Centillium Communications Introduces Full Rate Annex C ADSL; Chipset Launches Japan's Full Rate ADSL Market.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 5, 2000 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. ), innovator of broadband communications technology, announced today availability of Full Rate Annex C Asymmetric DSL (ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line ) chipsets for use in Central Office (CO) and Customer Premise Equipment (CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Communications equipment that resides on the customer's premises. CPE - Customer Premises Equipment ) for Japan. Centillium's CopperFlite and Universal Flite Optimizer Chipsets for Full Rate ADSL Annex C are the first chipsets utilized by the Japanese market for both CO and CPE. Centillium's chipsets are the industry's first and only to conform to the ADSL G.dmt (ITU-T See ITU. ITU-T - International Telecommunications Union G.992.1) Annex C standard. Annex C addresses the unique characteristics of Japanese copper loop plants consisting of copper wires with pulp insulation. This type of wiring creates very challenging technical issues for ADSL in order to co-exist with Japanese Integrated Services Digital Network Integrated services digital network (ISDN) A generic term referring to the integration of communications services transported over digital facilities such as wire pairs, coaxial cables, optical fibers, microwave radio, and satellites. (ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. ). Centillium's Annex C implementation supports both FBM (Far End Cross Talk Bit-Map) and DBM (Dual Bit-Map) implementations for handling ISDN cross-talk noise -- a feature specifically requested by CLECs in Japan and required by NTT. As the only ADSL chipset vendor with both FBM and DBM technology, Centillium is able to offer full downstream data rates of 8Mbps and upstream rates of up to 1Mbps. "Since early 1999, network equipment makers in Asia have chosen Centillium's CopperLite chipset. It is the only ADSL solution that has been deployed by NTT and CLECs in Japan, both on the CO and the CPE sides of the network," said Al Gharakhanian, director of network access products, Centillium Communications, Inc. "With the addition of the Annex C Full Rate ADSL solutions, our customers are now able to provide the higher bit rate services demanded by some of their clients." Centillium's Chipsets for Full Rate ADSL Annex C Centillium's CopperFlite CO chipset is a fully programmable multi-mode ADSL transceiver that consumes less than 1 watt of power. CopperFlite uses just two chips to deliver all of the integrated silicon and software needed to design low-power ADSL line cards with four ports. Centillium's Universal Flite Optimizer CPE chipset delivers a complete multi-mode ADSL modem with just two chips, significantly reducing the form factor, power usage, component count, and bill of material costs normally associated with broadband access devices. The Optimizer chipset features highly integrated Universal Serial Bus See USB. (hardware, standard) Universal Serial Bus - (USB) An external peripheral interface standard for communication between a computer and external peripherals over an inexpensive cable using biserial transmission. (USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. ) and Peripheral Component Interconnect See PCI. (hardware) Peripheral Component Interconnect - (PCI) A standard for connecting peripherals to a personal computer, designed by Intel and released around Autumn 1993. PCI is supported by most major manufacturers including Apple Computer. (PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). , Mini PCI, and CardBus) interfaces. About Centillium Communications Centillium Communications, Inc. is combining technical innovation and customer commitment to make broadband communications a mass-market reality. Centillium consistently delivers value to its customers by providing broadband networking systems for applications across all market segments. The company designs and markets communications chipset solutions for central office equipment, DLC line cards, and customer premise equipment for 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), home networking and Voice-over-Packet. Centillium Communications, Inc. is located at 47211 Lakeview Blvd., Fremont, Calif. 94538. Additional information is available at www.centillium.com. Statements Looking Forward Except for historical information contained in this press release, the foregoing contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements based on a variety of risks and uncertainties, including the risks and uncertainties relating to actual quantities and timing of any orders received under the contract and the successful development and market acceptance of Centillium's new products. Information about potential factors that could affect Centillium's financial results is included in Centillium's prospectus and will be included in Centillium's Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Note to Editors: CopperFlite is a trademark of Centillium Communications, Inc. All other products or service names mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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