-upgradeable architecture,
manufacturers will be able to add current and future enhancements over time,
to further improve their products' capabilities and feature sets."

Gigle Networks' Mediaxtream(R) enables home-networking devices to deliver
wireline Gigabit performance by operating over any combination of powerline,
phoneline and coaxial cable mediums. Xtendnet(TM) enables traffic from one or
more of these channels to be aggregated, effectively improving coverage,
bandwidth and QoS as compared to single-medium or single channel solutions.
In addition, Xtendnet(TM) can work in concert with WiFi to allow IP streams
to be intelligently managed across any of the wireline transports, while
aggregating the traffic with a WiFi stream. The software-upgradeable
architecture has enabled the company to offer the first silicon solution that
incorporates IEEE 1901's Inter System coexistence Protocol (ISP) and is
designed to comply with recently announced IEEE 1901 draft specification for
powerline communications.

Tom's Networking Guide was founded in 2004 as an independent networking
theme channel for Tom's Hardware Guide, one of the most widely read online
publications covering the computer industry. In addition to sharing content
with Tom's Hardware Guide, Tom's Networking Guide performs rigorous
laboratory testing of network components in real-world, small-to medium-sized
business (SMB) and small-office-home-office (SOHO) applications, using
IxChariot and other leading benchmarking programs. Tom's Networking Guide
Deutschland's complete review of the Belkin adapter using Gigle technology
can be found in an English translation at:
www.tomsnetworking.de/EN/content/tests/j2010a/test_belkin_gigabit_plc_adapter_f5d4076_fw_20/index.html.

About Gigle Networks: Plug into the Fun

Gigle Networks provides System-on-Chip (SoC) integrated circuits and
complete system solutions for multimedia home networking that can extend
wired and wireless Ethernet everywhere in the home - without the need for new
wires. Targeted for applications such as Internet Protocol Television (IPTV),
broadband TV (BBTV), video on demand (VoD), and voice over IP (VoIP), Gigle
Networks' products offer superior performance, coverage and Quality of
Service (QoS) when compared to alternative communication technologies, and
are designed to be easily integrated into consumer electronics and networked
products. Gigle Networks is a strong supporter of open standards, a board
member of the HomePlug Powerline Alliance, and an active participant in the
IEEE 1901 standards body and the ITU-T G.hn wireline standardization
initiative. Gigle Networks has offices in Redwood City, Calif., Barcelona,
Spain, and Edinburgh, UK.

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    VP Business Development
    Gigle Networks
    +1-650-592-3810
    andy.melder@giglenetworks.com

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Andy Melder, VP Business Development, Gigle Networks, +1-650-592-3810, andy.melder at giglenetworks.com; Kelly Poffenberger, Senior Consultant, +1-714-553-9071, Kellyp at magnetprgroup.com, Carolyn Fromm, President, +1-949-651-9539, Carolyn at magnetprgroup.com, both of Magnet PR Group