Ralink and Celeno Partner to Address Growing Demand for Wireless High Definition Video Streaming

Combined Solution Delivers Service Providers and Consumer Electronics
Manufacturers with Cost Effective, High Performance Video-Over-WiFi Solutions
RA’ANANA, Israel & HSINCHU, Taiwan--(Business Wire)--
Celeno Communications, a leading provider of semiconductors for multimedia Wi-Fi
home networking applications, and Ralink Technology Corporation (TSE: 3534), a
leading developer of 802.11x solutions, announced today a broad-based
collaboration to provide best-in-class Wi-Fi home networking designs optimized
for HD video distribution. The first product based on this partnership is the
CLR230 802.11n chipset that will be sold by Celeno.

Synergistic Collaboration

As consumers increase their consumption of digital entertainment, the demand for
high throughput, long range Wi-Fi solutions with robust connectivity is growing
rapidly. By working together, the companies have developed optimized solutions
that deliver high performance at compelling price points. Customer premise
equipment (CPE) products and Consumer Electronics devices based on the joint
solution are ideally suited for whole-home, HD wireless networking.

"Ralink`s high-performance Wi-Fi solutions are optimized for integration into a
variety of high-volume consumer electronics applications. Our Ralink Video
Turbine technology delivers the speed, range, and reliability required by
Service Providers who want to deploy wireless multimedia solutions in the home,
and we look forward to working with Celeno on expanding our presence in this
growing market segment," said Dr. Horen Chen, President of Ralink Technology
Corporation.

High Performance at Low Cost

The joint solution combines the Celeno CL1300 chipset and the new CLR230
chipset. The CLR230, based on Ralink`s RT2880 and RT2850 chips, benefits the
solution with Ralink`s leading-edge radio and baseband technology, its
high-volume production efficiencies, and its cost-optimized design
methodologies. The CL1300 serves as an Access Point Wi-Fi chip and uses implicit
transmit beam forming to stream wired-quality HD video streams concurrently to
multiple CLR230 clients throughout the home, across multiple walls and floors
with no packet loss.

"Combining our advanced video-streaming architecture with Ralink`s
high-performance, yet cost-effective 802.11n solutions has attracted significant
attention from leading Service Providers across the globe," said Gilad Rozen,
President & CEO of Celeno Communications. "We`re pleased to partner with Ralink
Technology to provide our customers with an end to end solution, and we expect
to see explosive sales growth in the coming quarters for our joint solution."

Availability

The new CLR230 will be sold by Celeno, and will be available in July. The
solution will be displayed in Ralink`s suite at the Grand Hyatt Taipei (room
1005 - 1006) at the Computex Taipei 2009 show from June 2nd - 6th.

About Ralink

Ralink Technology Corporation is a leading innovator and developer of wireless
LAN chipset solutions. Ralink 802.11x chipsets are recognized for superior
throughput, extended range and the consistent reliability demanded by Wi-Fi,
mobile and embedded applications. These feature-rich chipsets have a high level
of chip integration for client and AP solutions for CB, miniPCI, PCIe and USB
interfaces, enabling customers to build smaller and more sophisticated mobile
wireless products cost-effectively. Ralink`s patented MIMObility(TM) technology
extends Wi-Fi applications from traditional PC networking to a range of digital
multimedia and handheld devices including cell phones, PDAs, cameras, HDTV and
video game consoles. Ralink Technology Corporation`s headquarters are in
Hsinchu, Taiwan, with an R&D center in Cupertino, California. For more
information, visit Ralink at http://www.ralinktech.com or send email to
info@ralinktech.com.

About Celeno

Celeno is a leading provider of high performance Wi-Fi chips for HD multimedia
and entertainment home networking applications. Powered by Celeno`s
system-on-chip (SoC) and its OptimizAIR technology, home gateways, multi-room
DVRs and media servers can distribute multiple and simultaneous HD video streams
to standard set-top boxes, PCs, television sets and other Wi-Fi enabled consumer
devices. Founded in 2005, the company has offices and representatives in EMEA,
the U.S. and Asia-Pacific and is backed by blue chip investors including Cisco
systems, Greylock Partners and Pitango Venture Capital. www.celeno.com

For Celeno Communications
Calysto Communications
Emily O`Brien, 303-377-3887
eobrien@calysto.com

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