METALINK STRENGTHENS OPERATIONS IN JAPAN.

(Full text of a statement. Contact details below)

TOKYO and YAKUM, Israel, July 1 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ - Metalink Ltd. (Nasdaq: MTLK), a global provider and developer of high performance wireline and wireless broadband communication silicon solutions, announced the appointment of Noboru Tsuchiya as Senior Field Application Engineer fully dedicated to country support. This appointment is part of Metalink's goal of strengthening support for its Japanese customers base.

"Over the last six months, we have experienced tremendous growth in our customer base and design activity with top-tier telecommunication vendors and service providers," said Masaharu Katayama, Metalink's Japan Country Manager.

"The tremendous demand for 100 Mbps VDSL technology, as part of Japan's FTTH deployment, is optimally addressed by our best performing VDSLPlus(TM) products."

"Volume shipment of these products commenced less than five months after initial product sampling and we expect to see a significant market share increase shortly. Mr. Noboru brings to Metalink invaluable experience that will be a key element in our efforts to strengthen our customer support," Katayama added.

Mr. Noboru has over fifteen years of experience in the Japanese telecommunications sector, most recently serving as a Senior Field Applications Engineer at GlobespanVirata. He has held similar positions at Paradyne, Allied Telesis K.K, and NEC Communication System, Inc.

"My decision to join Metalink and lead the company's customer support activity in Japan was based on Metalink's ability to present superior performing products that optimally address broadband demand in the country and the growing top-tier customer base" said Mr. Noboru. "Metalink best performing VDSLPlus combined with the fascinating roadmap of broadband home Residential Gateway indicates a promising future for the Company's operations in Japan."