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BERLIN 25. 1. 2006 (PROTEXT/ots) - This year, AVM's CeBITtrade fair stand is all about products for broadband access andcommunication. For example, AVM's first terminal equipment forVDSL, the next generation of fast Internet connections, can beseen in operation at CeBIT 2006. Another AVM premiere featuresclose integration of DECT, DSL and VoIP. There's also news fromthe FRITZ!Box family, with numerous new products to makebroadband access still more attractive, centering on the currenttop-of- the-line FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7170. The communicationsspecialists from Berlin will be setting the standards once againat this year's fair, especially in the booming Internettelephony market. AVM will be showing the whole wave of newproducts at CeBIT, March 9 to 15, 2006, in Hall 13, Stand C48.

Market Booms Thanks to VoIP-Growth Continuing Strong in 2006According to a current study by the Wahlen research group, 10percent of German citizens already use Internet telephony.Continued rapid growth is expected in 2006 thanks to attractiveservice offerings, new products and greater convenience. Moreand more minutes of connection time are expected to shift fromfixed phone lines to the Internet. Industry experts anticipateup to a fivefold increase in VoIP connection minutes by thissummer. In other countries too, VoIP is advancing rapidly.France Télécom for example expects the proportion of personalcalls placed over the Internet to increase from 15 to 40 percentby the end of 2006. A similar proportion is expected in Germanyby 2008.

New Top-of-the-Line: FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7170 At CeBIT AVMwill also present the new head of the FRITZ!Box family, FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7170. The new development is based on the multipleaward-winner, FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7050, and combines a VoIP PBX,a WLAN router and an ADSL modem. Furthermore, it allows you toconnect USB accessories, such as memory sticks, printers or diskdrives, and share them throughout the LAN. And it permits phonecalls, whether over the Internet (VoIP) or over the fixed line,even while the computer is off. FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7170 works onboth ADSL and ADSL2+ lines. All WLAN wireless connections areencrypted, right out of the box, using the secure WPA standard.And the Stick & Surf function allows you to connect computers tothe FRITZ!Box's WLAN with no wireless configuration set-up.

AVM Demonstrates Perfect Integration of DECT, DSL and VoIPAlso at CeBIT, AVM presents the first highly integrated deviceto combine DECT, DSL and Voice over IP in one. The new productpermits phone calls both over the Internet and over a fixedline, whether ISDN or POTS. The DECT station is a high-endtelephone for the most demanding users, and offers fullconvenience, including a color display, no-hands talking, and ananswering machine. Furthermore, computers can be connected byLAN (Ethernet) and WLAN interfaces. Thanks to the combination ofFRITZ!Box Fon WLAN features, a single product will be all that'sneeded for all PC and voice communications. AVM's single-productintegration and easy installation are aimed at a broad targetgroup. The new device will be marketed through network operatorsand service providers. Further details, including the productname and price, will be announced at CeBIT.

Trade Fair Premiere for VDSL Terminal Equipment At thisyear's fair, AVM presents the first terminal equipment for theforthcoming VDSL standard, currently with data speeds of up to50 megabits per second. The new FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7540V, forexample, is equipped with an integrated VDSL modem, two analogports for telephones, four Ethernet LAN ports as well as WLAN,and a USB host. AVM has the expertise for VDSL broadbandtechnology, and accordingly the new FRITZ!Box has been developedby AVM, from the printed circuit board to the user interface.The product's market launch will be coordinated with theavailability of the VDSL network and the corresponding offeringsby network operators and service providers.

All the new AVM products will be at CeBIT 2006, Hall 13,Stand C48, March 9 to 15.

Journalists: AVM Press Conference on opening day, Thursday,March 9, 2006, 10:00 a.m., Convention Center, room 13/14.

Contact: Urban Bastert Public Rslations Office AVM GmbH Alt-Moabit 95, 10559 Berlin, Germany http://www.avm.de Fon +49 (0) 30/ 3 99 76 -214 Fax +49 (0) 30 / 3 99 76 -640 Mailu.bastert@avm.de

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