2Wire Selected by AlwaysOn as Top 100 Private Company Award Winner

Recognized for leadership in emerging technology

San Jose, California - June 28, 2005 - 2Wire, Inc., a provider of broadband service platforms for the DSL market, today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the Top 100 Private Company award winners. 2Wire was handpicked by the AlwaysOn editorial team based on a set of five criteria – innovation, market potential, customer adoption, media buzz and investor value creation.

The AO 100 was selected from over 1,000 companies, peer-nominated by leading venture capitalists, investment bankers and industry analysts. The AO 100 consists of private companies at all stages of development, from early to late stage.

2Wire is a provider of broadband service platforms exclusively for the DSL market. Its solutions help DSL providers to offer an integrated 'triple-play' of data, voice and media services. 2Wire’s products and services include the award-winning HomePortal® residential gateways, the MediaPortal™ set top box, and a robust Component Management System (CMS) for service management and provisioning.

"The AO 100 companies are shaping today’s web-driven, connected environment," said Tony Perkins, founder and editor of AlwaysOn. "We were inundated with nominations from leading companies, many of which I hope will appear on our list next year. My congratulations to each AO 100 winner – these are the companies which we predict will have the greatest market traction, strongest innovation and most game-changing approaches this year."

"It’s a great honor to have received this distinction for three consecutive years," said Brian Hinman, 2Wire president and CEO. "We have worked hard to create the platforms that enable today’s digital lifestyle, and it is gratifying to receive recognition for our progress and success."

The AO 100 will be honored at the AO2005: Innovation Summit at a VIP reception at 5:00pm on July 19, 2005 at the Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center on the Stanford University campus in Palo Alto, California.

About 2Wire
2Wire is a provider of broadband service platforms for the DSL market. 2Wire’s suite of solutions offers DSL providers an integrated 'triple-play' of data, voice, and media services. 2Wire’s products and services include the award-winning HomePortal® residential gateways, the MediaPortal™ set top box, and a robust Component Management System (CMS) for service management and provisioning. 2Wire’s products are distributed exclusively by the major DSL service providers including SBC Internet Services, British Telecom plc and Telefonos de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. Headquartered in San Jose, California, 2Wire was founded in July 1998 by Brian L. Hinman, a co-founder of PictureTel Corporation (formerly NASDAQ: PCTL) and Polycom, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLCM).

2Wire and HomePortal are registered trademarks of 2Wire, Inc. MediaPortal, Greenlight, and HyperG are trademarks of 2Wire, Inc.

About AlwaysOn
ALWAYSON is transforming the communication business with its online blogging network, establishing it as a leader in the Open Media revolution. Borrowing from the underground traditions of blogging and social networking, ALWAYSON (www.alwayson-network.com) was launched in 2003. Today, AO’s annual Summit @ Stanford and OnHollywood events, print "blogozine" and online services encourage direct collaboration between global thought leaders and technology insiders. No other media brand has dared allow such openness amongst its readers and participants. ALWAYSON, LLC, is a privately held and virtually headquartered company born out of the heart of Silicon Valley.