lantiq.com: Latest News http://www.lantiq.com/ Latest news from Lantiq de lantiq.com: Latest News http://www.lantiq.com/typo3conf/ext/tt_news/ext_icon.gif http://www.lantiq.com/ 18 16 Latest news from Lantiq TYPO3 - get.content.right http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Mon, 14 May 2012 10:49:00 +0200 Lantiq Visionaries Lend Expertise at Upcoming Conferences http://www.lantiq.com/news/press/213-lantiq-adsl-gpon-vectoring-conferences/ Munich/Neubiberg, Germany – May 14, 2012 – Lantiq, a leading supplier of broadband access and home networking technologies, will be participating in the following upcoming conferences and tradeshows with speaking engagements, booths and/or demonstrations: · Broadband-IP&TV Asia (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: May 15-16): The leading-edge technology exhibition featuring broadband technologies, equipment, applications, solutions, and services. · Computex (Taipei, June 5-9): The world's leading ICT procurement platform attracts ICT companies, buyers, journalists and observers from all over the world and has become the largest computer exhibition in Asia and the second largest in the world, next to CeBIT in Germany. · Conlife 2012 (Cologne, Germany; June 26-28): Congress and venue for the connected life and home. · Broadband World Forum Europe (Amsterdam, October 16-18): The indicator for the industry to recognize the market potential of the latest broadband content, entertainment, applications, and services for the enterprise and home, delivering the promise of the ultimate connected world. During these tradeshows and conferences, Lantiq will be on-site to discuss the state of the industry, market trends, and future predictions. Lantiq will also be available to discuss recent advances in its own technology, including the world's smallest GPON solution, Lantiq FALC™ON, the industry's first VDSL2 vectoring chip, the VINAX™ IVE1000, enabling full system-level crosstalk noise cancellation, and its latest hybrid residential gateways bringing triple-wire and wireless connectivity to every corner of the home. Furthermore, Lantiq shows its recently introduced XWAY™ ARX300 device family for new ADSL2/2+ Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) designs. The Lantiq XWAY ARX300 family includes four System-on-Chip (SoC) derivatives which address different system configurations, ranging from cost-optimized fast Ethernet to feature-rich, high-performance Gigabit Ethernet systems. Lantiq’s next generation chipset solutions address gateway and central office system configurations ranging from cost-optimized fast Ethernet to feature-rich, high-performance Gigabit Ethernet systems. Lantiq has designed its products to enhance and extend telecom carriers’ xDSL services in worldwide markets and enable carriers to meet the growing demand for triple-play services and in-home Gigabit throughput with significant cost, size and power savings at no system performance compromise. Lantiq and carriers worldwide share the vision to make the Giga Home become reality, with the highest throughput and best quality of service (QoS) possible. Lantiq drives this vision with its innovative technologies, including vectoring with full system-level crosstalk noise cancellation, GPON and VDSL and ADSL solutions, concurrent dual band Wi-Fi, G.hn chipsets for home networking applications, and broadband wireless LTE to home gateways. To meet Lantiq’s industry experts participating in these events, please contact us at: Media-Relations@Lantiq.com. For news updates, visit Lantiq's News Center, follow our Twitter feed and/or, subscribe to our News Release RSS Feed. About LANTIQ Lantiq offers a broad and innovative product portfolio for next-generation networks and the digital home. The company specializes in broadband communications encompassing analog, digital and mixed-signal ICs along with comprehensive software suites. Lantiq is a fabless company and its semiconductor solutions are deployed by major carriers and in home networks in every region of the world. Further information is available at: www.lantiq.com and on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/lantiq Munich/Neubiberg, Germany – May 14, 2012 – Lantiq, a leading supplier of broadband access and home networking technologies, will be participating in the following upcoming conferences and tradeshows with speaking engagements, booths and/or demonstrations: · Broadband-IP&TV Asia (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: May 15-16): The leading-edge technology exhibition featuring broadband technologies, equipment, applications, solutions, and services. · Computex (Taipei, June 5-9): The world's leading ICT procurement platform attracts ICT companies, buyers, journalists and observers from all over the world and has become the largest computer exhibition in Asia and the second largest in the world, next to CeBIT in Germany. · Conlife 2012 (Cologne, Germany; June 26-28): Congress and venue for the connected life and home. · Broadband World Forum Europe (Amsterdam, October 16-18): The indicator for the industry to recognize the market potential of the latest broadband content, entertainment, applications, and services for the enterprise and home, delivering the promise of the ultimate connected world. During these tradeshows and conferences, Lantiq will be on-site to discuss the state of the industry, market trends, and future predictions. Lantiq will also be available to discuss recent advances in its own technology, including the world's smallest GPON solution, Lantiq FALC™ON, the industry's first VDSL2 vectoring chip, the VINAX™ IVE1000, enabling full system-level crosstalk noise cancellation, and its latest hybrid residential gateways bringing triple-wire and wireless connectivity to every corner of the home. Furthermore, Lantiq shows its recently introduced XWAY™ ARX300 device family for new ADSL2/2+ Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) designs. The Lantiq XWAY ARX300 family includes four System-on-Chip (SoC) derivatives which address different system configurations, ranging