CAMARILLO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation (Pink Sheets: VTSS), a leading provider of advanced IC solutions for Carrier and Enterprise networks, today announced that it has received the 2009 Technical Support Award from Huawei, a leader in providing next-generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world. This is the third year that Vitesse has been recognized by Huawei, consecutively earning its coveted Supplier Support award for the past two years.

The award recognizes Vitesse’s continued assistance to and support of Huawei’s R & D team in providing timely and professional technical advice and quality sales and customer service for Huawei’s new product development. In both 2008 and 2009, Vitesse was recognized by Huawei for supplying products that deliver critical features manufactured through continuous technology improvements, coupled with dedicated technical support and innovative cost reduction considerations.

“This award from an industry leader like Huawei not only underscores Vitesse’s dedication to delivering the right products to market, but also demonstrates how well we support them,” said Phil Richards, vice president, Western U.S. and Asia Pacific sales for Vitesse. “We never waiver in our commitment to helping Huawei win in the telecom networking arena with superior solutions and technical support that in turn help enable their customers’ success.”

About Vitesse

Vitesse designs, develops and markets a diverse portfolio of high-performance, cost-competitive semiconductor solutions for Carrier and Enterprise networks worldwide. Engineering excellence and dedicated customer service distinguish Vitesse as an industry leader in high-performance Ethernet LAN, WAN, and RAN, Ethernet-over-SONET/SDH, Optical Transport (OTN), and best-in-class Signal Integrity and Physical Layer products for Ethernet, Fibre Channel, Serial Attached SCSI, InfiniBand®, Video, and PCI Express applications. Additional company and product information is available at www.vitesse.com.

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