BEIJING, March 20, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CHINA CONTENT BROADCASTING
NETWORK EXPO -- Entropic Communications, a leading provider of silicon
and software solutions to enable connected home entertainment,
announced today that the Company's c.LINK(R) Broadband Access silicon
has been deployed by Chengdu MSO for delivering robust broadband
service to subscribers over the Chengdu MSO network. The deployment is
made possible through: GD.LINK, an Ethernet-over-Coax (EoC) platform
produced by Guangda, a highly-recognized access equipment provider, to
deliver video and broadband services which co-exist on a single coax
infrastructure for multi-dwelling units (MDUs) throughout the Chengdu,
Sichaun region of China.

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Chengdu MSO and Guangda selected Entropic's c.LINK Broadband Access
technology for its ability to enable cost effective bi-directional
services on the existing coax, strong quality of service (QoS) for
triple play services, scalable bandwidth management for each client in
the network, support for multiple channels on the single coax to
address increasing bandwidth demand, and low latency for supporting
Internet Protocol (IP) video. Through this technology, Chengdu MSO is
now able to offer robust and reliable broadband access and IP video on
demand (VOD) programs to its existing TV subscribers as part of a
bundled package that will allow for increased revenues per household,
while keeping deployment costs low.

Entropic's c.LINK Broadband Access technology, based on its widely
deployed MoCA(R) (Multimedia over Coax) 1.1 silicon has been enabling
robust and reliable broadband services in the China EoC market for the
last three years. An ideal technology to address the China EoC market,
Entropic's c.LINK is a High radio frequency (RF) implementation, making
it a solid solution for cable operators who plan to upgrade their
networks for bi-directional communication as it can coexist with other
services on the same coaxial cable. The c.LINK Broadband Access
technology is a cost-competitive solution for operators as it can
support increasing bandwidth demands with more channels and provides
support for all IP-based applications, such as IPTV, voice over IP
(VoIP) and web traffic, among others, while supporting superior latency
and QoS performance attributes.

"We adopted an EoC technology deployment with Entropic and Guangda as
they offered a mature, stable solution based on the field-proven MoCA
standard," said Mr. Qin XueChao, vice general manager, Sichuan Cable
Television Network Co Ltd, Chengdu Branch. "Since beginning deployment
activities in 2009, we have built a high performance, low latency,
bandwidth-rich access network for the delivery of next-generation,
high-resolution IP video and multimedia content."

"Working with Entropic, we were able to deliver a High RF
implementation, offering greater service robustness and guaranteed
throughput compared to other access technologies," said Mr. Kang
YongHuai, chairman and CEO, Guangda. "Further, the High RF feature
enables co-existence with legacy DOCSIS-based or video services
residing on the coax -- which enables service providers, like Chengdu
MSO greater service capabilities."

"Our c.LINK Broadband Access solution in combination with Guangda's
GD.LINK product has delivered a major service breakthrough for Chengdu
MSO, allowing for broadband service to be delivered to MDU's where
there is only a cable broadband infrastructure," said Tom Luan, vice
president and general manager, China and Hong Kong operations, Entropic
Communications. "We are committed to enabling further enhancements for
the local China connected home market and recognize working with
partners such as Guangda to extend our c.LINK platform opens up new
opportunities across the entertainment value-chain."

Entropic's c.LINK Broadband Access solution is scalable with a single
network controller supporting up to 63 clients, with rate control
available on a per client basis. By operating above the regular CATV
signals and providing frequency agility between 800 MHz and 1500 MHz,
additional network controllers can be added to support even more
clients to the network. In addition, delivering operator-class
robustness and unmatched bandwidth over the longest reach, Entropic's
Broadband Access solution represents the industry performance
benchmark.

About Chengdu MSO

Sichuan Cable television network Co Ltd Chengdu branch (Chengdu MSO) is
specialized agency responsible for radio and television network
construction, operation, and management in Chengdu region, mainly
engaged in radio and television transmission business and operating
radio and television business expansion and value-added services. The
company has established a perfect cable TV subscriber access network in
Chengdu region, covering about 4M users. At present, the company
providing cable television, digital television, TV and broadband
digital network services and many other business.

About Chengdu Guangda

Chengdu Guangda Electronic & Telecommunication Technology Development
Co., Ltd. is founded in 1994. The company always takes "market
oriented", "customer centered" and "flexibility and adaptability is the
cornerstone of company development" as the management philosophy. After
more than ten years of accumulation and development, the company now
possesses multiple technological achievements by our own innovations in
the fields of coaxial cable broadband accessing, HFC optical
transmission, DTV front-end and so on, forming a special core
competitiveness and brand advantage.

The company comply with the market theory of "think extra mile for
customer, do more for customer ". They have set up more than twenty
offices and affiliates across China, and established long-term stable
cooperation relationships with the broadcast and TV operators in more
than one hundred cities. The products are exported to USA, Russia,
Thailand, Laos and other countries, the export foreign exchange earn is
increasing constantly.

Chengdu Guangda is one of the successful example enterprises in
broadcasting and TV field who realized the "go global" strategy
firstly. They have invested several million dollars to set up six cable
television network companies in Laos between the year of 2003 to 2008,
and have achieved great success by the management mode of network
investment and information operation, they were honored the title of
"Top-5 Enterprise of 2007 Sichuan Overseas Investment".

About Entropic Communications

Entropic Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:ENTR) is a leading fabless
semiconductor company that is engineering the future of connected home
networking and entertainment by providing next-generation silicon and
software technologies to the world's leading cable, telco and satellite
service providers, OEMs and consumer electronics manufacturers. As a
co-founder of MoCA (Multimedia over Coax Alliance), Entropic pioneered
and continues to evolve the way high-definition television-quality
video and other multimedia and digital content such as movies, music,
games and photos are brought into and delivered throughout the home.
For more information, visit Entropic at www.entropic.com.

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Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release that are not strictly historical in
nature constitute "forward-looking statements." Such statements
include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the anticipated
benefits of the proposed acquisition and anticipated timing of
bankruptcy related events impacting the sale process. Such
forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors which may cause Entropic's actual
results to be materially different from historical results or from any
results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These
factors include, but are not limited to, the effects of competition
from alternative technologies; Entropic's dependence on a limited
number of service providers and customers in China; the risk that the
market for broadband access and EoC solutions in China may not develop
as anticipated; risks associated with international operations and
sales; the effect of intellectual property rights claims; and other
factors discussed in the "Risk Factors" section of Entropic's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. All
forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this
cautionary statement. Entropic is providing this information as of the
date of this release and does not undertake any obligation to update
any forward-looking statements contained in this release as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise.


CONTACT: Investor Contact:
         Debra Hart
         Director, Investor Relations
         +1 858.768.3852
         debra.hart@entropic.com
         
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         Finn Partners for Entropic Communications
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