from cost-optimized fast Ethernet to feature-rich, high-performance Gigabit Ethernet systems. Lantiq’s next generation chipset solutions address gateway and central office system configurations ranging from cost-optimized fast Ethernet to feature-rich, high-performance Gigabit Ethernet systems. Lantiq has designed its products to enhance and extend telecom carriers’ xDSL services in worldwide markets and enable carriers to meet the growing demand for triple-play services and in-home Gigabit throughput with significant cost, size and power savings at no system performance compromise. Lantiq and carriers worldwide share the vision to make the Giga Home become reality, with the highest throughput and best quality of service (QoS) possible. Lantiq drives this vision with its innovative technologies, including vectoring with full system-level crosstalk noise cancellation, GPON and VDSL and ADSL solutions, concurrent dual band Wi-Fi, G.hn chipsets for home networking applications, and broadband wireless LTE to home gateways. To meet Lantiq’s industry experts participating in these events, please contact us at: Media-Relations@Lantiq.com.    For news updates, visit Lantiq's News Center, follow our Twitter feed and/or, subscribe to our News Release RSS Feed. About LANTIQ Lantiq offers a broad and innovative product portfolio for next-generation networks and the digital home. The company specializes in broadband communications encompassing analog, digital and mixed-signal ICs along with comprehensive software suites. Lantiq is a fabless company and its semiconductor solutions are deployed by major carriers and in home networks in every region of the world. Further information is available at: www.lantiq.com and on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/lantiq ]]> Business & Financial Press Mon, 14 May 2012 10:47:00 +0200 MIPS Technologies Introduces New Aptiv™ Generation of Microprocessor Cores http://www.lantiq.com/news/press/212-mips-mikroprocessor-lantiq-gateway/ MIPS Raises the Performance Bar with New microAptiv™, interAptiv™ and proAptiv™ Families SUNNYVALE, Calif. - May 10, 2012 -   News Highlights: 
  • A new generation of processor cores offering a high level of performance and efficiency for applications across the home entertainment, networking, mobile and embedded segments
  • High-performance proAptiv™ core achieves the highest CoreMark/MHz score reported for any licensable IP core, together with leading silicon efficiency
  • Multi-threaded interAptiv™ core delivers leading performance efficiency, achieving higher CoreMark/MHz than competing cores in similar die area
  • Highly-efficient microAptiv™ core achieves highest CoreMark/MHz score among microcontroller-class cores; adds DSP acceleration and security
  • Several lead licensees already signed for AptivTM cores
MIPS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MIPS), a leading provider of industry-standard processor architectures and cores for home entertainment, networking, mobile and embedded applications, today introduced a new generation of microprocessor cores. The Aptiv Generation cores, including the proAptiv, interAptiv and microAptiv families, offer three distinct performance levels for applications across MIPS' target segments.  All based on the MIPS32® Release 3 architecture, the products are targeted to build on MIPS' leadership position in home entertainment, strengthen its position in networking, extend the company's offering in the high-volume embedded systems segment, and provide a highly-competitive alternative for mobile system development. For mobile devices, the Aptiv Generation offers top-end multicore performance for applications processing in products including tablets and smartphones, efficient multi-threading technology for applications such as baseband processing, and entry-level performance for embedded control and applications such as touchscreen controllers, SIM/security and GPS.  proAptiv Family Key Features 
  • Leading high-end CPU performance efficiency delivering over 4.4 CoreMark/MHz and
    3.5 DMIPS/MHz1 in considerably smaller area compared to competing IP cores2
  • Ideal for applications processing in connected consumer electronics such as high-end mobile devices and "smart" home entertainment products, and control plane processing in networking applications
  • Efficient top-end performance minimizes the need for exotic power management schemes such as "big.LITTLE" in many mobile applications
  • 60-75% higher performance on CoreMark and DMIPS scores compared to MIPS32 74K™/1074K™ superscalar single/multicore products
  • Highly-scalable solution leveraging up to six cores connected in a multi-core Coherent Processing System (CPS)
  • Major architectural features and enhancements:
    • High-performance multi-issue, deeply out-of-order (OoO) architecture with state-of-the-art branch prediction
    • New higher-performance floating point unit (FPU) with higher synthesizable frequency for 1:1 clock with core and native double-precision execution
    • Single-core and multi-core (up to six core) configurations
    • Performance-enhanced, tightly-integrated second generation Coherence Manager and L2 cache controller with lower total latency
    • MIPS Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Application Specific Extension (ASE) v2
    • Enhanced Virtual Address (EVA) for efficient 32-bit address map utilization to reach 3GB+ user space
interAptiv Family Key Features
  • The interAptiv core leverages a balanced nine-stage pipeline with multi-threading to deliver leading performance efficiency, achieving greater than 50% more CoreMark/MHz than competing cores in similar die area1,2
  • Ideal for highly-parallel applications requiring cost and power optimization, such as smart gateways, baseband processing in LTE user equipment and small cells, SSD controllers and automotive equipment
  • Highly-scalable solution leveraging one or more threads per core, and up to four cores connected in a multi-core Coherent Processing System (CPS)
  • Features and enhancements
