- G.hn technology enables Thailand
state-owned TOT to leverage existing copper wireline assets to
deliver fiber-class broadband service called Super Speed by Giga
Wire at a fraction of the cost of a traditional fiber-to-the-home
(FTTH) deployment
MaxLinear, Inc. (NYSE:MXL), a leading provider of radio
frequency (RF), analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits for the
connected home, wired and wireless infrastructure, and industrial
and multimarket applications, today announced that TOT Public
Company Limited, the largest fixed-line service provider in
Thailand, has launched Super Speed by Giga Wire, a new gigabit
broadband internet service that is powered by MaxLinear G.hn
technology. The new service uses equipment developed by ZARAM
Technology, a leading supplier of broadband networking equipment
based in South Korea.
G.hn is an ITU-T networking standard that delivers data rates up
to 2 Gbps and can operate over a variety of wired media. Multiple
service providers today rely on G.hn technology to deliver
broadband services to millions of users in Europe, Asia and the
Americas.
With a population of more than 69 million people and an
increasing penetration rate for fixed broadband access connections,
Thailand is a perfect fit for MaxLinear G.hn access technology,
which enables service providers to deliver gigabit broadband
services without having to replace the telephone lines already
available in businesses and in the homes of consumers.
The new Super Speed by Giga Wire broadband service offered by
TOT will enable businesses and consumers to enjoy superfast
Internet and Wi-Fi service, HD and 4K video, online gaming, cloud
storage with high-speed uploads and high-quality video
conferencing.
The G.hn solution selected by TOT is composed of two
devices:
- The ZARAM L12224XH G.hn Access
Multiplexer (GAM), a 24-port G.hn Wave-2 switch that is installed
in each MDU or commercial building and is connected between the
optical fiber WAN connection and the telephones wires inside the
building.
- The ZARAM L36104HPW G.hn Network
Terminal (GNT), a compact G.hn Wave-2 customer premises equipment
that is installed in each subscriber’s home and provides a
high-performance Wi-Fi access point and multiple Gigabit Ethernet
ports.
The ZARAM G.hn equipment leverages MaxLinear G.hn Wave-2 chips
with G.now™ software and VectorBoost™ technology, enabling multiple
GAMs to be stacked together and providing options to deploy the
service in large apartment buildings with hundreds of
subscribers.
“The high cost of bringing optical fiber to each home has been
one of the main factors delaying the adoption of high-speed
broadband services in many markets. Thanks to the flexibility and
robustness provided by G.hn technology, TOT can now offer the
fastest broadband service in Thailand, at a much lower cost per
user than traditional FTTH deployments,” said Mongkol Prakobtong,
Senior Director of Commercial and Real Estate Sales Group at TOT.
“Based on our experience during field trials, we are really
impressed with the support provided by ZARAM engineers, and the
excellent performance delivered by their equipment even under the
challenging crosstalk and noise conditions found in some of the
older apartment buildings.”
“The fact that TOT has selected broadband access equipment
powered by MaxLinear G.hn technology is further confirmation of the
capabilities of our G.hn products, which are being increasingly
adopted by tier-1 carriers in Asia, Europe and North America to
help them deliver gigabit broadband services to millions of users,”
said Will Torgerson, Vice President and General Manager of the
Broadband Group at MaxLinear.
“Our G.hn broadband access equipment is currently being deployed
by service providers in North America, South Korea and other
regions. When we started working on adapting it to meet the
specific needs of TOT, we knew we could rely on the robustness of
MaxLinear’s G.hn implementation and its flexibility to adapt to
different network topologies,” said Joon Hyun Baek, CEO of ZARAM.
“We are really excited to have the chance to work with TOT to bring
high-speed broadband service to their millions of users, both in
urban and rural areas.”
The first commercial users of the new Super Speed by Giga Wire
service are businesses located in several malls in Bangkok
including Siam Center in Bangkok, Siam Paragon and Platinum Fashion
Mall in Bangkok. The first residential users are located in a
Supalai Condominium at Kaset Navamin. TOT plans to extend the
service to the entire country starting in 2Q 2018.
About TOT
TOT Public Company Limited operated as the Telephone
Organization of Thailand for 48 years before being transformed into
TOT Public Company Limited on July 31, 2002. TOT remains a state
enterprise of which the Ministry of Finance is the sole
shareholder. TOT plays a role as a leading provider of broadband
services to both urban and rural areas in Thailand.
About ZARAM
Zaram Technology is a spin-off from LG DSP R&D group which
was established in January 2000. In 2014, Zaram merged with
Lightworks to expand its market into broadband fiber SFP modules
and network system. Zaram Technology is a leading supplier of G.hn
access systems, xPON equipment and LTE routers.
About MaxLinear, Inc.
MaxLinear, Inc. (NYSE:MXL), a leading provider of radio
frequency (RF), analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits for the
connected home, wired and wireless infrastructure, and industrial
and multimarket applications. MaxLinear is headquartered in
Carlsbad, California. For more information, please visit
www.maxlinear.com.
MxL and the MaxLinear logo are trademarks of MaxLinear, Inc.
Other trademarks appearing herein are the property of their
respective owners.
Cautionary Note About Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking” statements within
the meaning of federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements
include, among others, statements concerning or implying future
financial performance or trends and growth opportunities affecting
MaxLinear, in particular statements relating to TOT Public Company
Limited’s selection of MaxLinear’s G.hn technology in its new
gigabit broadband internet service. These forward-looking
statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and
other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially
from any future results expressed or implied by these
forward-looking statements. We cannot predict whether or to what
extent we will realize revenues from our collaboration with TOT.
Forward-looking statements are based on management’s current,
preliminary expectations and are subject to various risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those described in the forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements may contain words such as “will be,”
“will,” “expected,” “anticipate,” “continue,” or similar
expressions and include the assumptions that underlie such
statements. The following factors, among others, could cause actual
results to differ materially from those described in the
forward-looking statements: intense competition in our industry;
the ability of our customers, including TOT, to cancel or reduce
orders; uncertainties concerning how end user markets for our
products will develop; our lack of long-term supply contracts and
dependence on limited sources of supply; potential decreases in
average selling prices for our products; and the potential for
intellectual property litigation, which is prevalent in our
industry. In addition to these risks and uncertainties, investors
should review the risks and uncertainties contained in MaxLinear’s
filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission,
including risks and uncertainties identified in our Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2018. All
forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this
cautionary statement. MaxLinear is providing this information as of
the date of this release and does not undertake any obligation to
update any forward-looking statements contained in this release as
a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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