Centillium Announces Industry's Longest Reach, Highest-Performance Chipset for Premium DSL ''Triple Play'' Applications.FREMONT, Calif. -- Newest-Generation Chipset Brings Last Mile Access Further, Faster for High-Bandwidth Voice, Video and Data Services Centillium Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTLM CTLM Imaging Computed tomography laser mammography A diagnostic technique using lasers to produce a 3-D cross-sectional image of the breast without x-rays. See Mammography. ), a leading provider of broadband access See broadband and wireless broadband. solutions, today announced that it has extended its technology leadership position in the DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary access infrastructure market with the introduction of the company's Pharos(TM) ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line central office (CO) physical layer (PHY See physical layer and physical. ) chipset. The Pharos chipset is designed to meet the high-performance requirements of quality of service (QoS)-based "triple play" applications, such as broadcast services, video streaming See streaming video and video stream. , video on-demand and next-generation gaming services. Centillium's newest-generation DSL solution provides the industry's highest performance and longest reach, with speeds of up to 50 Mbps and reach up to 8 kilometers. Pharos is spectrally compatible with the VDSL See DSL. VDSL - Very high bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line 2 long reach technology. Customers can make use of a common line-card design with the Pharos chipset that supports both Annex A and Annex B. This makes the Pharos chipset ideal for customers striving for lower system cost and faster deployment of premium broadband services across multiple markets. The company's innovative eXtremeDSL MAX(TM) technology enables service providers to achieve last mile DSL access even further and faster from the CO to residential and enterprise locations. "The DSL semiconductor market will achieve 5 percent annualized annualized Of or relating to a variable that has been mathematically converted to a yearly rate. Inflation and interest rates are generally annualized since it is on this basis that these two variables are ordinarily stated and compared. growth over the next 5 years, in large part due to the explosion in demand of triple play services on both the consumer- and enterprise-side," said Ken Furer, research analyst, semiconductors, IDC. "QoS-enabled solutions and ADSL2/2+/2++ technology will continue to drive the growth of the DSL market globally as the benefits of longer reach and faster speeds enable even more applications in businesses and homes. "Centillium has shown continued leadership and commitment by introducing products that drive next-generation broadband access solutions," said Saint P. Lee, executive director, R&D, Dasan Networks, a leading networking solutions company based in Seoul, Korea. "Dasan has chosen Centillium's Pharos chipset for its high-density IPDSLAM IPDSLAM Internet Protocol Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer application because it will enable us to deliver high-performance, feature-rich ADSL-based last mile access solutions. In addition, the Pharos chipset will allow us to build common hardware platforms Each hardware platform, or CPU family, has a unique machine language. All software presented to the computer for execution must be in the binary coded machine language of that CPU. Following is a list of the major hardware platforms in existence today. See platform. for different regions of the world, thereby reducing development time and accelerating time-to-market." The Pharos ADSL CO PHY consists of a single monolithic 12-port digital processor and a two-port analog front-end with integrated line drivers that are optimized for Annexes A, B and C. The Pharos chipset supports global ADSL2/2+ standards and, in addition, supports ADSL2++, now in the process of consideration for standardization. For Annexes A and B, customers can employ a common line-card design that can be used for different geographical deployments with flexibility and ease of a simple firmware command execution. "We've once again raised the bar in the ADSL2 industry by bringing a solution that addresses the QoS, performance and cost requirements that customers are asking for in the broadband access market today," said Tony Shakib, vice president and general manager, Access and Networking business units for Centillium. "We continue our commitment to technology innovation and have designed a chipset that is spectrally-compatible with VDSL2 technology, a further proof point of the solution's high speed and extended reach." Pharos Chipset Features --Integration: The Pharos chipset integrates the line drivers on the analog front-end. This feature, coupled with additional integration of external components such as tone and metering filters, reduces total component count. --Cost-effective: The highly-integrated architecture combined with low power and reduced bill of materials The list of components that make up a system. For example, a bill of materials for a house would include the cement block, lumber, shingles, doors, windows, plumbing, electric, heating and so on. cost enable manufacturers to produce high-density, cost-effective line-card designs. --Feature-rich: Centillium's technologically superior QoS-enabling features such as dual latency, dynamic rate repartitioning and seamless rate adaptation all support differentiated triple play services, allowing service providers to