    • Multi-threaded pipeline implements dual virtual processors, appearing as two complete CPUs to an SMP Linux operating system
    • Hardware Quality of Service (QoS), thread management support and inter-thread communication enable optimal control for real-time applications
    • Performance-enhanced, tightly-integrated second generation Coherence Manager and L2 cache controller with lower total latency
    • Support for up to two I/O coherency units
    • Core and CPS-level power management features
    • Error Checking and Correction (ECC) support in L1 data cache, L2 cache and data SPRAM
    • Enhanced Virtual Address (EVA) for efficient 32-bit address map utilization to reach 3GB+ user space
    • Optional floating point unit
microAptiv Family Key Features
  • Low-power, compact, real-time embedded processor core with integrated standard I/O interfaces, building on popular MIPS32 M14KTM core family with microMIPSTM code compression instruction set architecture
  • Integrates DSP and SIMD functionality to address signal processing requirements for a wide range of embedded segments including industrial control, smart meters, automotive and wired/wireless communications
  • Leverages highly-efficient 5-stage pipeline to achieve 3.09 CoreMark/MHz and 1.57 DMIPS/MHz1 in microMIPS mode, with 40% and 25% higher performance, respectively, compared to competition2
  • MCU and MPU (with integrated cache controller/MMU) product versions available for microcontroller and embedded applications
  • Compared to previous generation MIPS cores and competitive cores, offers greater range of design features for both control and DSP operations
  • New memory protection unit for enhanced program code and data security, microMIPS-only execution mode, secure debug and 2-wire cJTAG support
About the CoreMarkTM Benchmark The CoreMark benchmark, developed by EEMBC, is a simple yet sophisticated benchmark that is designed specifically to test the functionality of a processor core. Running CoreMark produces a single-number score allowing users to make quick comparisons between processors. For more information, visit http://www.coremark.org. Product Specifications and Details For detailed product information including benchmarks, specifications, datasheets and more, visit www.mips.com/aptiv.  Availability All Aptiv core families can be licensed now. The proAptiv family will be generally available in mid-2012 supporting a range of functional and performance points with single and multi-core versions. The new proAptiv FPU is also available. The interAptiv family will be available in mid-2012 in dual- and quad-core configurations, with optional FPU. Single core versions will be available in the fourth quarter. The microAptiv family is available now, with cache/MMU or non-cached core options. For more information on product availability, contact info@mips.com, or visit www.mips.com/aptiv. Supporting Quotes [...] "We are pleased to see MIPS grow its portfolio of multi-threading cores, and congratulate the company on its new Aptiv Generation of processor cores. MIPS' multi-threaded technology has delivered strong results for Lantiq's Gateway Solutions, enabling us to maximize performance while minimizing power usage and system costs. Our Gateway Solutions address system configurations ranging from cost-optimized fast Ethernet to feature-rich, high-performance Gigabit Ethernet systems, and are designed to enhance and extend telecom carriers' xDSL services in worldwide markets. Lantiq's Gateway Solutions enable carriers to meet the growing demand for triple-play services and in-home Gigabit throughput with significant cost, size and power savings at no system performance compromise." -Rainer Spielberg, Vice President of Marketing, Lantiq [...] About MIPS Technologies, Inc. MIPS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MIPS) is a leading provider of industry-standard processor architectures and cores for home entertainment, networking, mobile and embedded applications. The MIPS architecture powers some of the world's most popular products. Our technology is broadly used in products such as digital televisions, set-top boxes, Blu-ray players, broadband customer premises equipment (CPE), WiFi access points and routers, networking infrastructure and portable/mobile communications and entertainment products. Founded in 1998, MIPS Technologies is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with offices worldwide. For more information, contact (408) 530-5000 or visit www.mips.com. Follow MIPS on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, RSS, Twitter and MIPS Blog. This News Release is owned by MIPS Technologies and the company is fully responsible for the content, which is originally available at the MIPS Website at: http://www.mips.com/news-events/newsroom/newsindex/index.dot?id=65463 ]]> Industry News & Articles Fri, 11 May 2012 10:31:00 +0200 Lantiq Launches Industry’s Highest Integration ADSL2/2+ System-on-Chip for Broadband Home Gateways http://www.lantiq.com/news/press/210-lantiq-adsl-wifi-wlan-gige-soc/ Offering the first-in-industry GigE switch and PHY plus WLAN integration on an ADSL SoC, the XWAY ARX300 family scales from cost-optimized to full-featured system requirements Munich/Neubiberg, Germany – March 27, 2012 – Lantiq, a leading supplier of broadband access and home networking technologies, today introduced its XWAY™ ARX300 device family for new ADSL2/2+ Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) designs. The Lantiq XWAY ARX300 family includes four System-on-Chip (SoC) derivatives which address different system configurations, ranging from cost-optimized fast Ethernet to feature-rich, high-performance Gigabit Ethernet systems. They are designed to support telecom carrier programs to enhance and extend ADSL2/2+ services in worldwide markets. XWAY ARX300 Family Highlights With the new device family, Lantiq provides several new features: · Complete ADSL PHY on-chip, including line driver circuitry, compliant with ITU-T G.992 for 28 Mbps downstream and 2.7 Mbps upstream data rates supporting physical