NEC Partners With Centillium Communications for Industry's First Deployment of Voice Over ATM in Southeast Asia and South America.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 2001 Centillium's Voice Over Packet Technology Moves Into Two Important New Markets 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, today announces a partnership with NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. Corporation (Nasdaq:NIPNY) (FTSE FTSE A company that specializes in index calculation. Although not part of a stock exchange, co-owners include the London Stock Exchange and the Financial Times. Notes: The FTSE is similar to Standard & Poor's in the United States. :6701q.1) (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :6701) in supplying its Voice over Packet (VoP) Entropia chip to effectively handle voice traffic over Asynchronous Transfer Mode See ATM. (communications) Asynchronous Transfer Mode - (ATM, or "fast packet") A method for the dynamic allocation of bandwidth using a fixed-size packet (called a cell). See also ATM Forum, Wideband ATM. ATM acronyms. Indiana acronyms. (ATM) networks in Southeast Asia and South America. NEC Corporation, a leading supplier of computers, communications and electronics, will integrate Centillium's Entropia chip into its Extended Line Unit (ELU ELU Environmental Load Unit ELU Expeditionary Logistics Unit (US Navy) ). NEC's ELU is a compact remote access system for which call processing and maintenance work is handled remotely by the host office. The ELU is easily installable into various locations such as an end user's office building or a street in a residential area. NEC's ELU enables customers to build a network rapidly and flexibly in response to increasing service needs. "We are very excited to be a part of this first time deployment of Voice over ATM (VoATM) into the rapidly growing markets of Southeast Asia and South America," stated Babu ba·bu also ba·boo n. pl. ba·bus also ba·boos 1. Used as a Hindi courtesy title for a man, equivalent to Mr. 2. a. A Hindu clerk who is literate in English. b. Mandava, general manager, Network Business Unit for Centillium Communications, Inc. "With VoATM support on Centillium's Entropia chip, NEC's customers can now deliver flexible, highly scalable voice services over data networks." Entropia VoP Chip Centillium's Entropia chip supports Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and VoATM Adaptation Layer Types 1 and 2 (AAL (ATM Adaption Layer) The part of the ATM protocol that breaks up application packets into 48-byte payloads which become ATM cells when the 5-byte headers are attached. The AAL resides between the higher layer transport protocols and the ATM layer. 1 and AAL2). The Entropia chip leads the market with the capability to process 336 channels of either Pulse Code Modulation pulse code modulation: see modulation. See PCM. (data) Pulse Code Modulation - (PCM) A method by which an audio signal is represented as digital data. (PCM) or Adaptive Differential PCM (ADPCM (Adaptive Differential PCM) A widely used variation of PCM that codes the difference between sample points like differential PCM (DPCM), but can also dynamically switch the coding scale to compensate for variations in amplitude and frequency. ) on a single chip. This chip provides the ultimate flexibility of selecting AAL1, AAL2, or IP network protocols on a per channel basis. The highly integrated Entropia chip combines hardware, firmware and feature-rich software to deliver complete high density, low power packet voice capability in a single small form-factor device. The Entropia system-on-a-chip includes a Digital Signal Processor A digital signal processor (DSP) is a specialized microprocessor designed specifically for digital signal processing, generally in real-time computing. Characteristics of typical Digital Signal Processors
About NEC Corporation NEC Corporation (Nasdaq:NIPNY) (FTSE:6701q.l) (TSE:6701) is a leading provider of Internet solutions, dedicated to meeting the specialized needs of its customers in the key computer, network and electron device fields through its three market-focused in-house companies: NEC Solutions, NEC Networks and NEC Electron Devices. NEC Corporation, with its in-house companies, employs more than 150,000 people worldwide and saw net sales of 4,991 billion Yen (approx. US $48 billion) in fiscal year 1999-2000. For further information, please visit the NEC home page at: http://www.nec.com About Centillium Communications Centillium Communications, Inc. is combining technical innovation and customer commitment to make broadband communications a 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, digital loop carrier In telephone communications, a technology that increases the number of channels in the local loop by converting analog signals to digital and multiplexing them back to the end office. 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), Voice over Packet (VoP), and Premise Networking. Centillium Communications, Inc. is headquartered at 47211 Lakeview Blvd., Fremont, CA 94538. Additional information is available at www.centillium.com. Forward Looking Statements 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. The company assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof. Information about potential factors that could affect Centillium's financial results is included in Centillium's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, which can be viewed at the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Note to Editors: Centillium Communications and the Centillium logo are trademarks of Centillium Communications. All other products or service names mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners |
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