Cable Modems Using Microtune RF Technology Achieve Certification in CableLabs' First DOCSIS 2.0 and PacketCable Testing Waves.Business Editors & High Tech Writers PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2003 Results Extend Microtune's Continuing RF Leadership in Supplying Core Tuner and Amplifier Technology to Cable Modem cable modem Modem used to convert analog data signals to digital form and vise versa, for transmission or receipt over cable television lines, especially for connecting to the Internet. Manufacturers Reaching another significant cable industry milestone, Microtune(R), Inc. (Nasdaq:TUNE) today announced that two cable modems achieving CableLabs' DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification) A cable modem standard from the CableLabs research consortium (www.cablelabs.com), which provides equipment certification for interoperability. (TM) 2.0 certification and one cable modem earning PacketCable(TM) qualification were based on Microtune's radio frequency (RF) silicon and systems tuner technologies. In its 24th testing round, CableLabs(R) for the first time certified cable access equipment against advanced new specifications, supporting the ability of cable operators to deliver high-speed, two-way capability (DOCSIS 2.0) and packet telephony Synonymous with IP telephony and voice over IP (VoIP), in which a digital voice stream is broken up into small chunks (packets) and transmitted over a packet-switched network. See IP telephony and packet switching. and multimedia services (PacketCable 1.0). These recent awards extend Microtune's continuing leadership as a strategic supplier of cable modem RF and analog electronics. In addition to providing the RF components for more than 13 million DOCSIS cable modems, the company has delivered RF cores for the world's first DOCSIS 1.0 and 1.1 cable modems (deploying both systems-based and silicon tuners), the world's first computer-based cable modem, and the world's first voice over Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. (VoIP) cable modem for EURO-DOCSIS 1.1. Microtune's tuners have also been combined with demodulators from four of the leading demodulator See demodulate. Demodulator A device used to recover the original modulating signal from a modulated wave. A demodulator is also known as a detector. manufacturers in DOCSIS cable modems, including those from two suppliers in newly DOCSIS 2.0-certified modems. "We are very pleased that our customers achieved DOCSIS 2.0 and PacketCable certification in this inaugural wave of testing against CableLabs' rigorous new specifications," said Douglas J. Bartek, Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Microtune. "It demonstrates our ability to provide cable manufacturers with proven, field-tested RF solutions that accelerate time to development and certification. It also reflects our vigorous commitment to develop forward-looking products that provide technology foundations for advanced cable equipment, permitting cable providers to expand their portfolio of new revenue-generating broadband services." In addition to the DOCSIS 2.0 and PacketCable awards, Microtune also supplied the RF technology to multiple cable modem manufacturers that achieved DOCSIS 1.1 certification in CableLabs' 24th testing wave. CableLabs' DOCSIS, EuroDOCSIS, PacketCable and CableHome(TM) specifications enable an expanded range of advanced IP-based consumer and business offerings, including toll-quality telephony, multimedia, peer-to-peer networking See peer-to-peer network. , on-line gaming, web hosting Making a Web site available on the Internet. Many ISPs host a few personal Web pages for an individual at no additional cost above the monthly service fee, but the address is subordinate to the ISP; for example, www.friendlyisp.com/pat_smith. , video-on-demand, videoconferencing A real time video session between two or more users or between two or more locations. Although the first videoconferencing was done with traditional analog TV and satellites, inhouse room systems became popular in the early 1980s after Compression Labs pioneered digitized video systems and home networking. Microtune's silicon and systems products meet the stringent RF requirements needed to allow cable modems to pass these CableLabs standards. The holder of multiple patents for its single-chip tuner and amplifier architectures, Microtune offers a complete portfolio of RF products for broadband cable applications, ranging from silicon tuners and broadband amplifiers to production-ready RF subsystems and wireless connectivity system-on-chip offerings. Its newest product, the MicroStreamer(TM) MT1560 is engineered to support the increased upstream bandwidth capacity of the DOCSIS 2.0 specification by boosting the performance and reliability of two-way communications, while significantly reducing noise and interference in the return path. Microtune's products function as the critical RF gateway in consumer premises equipment, receiving and transmitting analog/digital data to and from the head end to the rest of the system's electronics. They are essential RF components in accelerating the broadband deployment of voice, video and data via two-way cable and/or terrestrial communications systems. ABOUT MICROTUNE Microtune, Inc. is a leading silicon and systems company that designs, manufactures and markets radio frequency (RF)-based solutions for the global broadband communications, transportation electronics and wireless connectivity markets. Inventors of the MicroTuner(TM) single-chip broadband tuner, the Company offers a portfolio of advanced tuner, amplifier, transceiver (TRANSmitter reCEIVER) An electronic device or circuit that transmits and receives analog or digital signals. It comes in many forms; for example, a transponder on a satellite, a network adapter in the computer or the circuits in a cellphone. and wireless products that enable the delivery of information and entertainment across new classes of consumer electronics devices. The Company currently holds 22 U.S. patents for its technology, with more than 50 applications pending approval that span its RF and wireless products, containing more than 2000 supporting claims. Founded in 1996, Microtune is headquartered in Plano, Texas Plano (IPA: /ˈpleɪnoʊ/) is a wealthy suburb of Dallas, Texas, located to the north, mainly within Collin County, but also extending into Denton County. According to the 2000 U.S. , with key design, manufacturing and sales centers located around the world. The web site is www.microtune.com. Microtune is traded on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange under the symbol TUNE. EDITOR'S NOTE Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : Microtune is a registered trademark and MicroTuner, MicroStreamer and VideoCaster are trademarks of Microtune, Inc. |
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