layer features such as erasure decoding and retransmission (G.998.4), directly benefiting Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) applications. · Industry’s first fully integrated Gigabit Ethernet switch and Gigabit or Fast Ethernet PHYs. · Integrated, flexible 802.11n Wireless LAN (WLAN) connectivity supporting 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz frequency band operation. XWAY™ WRX312 (2x2 MIMO) and  XWAY™WRX313 (3x3 MIMO) companion chips are low power multi-standard IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n RF transceiver with integrated power amplifier for 2.4 GHz band operation. · Two device versions: XWAY™ ARX382 and XWAY™ ARX388 derivatives leverage Lantiq’s extensive voice communications and home networking portfolio in multiple reference designs, including XWAY™ SLIC 100 voice interface, COSIC™ Modem DECT/CAT-iq single-chip device, and XWAY™ HNX G.hn chipsets for powerline/phone line/copper wire connectivity.  · Low system Bill of Materials (BOM) due to market-leading integration level. XWAY ARX300 Performance Highlights · High-performance dual-processor architecture includes a 500 MHz CPU and dedicated 32-bit protocol processing engine that assures Gigabit routing performance with zero load on the application processor. · Fully-compliant 802.11n.e/i/h WLAN performance at up to 300 Mbps with zero-packet-error rate technology and “Thick MAC” architecture to offload processor intensive operations from the main CPU supports carrier grade wireless links for rich media, including IPTV. · Designed with power management mechanisms to meet European CoC v4 and beyond requirements. Comments
“ADSL is the prevailing broadband access technology. In 2011, over half of all broadband access CPE shipments (including DSL, Cable and FTTH) and more than 85% of DSL devices were ADSL CPEs, according to the recent Infonetics’ Broadband CPE Market Tracker. With more than 50 million CPE shipments annually worldwide, ADSL will continue to be the largest broadband access device category throughout the forecast horizon 2012 to 2015.” Rainer Spielberg, Vice President of Marketing, Lantiq: “Lantiq’s ARX300 family is the first fully integrated GigE/ADSL/WLAN SoC for routers and IADs. It enables carriers to meet growing demand for triple-play services and in-home Gigabit throughput with significant cost, size and power savings at no system performance compromise. This achievement will open the market to new applications around home connectivity and home automation." Availability XWAY ARX300 devices are available now for engineering development with key customers. Volume production to support customer roll-outs will begin in the fourth quarter of this year. About LANTIQ Lantiq offers a broad and innovative product portfolio for next-generation networks and the digital home. The company specializes in broadband communications encompassing analog, digital and mixed-signal ICs along with comprehensive software suites. Lantiq is a fabless company and its semiconductor solutions are deployed by major carriers and in home networks in every region of the world. Further information is available at: www.lantiq.com. ]]> Technology Media Business & Financial Press Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:00:00 +0200 The Giga Home Becomes Reality in 2013 http://www.lantiq.com/news/press/208-lantiq-giga-home-connectivity/ The connectivity bottleneck will be a thing of the past due to smart hybrid approach of wireless and wireline technology. Lantiq CEO Christian Wolff discusses the connected home at CeBIT Global Conferences. Munich/Neubiberg and Hannover, Germany – March 8, 2012 – Lantiq CEO Christian Wolff today stated at the CeBIT Global Conferences that the Giga Home will become reality by the year 2013 due to an intelligent hybrid approach of communication technologies inside and outside the home.   There is an ever increasing demand for bandwidth in the home. Tablets, smart phones, PCs, Network Attached Storages (NAS), TVs and gaming consoles demand reliable and fast high data throughput. All of these devices are connected with each other and the Internet, and when cloud computing and HDTV/IPTV streaming services are added, the data demand in broadband networks explodes.  To serve this capacious requirement of data and to avert the still-present connectivity bottleneck, a smart hybrid approach of wireless and wireline technology will be the solution to facilitate the Giga Home. Within the homes, the latest sets of Wi-Fi standards as well as G.hn, a home wired networking standard recently validated by the ITU-T, help to bring unparalleled high bandwidth to users and their devices. Outside the home a fast and mature combination of fiber, VDSL, vectoring and bonding will support the Giga Home and the ever increasing demand for bandwidth. Lantiq believes that by intelligently combining these technologies, the Giga Home will become a reality in 2013. Together with leading carriers worldwide, Lantiq strives to make the Giga Home a reality with highest throughput and best quality of service (QoS). Lantiq drives this vision with its innovative technologies, including vectoring with full system-level crosstalk noise cancellation, GPON and VDSL solutions, concurrent dual band Wi-Fi, G.hn chipsets for home networking applications, and broadband wireless LTE to home gateways. Wolff made these statements today during the panel discussion entitled “Digital Lifestyle: Connected Home & Work Space,” at the world’s most renowned congress for the digital world, the CeBIT Global Conferences. Comments
Lantiq CEO Christian Wolff: “Until recently, users had only a few devices such as a PC or notebook connected in the home. Today, the home’s network is overwhelmed with many more connected devices. Multiple tablets, smart phones, set-top-boxes and a new generation of displays and TVs will all be connected with each other to distribute large amounts of data and multiple HD streams in parallel. This ever increasing demand will be successfully addressed by the Giga Home scenario, which will become reality by the year 2013 due to solutions and efforts of carriers and chipset manufacturers such as Lantiq.”  Multimedia
