Ikanos CTO to Discuss Advanced Provisioning and Self-Install Capabilities at G.fast Summit 2015

FREMONT, CA--(Marketwired - May 14, 2015) - Ikanos Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: IKAN), a leading provider of advanced broadband semiconductor and software products for the connected home, has announced that Ikanos CTO and Senior Vice President Debu Pal will be speaking at this year's G.fast Summit in Paris on Wednesday, May 20.

One of the key considerations for wide-scale carrier deployments of G.fast service is the cost associated with installation of G.fast CPEs and gateways. In addition, the provisioning of the associated G.fast distribution points is a key contributor to determining the economics and speed of such gigabit services for carriers. This presentation will discuss the challenges faced during these carrier deployments and the potential solutions for subscriber self-install and smart provisioning of DPUs in order to facilitate successful deployment of G.fast service.

Who:
Debu Pal, CTO and Senior Vice President, Ikanos Communications

What:
Self-installation and Smart Provisioning with G.fast

When:
Wednesday, May 20, 3:00 p.m. CEST

Where:
Hotel Novotel Convention & Wellness Roissy CDG, Paris, France

About Debu Pal
A 30-year veteran in the communication and semiconductor industry and a DSL pioneer, Pal has extensive experience identifying and developing new technologies and products. Pal has a proven record of successfully bringing products from concept phase through product delivery. Prior to joining Ikanos, Pal spent over five years at Tallwood Venture Capital in a variety of roles including chief technology officer and executive in residence. Prior to joining Tallwood, Pal founded Excess Bandwidth Corporation, an xDSL physical layer chipset company that was acquired by Virata Corporation. At Virata, Pal was responsible for xDSL physical layer technology and IC product development. Before Excess Bandwidth, Pal held key senior technical and technical management positions at Amati Communications (acquired by Texas Instruments), which pioneered DMT-based ADSL and VDSL technologies. Prior to Amati, Pal held senior technical positions at AT&T Bell Laboratories and Intel Corporation, where he was on the design team of the world famous 80286-microprocessor.

Pal holds eight granted U.S. patents, has published more than 30 technical papers, and is a Fellow of the IEEE. Pal holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and served as a Consulting Professor of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University between 1997 and 2009.

About G.fast Summit
The second edition of the G.fast Summit, will be held in Paris, from May 19 to 21, 2015. Last year, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU-T) took the first step towards standardizing G.fast, the next major DSL-based standard which vendors hope will provide a "fiber-like" experience. Next steps consist of testing and early deployments. The 2015 edition of the G.fast Summit will mainly cover reports from the first testbeds, interop sessions and field trials. As was the case last year, the most renowned experts will be highlighting next steps for G.fast, based on what has been developed and published in 2014.

About Ikanos Communications, Inc.
Ikanos Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: IKAN) is a leading provider of advanced broadband semiconductor and software products for the connected home. The company's broadband DSL, communications processors and other offerings power access infrastructure and customer premises equipment for many of the world's leading network equipment manufacturers and telecommunications service providers. For more information, visit www.ikanos.com.

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