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broadband access devices that combine firewall,
routing, access points, switching and even printer
sharing functionality into one convenient value-
added product, continually set new standards for
price and performance.
With a close watch on the future, D-Link is
deep into the development of emerging
technologies. In 2001, D-Link was one of the
first to deliver a Universal Plug-n-Play
enabled residential gateway and an affordable
Virtual Private Networking router solution.
The Company works closely with service
providers and existing distribution channels to
bring its broadband products to market.
IP TTelephony
Internet Protocol Telephony is an important
emerging technology that provides significant
cost advantages and affordable solutions.
The Voice over Internet
Protocol (VoIP) carries voice
signals in the IP packet format,
which allows the packet to be trans-
mitted digitally over an IP network.
This VoIP technology links traditional
telephony networks to IP networks.
D-Link currently manufac-
tures and sells voice commu-
nications products that
include a range of VoIP
gateways and telephone
solutions — all of which have
their foundation in Ethernet,
yet operate for users
in the same manner as the
premises distribution carrier telephone
system that is deployed in homes and business
today. With this series of IP telephony devices that
provide connection paths between the plain old
telephone service (POTS) lines and the Internet
Service Provider (ISP) via the global Internet
network, D-Link is rapidly becoming a key supplier
of end-user equipment for Telecom companies and
ISPs offering worldwide IP-based services.
The cost benefits of IP Telephony are driving this emerging
technology to mainstream market segments
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