A schematic picture of the opportunity for the connected home is available on the Lantiq website. About Lantiq
Lantiq offers a broad and innovative product portfolio for next-generation networks and the digital home. The company specializes in broadband communications encompassing analog, digital and mixed-signal ICs along with comprehensive software suites. Lantiq is a fabless company and its semiconductor solutions are deployed by major carriers and in home networks in every region of the world. Further information is available at: www.lantiq.com or on Twitter: @Lantiq. ]]> Business & Financial Press Thu, 08 Mar 2012 11:00:00 +0100 Chunghwa Telecom Labs Joins HomeGrid Forum As Promoter Member http://www.lantiq.com/news/press/207/ Taiwan service provider joins within weeks of ground-breaking world first public demonstration of G.hn interoperability News highlights:
  • Chunghwa Telecom Labs (CHT-TL) becomes member of HomeGrid Forum and embraces G.hn home networking technology
  • Membership closely follows world-first demonstration of interoperability of G.hn at Las Vegas CES Show
Beaverton, Ore., February 21, 2012 – Chunghwa Telecom Labs (CHT-TL), the research institute of Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan’s leading telecom service provider, has become a member of the HomeGrid Forum and throws its weight behind the growing momentum for G.hn. The announcement comes just weeks after silicon vendors staged a highly successful demonstration of interoperability of G.hn products at the CES event in Las Vegas (January 10-13 2012). CHT-TL joins many other service providers and vendors that have chosen to add G.hn to the portfolio of new technologies they support.  As a Promoter Member, CHT-TL is able to contribute to the future development of the Forum by participating in member-only events and serving on workgroups, by reviewing and commenting on draft specifications, pre-release documents and other materials. The organization’s representative is also eligible for election to the HomeGrid Forum Board of Directors. G.hn technology has been specifically developed to allow network devices to transmit data over any home wiring, from power lines to coaxial cables and phone lines, G.hn provides high performance capabilities and will revolutionize the home networking market. “G.hn is a highly attractive and helpful solution to reduce home wiring deployment obstacles while we promote diverse digital home services to our customers,” said Yuan-Kuang Tu, President of CHT-TL. “Joining the HomeGrid Forum will allow us to participate and help promote this high-speed technology in Taiwan.” G.hn technology is advancing rapidly towards first certified products. In January the first public G.hn multi-vendor interoperability demonstrations were held, with silicon companies Lantiq, Marvell Semiconductor, Metanoia Communications, and Sigma Designs, Inc. all taking part. This is a significant step towards the widespread adoption of G.hn technology during 2012.  “We are delighted that CHT-TL has decided to join the HomeGrid Forum,” said Matt Theall, President of HomeGrid Forum. “This is ideal timing with such tangible progress being made in interoperability and certification.  Service providers and equipment vendors now have access to an unprecedented number of G.hn silicon sources from HomeGrid Forum members. Certified products will follow very rapidly this year.” For more information please contact: Brian Dolby on +44 7899 914168 or Sheila Lashford on +44 7986 514240 or email pr@homegridforum.org About HomeGrid Forum
HomeGrid Forum is a global, non-profit trade group promoting the International Telecommunication Union’s G.hn and G.hnem standardization efforts for next-generation home networking and SmartGrid Applications. HomeGrid Forum promotes adoption of G.hn and G.hnem through technical and marketing efforts, addresses certification and interoperability of G.hn and G.hnem-compliant products, and cooperates with complementary industry alliances. For more information on HomeGrid Forum, please visit www.homegridforum.org or follow us on http://twitter.com/homegrid_forum. About Chunghwa Telecom Chunghwa Telecom (TAIEX: 2412, NYSE: CHT) is Taiwan's leading telecom service provider. CHT provides fixed-line, mobile and Internet and data services to residential and business customers in Taiwan. For more, please visit http://www.cht.com.tw Contact: Fu-fu Shen Phone: +886 2 2344 5488 Email:  chtir@cht.com.tw About Chunghwa Telecom Labs Chunghwa Telecom Labs (CHT-TL) is the R&D institute under Chunghwa Telecom, supporting CHT with innovative services and advanced R&D technologies to maintain its ICT leadership in Taiwan. For more, please visit http://www.chttl.com.tw Contact: Alexis K.H. Lai Phone: +886 3 4244929 Email: lkh@cht.com.tw ]]> Industry News & Articles Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:46:00 +0100 IPWireless Utilizes Lantiq and Altair Solutions for Next Generation LTE End User Devices http://www.lantiq.com/news/press/205-lantiq-lte-network-processor/ Since its introduction in late 2011, the Lantiq-Altair solution has gained significant traction including several new design wins Munich/Neubiberg, Germany and Hod HaSharon, Israel – February 21, 2012 – Lantiq, a leading supplier of broadband access and home networking technologies, and Altair Semiconductor, a leading developer of ultra-low power, small footprint and high performance 4G LTE chipsets, today announced that IPWireless has selected the solution, combining Lantiq’s XWAY™ GRX168 network processor with Altair's FourGee™ LTE chipset. IPWireless, a pioneer in developing and designing 3G and 4G wireless broadband and broadcast solutions, will integrate the Lantiq/Altair solution to deliver broadband wireless LTE to home gateways, such as routers and CPE designs.   