Ottawa, Canada, September 08, 2009 -- Zarlink Semiconductor (TSX: ZL), the market leader in access infrastructure and residential gateway voice solutions, today announced that its field-proven VeriVoice Line Test software now supports the VE890 chipset series. VeriVoice Line Test software in combination with the VE890 series allows voice-over-IP (VoIP) service providers to lower operating costs and deliver voice services with the same reliability as traditional telephone network operators. 

VeriVoice Line Test software allows carriers to routinely and remotely monitor and test voice lines to reduce costly truck rolls and help lower operating costs. In addition, the remote monitoring capabilities allow service providers to detect issues, sometimes in advance of an end-user experiencing a problem, to speed response time and improve service reliability and customer satisfaction.

\"Zarlink is leading the VoIP market with over 80 million testable lines deployed worldwide,\" said Jacques Issa, Director of VoIP Marketing and Applications with Zarlink\'s Communication Products Group. \"Remote line testing capabilities are critical as service providers seek new ways to cost-effectively deliver reliable VoIP services. Zarlink\'s expanded VeriVoice Test Suite software and VE890 series, backed by our extensive expertise in voice deployments, provides VoIP service providers with a leading solution that reduces operating costs and improves the reliability of their network.

\"Zarlink\'s VE890 series is optimized for residential VoIP access devices supporting voice-over-DSL services. The highly integrated, low-powered chipsets help designers more easily comply with \"green\" performance requirements for broadband equipment, while reducing bill of material (BoM) costs by more than 20 percent compared with competing solutions. For more information on the VE890 chipset, visit http://www.zarlink.com/zarlink/hs/residential_gateways_15664.htm or contact Mr. Jacky Su at Seraphim,Taiwan distributor of Zarlink, tel: 26984540 ext. 216 or email to jackysu@seraphim.com.tw

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