The Westin Taipei Selects ZyXEL VDSL MTU Solution for Broadband Internet Services in Hotels

Business Wire, April 18, 2002

Business Editors and High-Tech Writers

HSINCHU, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 18, 2002

ZyXEL Communications Inc., the world's leading Router Manufacturer (Gartner Dataquest, July 2001) and a leading access solution provider, today announced that The Westin Taipei, one of the most prominent business hotels in Asia, has successfully deployed ZyXEL's VDSL MTU solution to deliver high-speed Internet access to its hotel and conference rooms.

With this new broadband access service, The Westin Taipei can provide guests with always-on, cost-effective, plug-and-play access to the Internet while utilizing the hotel's existing phone lines.

Located in Taipei, a popular destination for business travelers, The Westin Taipei currently offers 288 hotel rooms and 10 meeting rooms with VDSL Internet services. Compared with HomePNA and IDSL technologies that are deployed in most business hotels, VDSL is more than 10 times faster than HPNA, and 40 times faster than IDSL, which makes running bandwidth consuming application possible. Business travelers can benefit from ultra high-speed Internet connectivity that allows access to a variety of services, such as video conferencing, video on demand, e-mail services, telecommuting and online shopping.

"With ZyXEL's VDSL solution, The Westin Taipei takes the lead in Taiwan as the first business hotel to provide today's most advanced broadband service," said Dennis Liu, Marketing Communications Manager at The Westin Taipei.

"Our VDSL solution enables us to provide online video, audio and data applications both fast and cost effectively, which meets the growing demand of convention attendees and business travelers when they are choosing a hotel. The amenity and convenience we are delivering is a tremendous competitive edge for our business."

"The Westin Taipei's deployment of ZyXEL's VDSL solution underscores the global demand for broadband access service in hospitality market," said Dr. Shun-I Chu, President of ZyXEL. "Our VDSL MTU solution was specifically designed to serve Multi-tenant environments such as hotels. The Westin Taipei is primed to take advantage of this growing sector of opportunity by catering to the hospitality needs of the business."

About ZyXEL's VDSL MTU Solution

ZyXEL's VDSL MTU solution includes VES-1000 series VDSL Ethernet Switch and Prestige 840 series VDSL Customer Premise Equipment (CPE). The VES series multiplexes traffic from up to 12 subscribers into one or two 100M Ethernet ports that connect to any Ethernet switch or broadband router.

ZyXEL's VDSL solution can run from 18Mbps at 1.2 KM to 6Mbps at 1.5KM, which enables the cost-effective provisioning of bandwidth consuming applications for MTU environments such as hotels, commercial and residential buildings. The flexible and expandable design of ZyXEL's VDSL solution allows service providers to start VDSL service at a minimum cost. As the number of subscribers and applications grow, additional equipment can be added to increase the available customer base. For more information on ZyXEL's VDSL MTU solution visit http://www.zyxel.com/product/mtu.> About ZyXEL Communications

Taiwan-based ZyXEL Communications, with U.S. headquarters in Placentia, Calif., is one of the world's foremost suppliers of broadband networking and Internet connectivity and routing products. Ranked as the world's leading DSL router provider by Gartner Dataquest, ZyXEL is focused on developing xDSL, cable access, VoDSL, VoIP, and broadband-sharing and wireless solutions for a large target audience including telcos, cable operators, ISPs, small-to-medium sized businesses, SOHO and institutional MxU (multi-tenant unit/multi-dwelling unit) markets.

ZyXEL also manufactures the highly successful ZyWALL family of security solution products for individual to enterprise users. Some of ZyXEL's largest customers include: Sprint, Time Warner, Earthlink, Chunghwa Telecom, Deutsche Telekom, France Telecom, Telefonica Brazil, Telia, Verizon, and many others. For more information on ZyXEL Communications and its broadband solutions, visit the company's Web site at Hyperlink http://www.zyxel.com.