BroadLight Inc., a leading supplier of ITU Passive Optical Network (PON) semiconductor and software today announced that it has partnered with AudioCodes (NASDAQ:AUDC), a leading provider of Voice over Packet (VoP) technologies and Voice Network products, and Legerity, the\"V\" in VoIP!™, to deliver a fully integrated VoIP reference platform that enables customers to quickly and easily add VoIP services on GPON ONT. The GPON VoIP reference platform includes the BroadLight BL2000 Integrated BPON/GPON System-on-chip (SoC), AudioCodes\' AC48x Voice over Packet Processor family and the versatile Legerity VE880 VoicePort™ Series telephone line interface solutions. XAVi Technologies Corporation, a leading Taiwanese broadband products supplier, is the first customer to adopt the VoIP reference design and more design wins with leading equipment companies are expected to be announced throughout the year. \"PON\'s powerful and scalable bandwidth is the perfect broadband technology for Voice-over-IP services,\" stated Didi Ivancovsky, Founder and VP Marketing at BroadLight. \"Our partnership with AudioCodes is significant because we empower ITU-T PON equipment companies across the globe to rapidly deliver high-quality VoIP services at affordable prices.\"

The joint reference design gives PON OEMs and ODMs a complete hardware and software implementation of two or four VoIP channels, including full media processing (vocoders, echo cancellation, jitter buffer, etc.) and SIP signaling, supporting 3-way conferencing, call forward, call hold, call waiting and more.

\"We are pleased to empower BroadLight\'s end-to-end GPON solution with our leading voice over packet technology,\" said Shaul Weissman, Vice President, VoIP processors at AudioCodes. \"GPON is one of the most promising next generation access technologies and as a pioneer in voice technology we recognize the importance of VoIP in this space.\"

\"Our cooperation with AudioCodes allows us to mutually enable the fast growing FTTH access market,\" said Shahin Sadeghi, Segment Marketing Manager at Legerity. \"Legerity\'s VE880 VoicePort™ devices allow designers to create reference designs with groundbreaking performance at the industry\'s lowest total system BOMs.\"

JL Lin Chief Technology Officer of XAVi added,\"We chose to use the BroadLight and AudioCodes reference design because we needed to easily incorporate VoIP services in order to compete in major GPON contracts in review. Following our evaluation of the VoIP reference design, we believe it is a powerful and cost effective platform that will assist us in achieving design wins within the marketplace.\"

About BroadLight, Inc.
BroadLight delivers the industry\'s only end-to-end solution (from the customer premises to the central office) for equipment vendors designing ITU-T compliant passive optical network (PON) systems. The company\'s completely integrated product line consists of standards-based communication semiconductors and software solutions that enable its customers to deliver BPON and GPON equipment to carriers and services providers worldwide. This end-to-end solution provides customers with a lower risk development cycle and enables them to significantly speed time-to-market. As a result, BroadLight technology has been adopted by leading manufacturers who are currently providing equipment for the some of the world\'s largest fiber PON roll-outs.
For more information, customers should contact BroadLight at info@broadlight.com.

About Legerity, Inc.
Legerity is the world\'s most trusted name in voice integrated circuits (ICs) for high-voltage, analog/mixed signal semiconductor and software technologies. Legerity has years of demonstrated expertise in multiple voice technologies, world-class factory and field engineering support with a \"high touch\" customer philosophy, and consistent, reliable, high volume supply of premium quality IC components. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Legerity supports the needs of a global customer base through proprietary semiconductor technologies, superior manufacturing processes, and more than 650 U.S. and international patents. Visit Legerity on the Web at www.legerity.com.

Legerity, the Legerity logo and combinations thereof are registered trademarks, and BatteryDirect, PhonePort, SLAC, VoiceEdge, VoicePort, VoicePath,\"the ?V\' in VoIP\" and WinSLAC are trademarks of Legerity, Inc. Other product names used in this publication are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies.

About AudioCodes
AudioCodes Ltd. (NASDAQ: AUDC) enables the new voice infrastructure by providing innovative, reliable and cost-effective Voice over Packet technology and Voice Network products to OEMs, network equipment providers and system integrators. AudioCodes provides its customers and partners with a diverse range of flexible, comprehensive media gateway and media processing technologies, based on VoIPerfect™ ? AudioCodes\' underlying, best-of-breed, core media gateway architecture. The company is a market leader in voice compression technology and is a key originator of the ITU G.723.1 standard for the emerging Voice over IP market. AudioCodes voice network products feature media gateway and media server platforms for packet-based applications in the converged, wireline, wireless, broadband access, and enhanced voice services markets. AudioCodes enabling technology products include VoIP and CTI communication boards, VoIP media gateway processors and modules, and CPE devices. Its customers include the leading telecom and data network equipment providers globally. AudioCodes\' headquarters and R&D facilities are located in Israel with an R&D extension in the U.S. Other AudioCodes\' offices are located in Europe, the Far East, and Latin America. For more information on AudioCodes, visit www.audiocodes.com.

Statements concerning AudioCodes\' business outlook or future economic performance; product introductions and plans and objectives related thereto; and statements concerning assumptions made or expectations as to any future events, conditions, performance or other matters, are \"forward-looking statements\'\' as that term is defined under U.S. Federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements are subject to various risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated in such statements. These risks, uncertainties and factors include, but are not limited to: the effect of global economic conditions in general and conditions in AudioCodes\' industry and target markets in particular; shifts in supply and demand; market acceptance of new products and continuing products\' demand; the impact of competitive products and pricing on AudioCodes\' and its customers\' products and markets; timely product and technology development/upgrades and the ability to manage changes in market conditions as needed; and other factors detailed in AudioCodes\' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. AudioCodes assumes no obligation to update the information in this release.

AudioCodes, AC, Ardito, AudioCoded, NetCoder, TrunkPack, VoicePacketizer, MediaPack, Stretto, Mediant, VoIPerfect and IPmedia and Your Gateway to VoIP are trademarks or registered trademarks of AudioCodes Limited. All other products or trademarks are property of their respective owners.

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