Ikanos and Jungo Announce VDSL2 Residential Gateway Joint Reference Platform.Fusiv[R] Network Processor and OpenRG Software Platform Enable OEMs to Deliver Telco-Ready Service Gateways FREMONT, Calif. & SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Ikanos Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : IKAN IKAN Ikanos Communications, Inc. (stock symbol) IKAN Inverse Kinematics using ANalytical Methods (Center for Human Modeling & Simulation) IKAN International Kids Alliance Network ), a leading developer and provider of Fiber Fast[TM] broadband solutions, and Jungo Ltd., a leading provider of broadband gateway middleware, today introduced a joint Residential Gateway (RG) reference platform to enable triple play offerings from broadband service providers. The new VDSL See DSL. VDSL - Very high bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line 2 residential gateway platform - which is backward compatible with ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line 2/2+ and VDSL1 - is designed to deliver the flexibility and performance service providers need to offer revenue-generating services. The VDSL2 residential gateway reference platform merges the power of Jungo's OpenRG gateway software platform with Ikanos' Fusiv[R] processor. The platform delivers industry-leading 100 Mbps symmetrical throughput utilizing the underlying Fusiv architecture with the Fx[TM]100100S-5. Support is also available for the Fx10050S-5 chipset. The joint reference platform is designed to support a number of applications, including VDSL2, ADSL2+, Internet Protocol television (IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) Also called "TV over IP," IPTV delivers scheduled TV programs and video-on-demand (VOD) via the IP protocol and digital streaming techniques used to watch video on the Internet. ), home media distribution, home networking, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), Wireless Local Area Networking (WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network ), Ethernet switching, data routing, NAT (Network Address Translation) An IETF standard that allows an organization to present itself to the Internet with far fewer IP addresses than there are nodes on its internal network. , firewall and TR-069 remote management support. "By combining the power of Jungo's market-leading OpenRG software with our powerful VDSL2 residential gateway platform, we are delivering a complete triple play solution," said Dean Westman, vice president and general manager of Ikanos' Gateway Products Group. "This new, production-ready platform is designed to enable OEMs and ODMs worldwide to quickly meet service provider requirements for offering advanced voice, video and data services." "Jungo's OpenRG software, in combination with the distributed architecture of Fusiv, enables OEMs to provide a fully functional residential gateway over which operators provide multiple services to their residential and small business customers," said Ofer Vilenski, 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 Jungo. "This combined, production-ready solution emphasizes both companies' commitment to provide our customers with cutting-edge technology and solutions." The residential and small business broadband service gateway market is rapidly accelerating, with shipments slated to top $1 billion by 2009, according to the Yankee Group. OpenRG speeds development of these gateways with a modular architecture that includes application programming interfaces (APIs) for a wide range of popular services and functions, including IPTV, home media distribution, WLAN, firewall, VoIP, IP-Private Branch Exchange (IP-PBX), remote file access and parental control. This robust functionality gives gateway manufacturers unrivaled flexibility for rapidly developing market-specific products. The Fusiv processor supports OpenRG's design flexibility with wire-speed packet processing and programmable accelerator processors that offload the main processor. By doing so, it provides a scalable solution to meet increasing processing demands from the residential gateway and it easily supports multi-service delivery of services at speeds of 100 Mbps or more. About Ikanos Communications, Inc. Ikanos Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: IKAN), develops chipsets that enable carriers to offer Fiber Fast[TM] bandwidth and high-speed network processing for enhanced triple play services. Supporting transmission rates of up to 100 Mbps, Ikanos' line of end-to-end silicon solutions power line terminals, CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Communications equipment that resides on the customer's premises. CPE - Customer Premises Equipment modems and residential gateways for many of the world's leading network equipment manufacturers. Ikanos' solutions enable fast and cost-effective carrier rollouts of interactive broadband services including IPTV. [c] 2007 Ikanos Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ikanos Communications, Ikanos, the Ikanos logo, SmartLeap, Eagle, Fusiv, CleverConnect, Ikanos Programmable Operating System, Fx, FxS, VLR (Visitor Location Register) A database in a cellular system that contains all the subscribers who are currently visiting within this service area. See HLR. and Fiber Fast are among the trademarks or registered trademarks of Ikanos. About Jungo Ltd Jungo Ltd., an NDS See eDirectory. NDS - Netware Directory Services Company, is a leading provider of residential and business gateway software platforms and applications. Jungo's leading products, OpenRG residential gateway software platform and OpenSMB small to medium sized business gateway software platform, enable Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to bring broadband Customer Premises Equipment See CPE. (CPE) such as residential gateways, triple play gateways, office-in-a-box gateways and firewall/VPN routers, to market quickly. With Jungo's OpenRG/OpenSMB software suites, operators benefit from the simplest development, integration, deployment and support of broadband CPE available on the market. To find out more about Jungo Ltd. and our products, please visit: www.jungo.com. About NDS NDS Group plc (NASDAQ: NNDS NNDS Norsk Nettverk for Down Syndrom (Norway) ), a majority owned subsidiary of News Corporation, supplies open end-to-end digital technology and services to digital pay-television platform operators and content providers. See www.nds.com for more information about NDS. Cautionary Statement This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risk and uncertainty regarding, among other things, new product features, product compatibility and functionality, projected worldwide demand for broadband CPE, and Ikanos' continued leadership in delivering high-performance VDSL2 products. This forward-looking statement is subject to a number of assumptions, uncertainties and risks, including market acceptance of new products and the continued growth of Ikanos. One should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. For a further discussion of the risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the Ikanos 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 most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. . We cannot assure that the events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statement will be achieved or occur, nor do we undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements for any reason after the date of this press release. |
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