Since Lantiq and Altair announced collaboration last year, interest in the companies' solutions has been very strong, with numerous customers around the world leveraging the technology. By using Lantiq’s XWAY GRX family of premier home network processors with Altair Semiconductor’s commercial LTE chipset, customers such as IPWireless can significantly speed time-to-market for LTE CPE equipment. Comments IPWireless: “IPWireless is dedicated to helping government agencies and mobile operators deploy end-to-end, next generation 4G mobile broadband networks, including the most innovative end user devices,” said Malcolm Gordon, COO at IPWireless. “Lantiq’s and Altair’s solutions enable us to more rapidly develop LTE devices that best meet our customers’ unique requirements.” Altair Semiconductor: “As the LTE CPE market gains momentum, we see more and more CPE customers entering this growth segment. We are very pleased that IPWireless and others have decided to use our LTE/Wi-Fi solution,” said Eran Eshed, Co-Founder and VP of Marketing and Business Development for Altair Semiconductor.  Lantiq: “We are extremely excited about the positive market feedback to our collaboration with Altair and the number of customers interested in the Lantiq XWAY GRX168 network processor together with Altair’s LTE solution. With it, system vendors receive an optimized system solution, which helps them to accelerate their product development cycle and tap new markets,” said Imran Hajimusa, vice president of business development for Lantiq. Multimedia A product picture of the Lantiq-Altair LTE partnership is available on the Lantiq Internet. About Altair Semiconductor
Altair Semiconductor is a world leading developer of ultra-low power, small footprint and high performance 4G semiconductors. Altair's chipsets can be found in approximately 30 end-user devices – ranging from USB dongles to smartphones – built by its more than 15 customers across North America, Europe, China, India and Taiwan – making it one of the only TDD/FDD LTE chipset manufacturers in the world with commercially available products. Altair’s comprehensive product portfolio includes baseband processors, multi-band RF transceivers for both FDD and TDD bands, and a range of reference hardware and product level protocol stack software. Based on a novel, proprietary Software Defined Radio (SDR) processor, codenamed “O2P™”, Altair’s products are the smallest and most highly power optimized in the industry, offering an unmatched combination of flexibility and performance. For more information, visit the company's website at www.altair-semi.com. Follow Altair on Twitter: @AltairSemi About Lantiq Lantiq offers a broad and innovative product portfolio for next-generation networks and the digital home. The company specializes in broadband communications encompassing analog, digital and mixed-signal ICs along with comprehensive software suites. Lantiq is a fabless company and its semiconductor solutions are deployed by major carriers and in home networks in every region of the world. Further information is available at: www.lantiq.com or on Twitter: @Lantiq. ]]> Business & Financial Press Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:50:00 +0100 World’s First Public G.hn Interop Demonstration at CES By HomeGrid Forum Members http://www.lantiq.com/news/press/204-ghn-demonstration-at-ces/ News Highlights: First public G.hn multi-vendor interoperability demonstrations at CES by Lantiq, Marvell Semiconductor, Metanoia Communications, and Sigma Designs, Inc.G.hn reaches key milestone as the global standard for wired home networkingDemonstration includes high-definition video shared between different wiring types LAS VEGAS – January 10, 2012 – Making rapid progress, G.hn, the global standard for wired home networking, achieves a major milestone at CES in Las Vegas; HomeGrid Forum has chosen the world’s premier consumer electronics event as the venue for its first live public demonstration of multi-vendor G.hn interoperability, moving ever closer to certified products and the widespread adoption of G.hn technology during 2012. Set to take place at the HomeGrid Forum Booth (No. 21918 South Hall), silicon vendors including Lantiq, Marvell Semiconductor, Metanoia Communications, and Sigma Designs, Inc. have combined their efforts to produce the first public multi-vendor interoperability demonstration thus providing service providers and equipment vendors access to an unprecedented number of G.hn compliant silicon sources. "Interoperability is the key enabler for building viable and cost-effective HomeGrid Certified G.hn based services,” said Matt Theall, President of HomeGrid Forum. “This demonstration follows a series of successful plugfests where we have been able to lay a solid foundation that will enable vendors and service providers to forge ahead with their G.hn plans.” G.hn technology allows network devices to transmit data over any home wiring, specifically power lines, coaxial cables and phone lines. For more information on G.hn, please visit: HomeGrid Forum: http://www.homegridforum.org Lantiq: http://www.lantiq.com/products/brochure-home-networking/ Marvell Semiconductor: http://www.marvell.com/wireline-networking/ghn/ Metanoia Communications: http://www.metanoia.com.tw Sigma Designs Inc.: http://www.sigmadesigns.com/uploads/documents/CG5110_br.pdf For more information please contact: Brian Dolby on +44 7899 914168 or Sheila Lashford on +44 7986 514240 or email pr@homegridforum.org About HomeGrid ForumHomeGrid Forum is a global, non-profit trade group promoting the International Telecommunication Union’s G.hn and G.hnem standardization efforts for next-generation home networking and SmartGrid Applications. HomeGrid Forum promotes adoption of G.hn and G.hnem through technical and marketing efforts, addresses certification and interoperability of G.hn and G.hnem-compliant products, and cooperates with complementary industry alliances. For more information on HomeGrid Forum, please visit www.homegridforum.org or follow us on http://twitter.com/homegrid_forum. News Highlights:
  • First public G.hn multi-vendor interoperability demonstrations at CES by Lantiq, Marvell Semiconductor, Metanoia Communications, and Sigma Designs, Inc.
