Harbour Networks Selects Mindspeed to Supply VoIP Processors; Mindspee

    Business Editors/High-Tech Editors

    NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 21, 2005--Mindspeed Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:MSPD), a leading supplier of semiconductor solutions for network infrastructure applications, today announced that Harbour Networks is shipping Mindspeed's Comcerto(TM) Series voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) processors across its entire family of access and trunking gateways, including its Softco Series and IONE Series systems.
    Harbour Networks is a leading provider of next-generation voice and data networking equipment throughout the Asia Pacific region, and is deploying Comcerto VoIP processor-based gateways at large service providers in China, including China Telecom and China Netcom, as well as in Japan and other countries.
    "We chose Mindspeed for both our access and trunking gateway systems because of the company's heritage in providing complete system-on-chip VoIP solutions," said Jiang Jian Ping, general manager of research and development at Harbour Networks. "Mindspeed's Comcerto processors and extensive software suite deliver the proven carrier-class voice quality and performance required to deliver next-generation VoIP networking systems."
    "We have already shipped more than one million VoIP ports to Harbour Networks to date, one of China's fastest-growing networking equipment companies," said Michael Metzger, executive director of marketing for Mindspeed. "Harbour is playing an increasingly important role in the adoption of VoIP across Asia, and we are very proud to have been selected as Harbour's supplier for VoIP processors."
    Mindspeed's Comcerto VoIP processors combine high-performance digital signal processing (DSP) cores and a packet-processing engine with industry-standard streaming packet interfaces to provide a high-density VoIP system-on-a-chip. Comcerto processors offer telecommunications equipment manufacturers a simple and cost-effective solution for designing systems capable of transporting carrier-class voice across both wireless and wireline networks.

    About Mindspeed Technologies(R)

    With headquarters in Newport Beach, Mindspeed Technologies Inc. designs, develops and sells semiconductor networking solutions for communications applications in enterprise, access, metropolitan and wide area networks.
    The company's four key product families include high-performance analog transmission and switching solutions, multiservice access products designed to support voice and data services across wireline and wireless networks, T/E carrier physical-layer and link-layer devices, and ATM/MPLS network processors.
    Mindspeed's products are used in a wide variety of network infrastructure equipment including voice and media gateways, high-speed routers, switches, access multiplexers, cross-connect systems, add-drop multiplexers and digital loop carrier equipment.
    To learn more, visit the company at www.mindspeed.com.

    About Harbour Networks

    Harbour Networks is a leading provider of IP-based next-generation data networking equipment in China. Harbour Networks provides its service provider, enterprise and government customers with a comprehensive set of high-performance data networking products including Ethernet switches, IP core and edge routers, broadband access equipment, VoIP products, multi-service optical transport platforms (MSTP), and networking and services management software. With headquarters in Beijing, Harbour Networks has 28 branch offices throughout China. The company's customer base covers key service providers in China including China Telecom, China Netcom and China Railcom, as well as China Unicom, China Mobile, Hutchison Telecom and PCCW.

    Safe Harbor Statement

    This press release contains statements relating to Mindspeed, and our future results, including certain projections and business trends, that are "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results, and actual events that occur, may differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the cyclical nature of the semiconductor industry and the markets addressed by the company's and its customers' products; availability of capital needed for the company's business; demand for and market acceptance of new and existing products; successful development of new products; the timing of new product introductions; the availability of manufacturing capacity; pricing pressures and other competitive factors; fluctuations in manufacturing yields; product obsolescence; the ability to develop and implement new technologies and to obtain protection for the related intellectual property; the successful implementation of the company's expense reduction and restructuring initiatives; the ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; and the uncertainties of litigation, as well as other risks and uncertainties, including those detailed from time to time in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and the company undertakes no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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CONTACT: Mindspeed Technologies Inc., Newport Beach Tom Stites (Media), 949-579-3650 or Timea Parris (Investors), 949-579-6283

KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA CHINA INTERNATIONAL ASIA PACIFIC INDUSTRY KEYWORD: HARDWARE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE NETWORKING PRODUCT SOURCE: Mindspeed Technologies Inc.

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