Broadcom Completes Acquisition of BroadLight

Broadcom Corporation, a global research leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications,  today announced it has completed its acquisition of BroadLight, Inc., a leading provider of highly integrated networking and fiber access PON processors.

The addition of BroadLight extends Broadcom'

The addition of BroadLight extends Broadcom's industry leading broadband access product line, enabling Broadcom to offer a complete, end-to-end GPON solution for clients - from the optical line terminal at the central office to the optical network unit at the home. Combined with Broadcom networking and management software, home networking portfolio and VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) expertise, the acquisition provides clients with a rich product offering spanning a complete portfolio of wireline access products. BroadLight as well extends Broadcom's broadband access roadmap to support customer requirements for rolling out straightway-generation fiber networks worldwide.

"The BroadLight acquisition strengthens our IP and product portfolio with high performance, flexible GPON products, increasing the addressable market of our broadband communications business," said Dan Marotta, Broadcom's Executive Vice President and General Manager, Broadband Communications Group. "BroadLight accelerates our time-to-market in GPON, adds important OLT products and research and enhances our longer-term fiber roadmap."

About Broadcom Broadcom Corporation, a FORTUNE 500® company, is a global leader and innovator in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications. Broadcom® products seamlessly deliver voice, video, data and multimedia connectivity in the home, office and mobile environments. With the industry's broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art system-on-a-chip and embedded software solutions, Broadcom is changing the world by Connecting everything®. For more information, go to www.broadcom.com.

Important risk factors that may cause such a difference for Broadcom in connection with the acquisition of BroadLight include, however are not limited to unexpected variations in market growth and demand for networking and fiber access PON processors and related technologies, the risks inherent in acquisitions of technologies and businesses, including the timing and successful completion of innovation and product development through volume production, integration issues, costs and unanticipated expenditures, changing relationships with clients, suppliers and strategic partners, potential contractual, intellectual property or employment issues and charges resulting from purchase accounting adjustments or fair value measurements.

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