  • G.hn reaches key milestone as the global standard for wired home networking
  • Demonstration includes high-definition video  shared between different wiring types
LAS VEGAS – January 10, 2012 – Making rapid progress, G.hn, the global standard for wired home networking, achieves a major milestone at CES in Las Vegas; HomeGrid Forum has chosen the world’s premier consumer electronics event as the venue for its first live public demonstration of multi-vendor G.hn interoperability, moving ever closer to certified products and the widespread adoption of G.hn technology during 2012. Set to take place at the HomeGrid Forum Booth (No. 21918 South Hall), silicon vendors including Lantiq, Marvell Semiconductor, Metanoia Communications, and Sigma Designs, Inc. have combined their efforts to produce the first public multi-vendor interoperability demonstration thus providing service providers and equipment vendors access to an unprecedented number of G.hn compliant silicon sources.   "Interoperability is the key enabler for building viable and cost-effective HomeGrid Certified G.hn based services,” said Matt Theall, President of HomeGrid Forum. “This demonstration follows a series of successful plugfests where we have been able to lay a solid foundation that will enable vendors and service providers to forge ahead with their G.hn plans.”  G.hn technology allows network devices to transmit data over any home wiring, specifically power lines, coaxial cables and phone lines.  For more information on G.hn, please visit: HomeGrid Forum: http://www.homegridforum.org Lantiq: http://www.lantiq.com/products/brochure-home-networking/ Marvell Semiconductor: http://www.marvell.com/wireline-networking/ghn/ Metanoia Communications: http://www.metanoia.com.tw Sigma Designs Inc.: http://www.sigmadesigns.com/uploads/documents/CG5110_br.pdf    For more information please contact: Brian Dolby on +44 7899 914168 or Sheila Lashford on +44 7986 514240 or email pr@homegridforum.org About HomeGrid Forum
HomeGrid Forum is a global, non-profit trade group promoting the International Telecommunication Union’s G.hn and G.hnem standardization efforts for next-generation home networking and SmartGrid Applications. HomeGrid Forum promotes adoption of G.hn and G.hnem through technical and marketing efforts, addresses certification and interoperability of G.hn and G.hnem-compliant products, and cooperates with complementary industry alliances. For more information on HomeGrid Forum, please visit www.homegridforum.org or follow us on http://twitter.com/homegrid_forum. ]]> Industry News & Articles Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:46:00 +0100 Industry News: Motorola Mobility Adds Momentum to Growing G.hn Adoption http://www.lantiq.com/news/press/203-ghn-homegridforum-lantiq/ Wireline home networking gains giant global consumer voice Beaverton, Ore., January 9th, 2012
 News Highlights:
  • Motorola Mobility Inc. is the latest major player to join the HomeGrid Forum
  • Lends the might of a global equipment manufacturer and consumer-facing organization to G.hn advancement
  • HomeGrid Forum membership now encompasses all players in the home networking market from core to consumer
  • Motorola joins as certified products move closer to completion
The HomeGrid Forum has today confirmed that Motorola Mobility, Inc. (NYSE: MMI) joins its growing membership. Motorola has joined an increasingly diversified range of companies and is expected to take an active role in promoting G.hn technology as a global standard for fast, powerful wireline home networking. G.hn technology provides a high performance platform within the home for Motorola’s wide range of end user devices and its strategy of encouraging “connection between our home and mobile lives.” “Our membership is growing in numbers and also in stature,” said HomeGrid Forum President Matthew Theall. “Motorola is one of many major equipment manufacturers and global players to recognize the potential of G.hn for its customers and we are delighted that they have chosen to step in at this critical point as Certification is being finalized along with silicon ready for deployments.” Motorola adds a further consumer-oriented dimension to the membership with its focus on end customers, innovative end products and the customer experience. G.hn provides the fastest networking speeds available, supporting Motorola’s vision of providing “constant transparent connectivity designed to make people’s lives easier, more efficient and more connected.” The company is developing a number of major application areas, including multi-screen media management, software applications and services, companion devices and adaptive video streaming, all of which will be enabled by the exceptional speeds and performance that G.hn can achieve over coaxial cable, phone lines, and power lines. Motorola joins a wide range of global companies [like Lantiq] that have recognised the potential of G.hn, from chipmakers to service providers, equipment manufacturers and consumer suppliers, leaders of the communications and consumer electronics industries are moving to G.hn to take advantage of its technology strengths, growing success and impact on the market. Larry Robinson, Corporate Vice President and General Manager, Home Devices, , Motorola Mobility said: “Our aim is to provide a comprehensive range of technologies and to offer the best networking in the home that is available today. G.hn has enormous potential and is moving fast towards Certification, so it makes sense for us to join the organisation that will drive this standard forward and the technology’s success in the market. We look forward to working with our colleagues in the HomeGrid Forum to create a powerful offering for our customers with a range of consumer devices that make best use of G.hn technology.” ENDS For more information please contact: Brian Dolby on +44 7899 914168 or Sheila Lashford on +44 7986 514240 or email pr@homegridforum.org About HomeGrid Forum
HomeGrid Forum is a global, non-profit trade group promoting the International Telecommunication Union’s G.hn and G.hnem standardization efforts for next-generation home networking and SmartGrid Applications. HomeGrid Forum promotes adoption of G.hn and G.hnem through technical and marketing efforts, addresses certification and interoperability of G.hn and G.hnem-compliant products, and cooperates with complementary industry alliances. Its membership includes service providers, consumer electronics and information technology manufacturers, universities and other R&D groups, test houses, and component providers from around the world. For more information on HomeGrid Forum, please visit www.homegridforum.org or follow us on http://twitter.com/homegrid_forum.
