Centillium Communications and Medialincs Partner to Bring Full Rate ADSL to Subscribers in Korea.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 31, 2000 Medialincs Selects Centillium's Central Office and Customer Premise Equipment Chipsets For High-Density, Low-Power, Full Rate ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line Equipment 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, and Medialincs, a rapidly growing networking systems vendor, today announced a partnership aimed at increasing the deployment of Full Rate Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (communications, protocol) Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line - (ADSL, or Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Loop) A form of Digital Subscriber Line in which the bandwidth available for downstream connection is significantly larger then for upstream. (ADSL) services in Korea. Medialincs will design and manufacture Full Rate ADSL equipment based on Centillium's quad-port CopperFlite Central Office (CO) and USB-powered Flite Optimizer Central Premise Equipment (CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Communications equipment that resides on the customer's premises. CPE - Customer Premises Equipment ) chipsets, which feature the highest level of port density and lowest power usage currently available on the market. This networking equipment will enable Full Rate ADSL deployments in multi-subscriber environments such as commercial multi-tenant units (MTUs), residential multi-dwelling units (MDUs), office parks, and campus-style settings. "The receptivity to ADSL in the Korean market has been overwhelmingly strong," said Kimberl,y Funasaki, senior research analyst, IDC. "The MTU/MDU market is a natural fit for this densely populated region, and the combined efforts of Centillium Communications and Medialincs will help service providers to profitably bring full-rate ADSL services to fruition in this environment." "We evaluated all of the high-performance Full-Rate ADSL solutions available, and we chose Centillium's CopperFlite and Flite Optimizer chipsets because they have the highest levels of integration and density, as well as the lowest power consumption and 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," said C.Y. Park, product manager of ADSL, Medialincs. "CopperFlite allowed us to design Full-Rate ADSL communications equipment that can meet the very restrictive facility requirements typically found in multi-tenant subscriber environments. These include low power consumption, low heat dissipation, and, most importantly, small size. Centillium's Flite Optimizer 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. platform eliminates residential deployment challenges due to its ease of system installation and elimination of an external power supply." "We are very pleased to partner with Medialincs, the fastest growing and most aggressive 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 equipment vendor in Korea," said Al Gharakhanian, director of marketing for network access products, Centillium Communications. "The highly integrated Centillium chipsets are ideal for Medialincs' clustered subscriber applications, such as residential multi-dwelling units, where there is no room for wasted real estate, power consumption, or cost." About Medialincs Medialincs is a young and rapidly growing high-tech company leading network technology. Medialincs integrates LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. and WAN technologies into total communications technology covering ATM, Ethernet, Frame Relay, TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. , and Network Management. Focusing on offering unique, creative and cost-effective solutions to the changing network communities, which face everyday-challenges by multimedia communication needs, Medialincs develops and manufactures communication equipment to meet the strong demand of upgrading existing facilities, and deploying new networks in short time at low cost. Medialincs' products-family accommodates the whole range of communication needs that require high speed and high-bandwidth applications such as voice, video, data and the multimedia as a whole. Medialincs not only develops network technology, but also leads connecting people to the network multimedia, which creates values in itself. 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 (1) (Data Link Control) See data link and OSI. (2) (Data Link Control) The data link layer protocol (layer 2) that is used in IBM's SNA networking. See SNA, data link protocol and Microsoft 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, CA 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 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 Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 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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