Monday July 26, 8:33 am ET

2Wire HomePortal Boosts Broadband Experience for SingNet Subscribers

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SingNet, the ISP arm of Asia's leading communications group, Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. ("SingTel"), has formed an alliance with 2Wire, a provider of broadband service platforms for the DSL market, to deliver home networking services to broadband subscribers in Singapore.

The ISP is packaging the 2Wire HomePortal® 1800HW gateway product to subscribers of SingNet BroadBand 512kbps and 1500kbps ADSL Unlimited Plans. The HomePortal residential gateway allows several household members to share a single broadband connection and to network multiple devices, such as PCs, laptops or gaming consoles. Secure, high-performance wireless technology allows HomePortal gateway users to access the network from anywhere in the home or office, without cumbersome wires. The HomePortal gateway also enables networking over Ethernet, USB or existing telephone lines (Home Phoneline Networking, or "HPNA").

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