Centillium Combines Chipset Technologies to Propel Arion(TM) II Gateway CPE for Residential, SOHO Triple-Play Devices
June 12 2007 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Union of powerful, market-validated technologies for VDSL2 and VoIP
yields exceptional performance, consumer experience FREMONT,
Calif., June 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Centillium
Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTLM) today released Arion(TM) II
Gateway CPE. The company's first gateway system-on-chip (SoC) for
VDSL2 networks offers equipment manufacturers fast time-to-market
and proven processing power for voice, data and video in
residential and small-office markets. Arion II Gateway CPE
integrates within a single device the features of Centillium's
award-winning Atlanta 100 Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
system and its Arion eXtremeVDSL2(TM) digital device. The chipset
also adds new, patented technology to boost service quality for
demanding triple-play applications. "We're pleased to introduce
Arion II Gateway CPE as a solution that not only combines two
premier technologies, but integrates our many years of experience
in deploying VoIP network processors and DSL solutions worldwide,"
said Didier Boivin, vice president of marketing, Centillium. "And
while its seamless interoperability, quick time-to-market and
favorable cost-performance will distinguish Arion II Gateway CPE
for our ODM and OEM customers, we believe the market will also
recognize considerable value in the exceptional provisions for
quality of service (QoS) and security we've built into this
solution." For Centillium, Arion II Gateway CPE culminates a
history of successful product development across multiple broadband
segments. A complete system solution, the chipset drives
market-proven VoIP and VDSL2 technologies through a single software
platform and includes comprehensive reference designs, promising
low bill-of-materials costs and accelerated time-to-market. For IAD
applications, Arion II Gateway CPE powers premium triple-play
services including IPTV, VoIP and high-speed Internet by providing
a fully featured gateway-on-chip solution for secure network
routing, high-quality voice processing, robust video capabilities
and high-performance data exchange over VDSL2 networks, with
symmetric data rates up to 100 Mbps. "VDSL2 is a key technology for
delivering premium communications services to consumers," noted
Joseph Byrne, an analyst with The Linley Group and author of A
Guide to Gateway Processors. "A highly integrated gateway SoC, such
as Centillium's Arion II Gateway chipset, that combines VDSL2 modem
functions with VoIP and QoS capabilities enables CPE to deliver
these services more effectively and at lower cost than the
multi-chip approaches deployed today." Arion II Gateway CPE
supports full backward compatibility with ADSL2/2+ and VDSL
infrastructure. The chipset includes a digital chip with integrated
MIPS processor, encryption and QoS packet engines, a voice DSP, and
an analog front-end chip. Furthermore, the chipset is accompanied
with a robust software package and reference design that can be
used right out of the box to build a production-ready VDSL2 IAD.
This alleviates the need for systems vendors to develop customized
software, leading to significantly lower development cost and an
accelerated time to market. Enhancing Quality of Experience
Compared to ADSL, the ultra-wide bandwidth of VDSL makes it
significantly more susceptible to degradation of service quality
due to crosstalk. Placing an even greater premium on QoS is the
data integrity demanded by triple-play applications such as
streaming video. To meet this challenge, Centillium developed the
Crosstalk Rate Adaptation(TM) (XRA) technology, integrating
proprietary, intelligent algorithms to eliminate line-drops and
assure optimum data rates under crosstalk noise conditions. Arion
II CPE and Arion II Gateway CPE products are the first Centillium
SoCs to apply this advanced approach to enhancing the user
experience; in addition, these chipsets employ Centillium's proven
QoS packet engine, dedicated to assuring maximum quality of
experience for voice and other network communications. Availability
The Arion II Gateway CPE SoC solution is available today and
includes software, full documentation and comprehensive reference
designs for minimized time to market. Additional technical details
and specifications can be found at http://www.centillium.com/.
About Centillium Communications Centillium Communications, Inc. is
a leading innovator of high performance, cost-effective
semiconductor solutions that give consumers, enterprises and
service providers the winning edge in broadband access. The
company's complete, end-to-end system-on-chip solutions accelerate
development time-to-market for "last mile" products with Digital
Subscriber Line (DSL), Fiber-To-The-Premises (FTTP) and
Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) technologies. Centillium
products include digital and mixed-signal integrated circuits and
related software for DSL and FTTP central office and customer
premises equipment and VoIP solutions for carrier- and
enterprise-class gateways and consumer telephony. Centillium is a
global company with headquarters in Fremont, CA. Additional
information is available at http://www.centillium.com/. NOTE:
Centillium Communications, Arion, Atlanta, eXtremeVDSL2, Crosstalk
Rate Adaptation, XRA, and the Centillium Logo are trademarks of
Centillium Communications, Inc. in the United States and certain
other countries. All rights reserved. DATASOURCE: Centillium
Communications, Inc. CONTACT: Vivian Chen of Centillium
Communications, Inc., +1-510-771-3628, ; or James McIntyre of
McClenahan Bruer Communications, +1-503-546-1000, Web site:
http://www.centillium.com/
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