increase average revenue per user (ARPU (Average Revenue Per User) A calculation often used to determine the overall value of an application. It is also used to rate particular customers, especially in the wireless space, by comparing someone's account to the overall average. ). --Meets Service Provider Cost/Performance Requirements: Patented Dual and Single Ended (hardware) single ended - An electrical connection where one wire carries the signal and another wire or shield is connected to electrical ground. This is in contrast to a differential connection where the second wire carries an inverted signal. Line Testing (DELT/SELT) features enable service providers to perform remote diagnostics Vehicle Diagnostics Vehicle diagnostics enables a mechanic to diagnose the exact mechanical condition of the vehicle and its systems and components. Remote Diagnostics enables to perform such diagnosis without requiring the vehicle to physically be present for checkup. , troubleshooting and provisioning, eliminating maintenance and truck-roll costs. This, along with low power consumption and on-chip power management, reduces the overall operational expenses and increases profit margins for the service providers. Availability Engineering samples are available now with customer samples available at the end of Q105. About Centillium Communications Centillium Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTLM) is a leading innovator of high performance, cost-effective semiconductor solutions that give consumers, enterprises and service providers the winning edge in broadband access. The company's complete, end-to-end system-on-chip solutions accelerate development time-to-market for "last mile" products with Digital Subscriber Line See DSL. (communications, protocol) Digital Subscriber Line - (DSL, or Digital Subscriber Loop, xDSL - see below) A family of digital telecommunications protocols designed to allow high speed data communication over the existing copper telephone lines between end-users and (DSL), Fiber-to-the-Premises (FTTP (Fiber To The Premises) The installation of optical fiber from the carrier directly into the home or office. Also called "fiber to the home" (FTTH). See PON and FTTC. See also FTP. ) and Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) technologies. Centillium products include digital and mixed-signal integrated circuits and related software for DSL and FTTP central office and customer premises equipment See CPE. and VoIP solutions for carrier- and enterprise-class gateways and consumer telephony. Centillium is a global company with headquarters in Fremont, CA. Additional information is available at www.centillium.com. Note: A high resolution photo of Centillium's Pharos chipset can be located at: http://www.centillium.com/html/imagebank.asp. Centillium Communications, Pharos, eXtremeDSL MAX and Centillium's logo are all trademarks of Centillium Communications, Inc. Forward Looking Statements Except for statements of historical fact, this press release includes statements that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of U.S. Federal securities laws. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements based on a variety of risks and uncertainties, including without limitation the risks and uncertainties relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc the rate and breadth of deployment of broadband access in general, especially DSL, Fiber-to-the-Premises and VoIP technologies, and Centillium's technology solutions in particular; the successful development and market acceptance of Centillium's new products and technology; Centillium's dependence on a few significant customers for a substantial portion of its revenue; Centillium's ability to continue and expand on its relationships with new customers; the timing, rescheduling or cancellation of significant customer orders and Centillium's ability, as well as the ability of its customers, to manage inventory; Centillium's ability to specify, develop or acquire, complete, introduce, market and transition to volume production new products and technologies in a cost-effective and timely manner; competitive pressures and other factors such as the qualification, availability and pricing of competing products and technologies and the resulting effects on sales and pricing of Centillium's products; the timing of customer-industry qualification and certification of Centillium's products and the risks of non-qualification or non-certification; Centillium's ability to timely and accurately predict market requirements and evolving industry standards and to identify opportunities in new markets; changes in Centillium's product or customer mix; the satisfactory completion of the audits of Centillium's financial statements and systems of internal control; intellectual property disputes and customer indemnification claims and other types of litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. risk; the effectiveness of Centillium's expense and product cost control and reduction efforts; and Centillium's ability to attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel, including executive officers and other key management and technical personnel. Centillium undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements for any reason. Information about potential factors that could affect Centillium's financial results is included in Centillium's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. and in other documents on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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