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DSP Group®, Inc. (NASDAQ: DSPG), a leading global provider of wireless chipset solutions for converged communications at home, and Crow Electronic Engineering Ltd, a leading provider of advanced security and control solutions for the worldwide integrated security market, announced today that the companies will jointly develop DECT Ultra Low Energy (ULE)-based home security, control and automation solutions. Bringing together DSP Group's deep technological expertise along with Crow Group's broad and high quality product portfolio, the solutions will expand the range of new services offered by service providers and retail channels, benefiting of significantly lower deployment costs.

DSP Group's DECT ULE-compliant chipset solutions will be integrated with Crow Group’s devices, which include an array of motion sensors, smoke/gas/glass-break detectors, remote-controlled AC sockets and other control devices. DECT ULE-enabled devices can leverage ubiquitous DECT home systems via a broadband home gateway or standard DECT PSTN base. Due to their easy registration and pairing as well as simple system topology, the devices will be suitable for diverse business models ranging from do-it-yourself (DIY) retailers to professional installers.

“We found DECT ULE to be a superior technology for the home control and security domains" said Shmuel Melman, CEO and President of Crow Group. "With its dedicated frequency band, extended range, along with technology’s low deployment costs and total cost of ownership, it is simply the right technology for security and control systems. We found that DSP Group’s DECT ULE solutions are a straightforward and simple way to integrate this advanced technology into our products offering".

"We are pleased to be partnering with Crow Group, a leading ODM in the home control and security arena whose solutions are deployed by some of the world's strongest brand names" said Uri Basanov, Business Development Director, HAN Business Line at DSP Group. "This joint offering is just the first step in this highly-evolving space. In the near future, we expect to see a full ecosystem of wide variety of standardized DECT ULE-based devices in the market, providing consumers and operators with a broad portfolio of solutions to choose from."