About Motorola Mobility
Motorola Mobility, Inc. (NYSE:MMI) fuses innovative technology with human insights to create experiences that simplify, connect and enrich people's lives. Our portfolio includes converged mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets; wireless accessories; end-to-end video and data delivery; and management solutions, including set-tops and data-access devices. For more information, visit www.motorola.com/mobility. MOTOROLA and the Stylized M Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Motorola Trademark Holdings, LLC. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © 2011 Motorola Mobility, Inc. All rights reserved. ]]> Industry News & Articles Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:07:00 +0100 Lantiq Announces Industry First VDSL2 Vectoring Chip Enabling Full System-Level Crosstalk Noise Cancellation http://www.lantiq.com/news/press/201-lantiq-vectoring-crosstalk-cancellation/ Vectoring with full system-level crosstalk noise cancellation more than doubles data rates and reach for next generation networks based on VDSL2 Munich/Neubiberg, Germany – January 9, 2012 – Lantiq, a leading supplier of broadband access and home networking technologies, today announced first customer shipments of its VINAXTM IVE1000 System-Level Vectoring Engine chip. Noise cancellation technologies – standardized in G.vector – eliminate crosstalk, but only system-level vectoring solutions, like the new Lantiq vectoring engine device, more than double data rates and reach to meet operators’ next generation needs. Lantiq’s new VINAX IVE1000 demonstrates a breakthrough in full system-level vectoring capability, scalability and expandability up to 384 ports, considered to be ideal for delivery of triple-play broadband services, including multiple streams of HD-quality TV, Internet and voice. Highlights
·Major milestone towards broad deployment of vectoring in the field, the
VINAX IVE1000 is the first highly integrated ASSP solution suitable for volume deployment of system-level vectoring solutions supporting up to 384 VDSL2 lines. ·Supports full cancellation and partial cancellation for the most cost-effective, future-proof broadband infrastructure deployment. ·Used in Central Office (CO) or neighborhood/in-building cabinets, the
VINAX IVE1000 uses advanced signal processing techniques to cancel Far-End Crosstalk (FEXT) between any of the VDSL2 lines in a copper bundle. By eliminating crosstalk service providers are able to achieve 100 Mbps symmetrical and beyond. ·Major reduction in system power consumption: Up to 20% power saving in a fully-vectored system (compared to non-vectoring) as a result of optimal balancing of transmission power. Comments
·Lee Ratliff, Principal Analyst, Broadband and Digital Home, IHS iSuppli Corporation: “System-level VDSL2 vectoring is a critically important tool for service providers looking to extend the performance of their copper network. It provides high performance in a very cost effective manner. Lantiq’s VINAX IVE1000 System-Level Vectoring Engine ties together multiple line cards – up to 384 VDSL2 lines – enabling an entire binder to be vectored for the greatest benefit.” ·Martin Schenk, Senior Vice President & General Manager of Lantiq’s Access Networks Business Unit: “VDSL2 vectoring was defined by the ITU to enable service providers to boost the bandwidth on their widely deployed copper infrastructure to 100 Mbps and beyond. By delivering the industry’s first VDSL2 vectoring chip for system-level crosstalk noise cancellation for up to 384 ports, Lantiq provides the most scalable and best performing solution to allow service providers to capitalize on the potential of their copper access networks.” Lantiq Vectoring Solution
·With VINAX™ V3, carriers can install “vectoring ready” VDSL2 line cards (which support ADSL2/2+ through VDSL2 30MHz standards) today, requiring only a remote software upgrade when the VINAX IVE1000-based central vectoring card is added at the CO or in a local cabinet.   ·Connected to a vectoring standard-compliant CPE device such as the Lantiq XWAY™ VRX200, this combination allows the implementation of a complete end-to-end vectoring solution. Lantiq’s XWAY VRX200 CPE device is “vectoring ready” today, as such only a simple software upgrade is necessary for full vectoring functionality. What is Vectoring?
·Approved as an ITU Standard (G.vector or G.993.5) in March 2010, vectoring is a Dynamic Spectrum Management Level 3 technique (DSM Level 3) that coordinates signal strength across multiple lines by real time crosstalk mitigation. The benefits of crosstalk cancelation are largest when all lines in a binder are managed (i.e., at the system level). ·The Lantiq VINAX™ Vectoring System is compliant with and is capable of supporting all features defined in ITU G.993.2 (VDSL2), G.993.5 (G.vector) and ITU G.997 (G.ploam). The solution applies to all VDSL2 profiles and supports up to 384 VDSL2 ports by cascading multiple VINAX IVE1000 devices. This high level of scalability, coupled with the compelling features offered by the VINAX V3 chipset, results in a solution that is ideally suited to a wide range of applications such as MDU, MSAN and DSLAM. Availability The VINAX IVE1000 is sampling now. About LANTIQ Lantiq offers a broad and innovative product portfolio for next-generation networks and the digital home. The company specializes in broadband communications encompassing analog, digital and mixed-signal ICs along with comprehensive software suites. Lantiq is a fabless company and its semiconductor solutions are deployed by major carriers and in home networks in every region of the world. Further information is available at: www.lantiq.com. ]]> Technology Media Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:46:00 +0100 Industry News: UNH-IOL Eases Transition to IPv6 at the Customer Edge and Beyond http://www.lantiq.com/news/press/200/ Lab Supports Members’ IPv6 Objectives with Third IPv6 CE Test Event, New Whitepaper and YouTube Series DURHAM, N.H.--()--The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), an independent provider of broad-based testing and standards conformance services for the networking industry, today announced it has seen an increase in the number of customer edge (CE) routers that are capable of being deployed in IPv6 networks, as evidenced by results of the lab’s recent IPv6 CE Router Interoperability Test Event. In addition to hosting IPv6 interoperability test events, the UNH-IOL helps member companies cost effectively speed IPv6 broadband deployments through a variety of educational materials, including a recently released IPv6 CE whitepaper and a newly launched YouTube video series.
“How to complete a USGv6 Test Program Suppliers Declaration of Conformity (SDoC)”
The UNH-IOL’s third IPv6 CE Router Interoperability Test Event, which took place last month, brought together a total of eight operators and CE Router vendors to prepare for the delivery of reliable, uninterrupted Internet service to new and existing customers using IPv6, and to enable end-user connectivity by ensuring IPv6 readiness in home or small office networking environments. Participants included Actiontec, Broadcom, Cisco, D-Link, Lantiq, Motorola Mobility and Time Warner. In addition to verifying that CE routers are ready to be deployed in IPv6 networks, the test event proved support of transition mechanisms, such as 6rd, in some CE Routers, which is needed to maintain connectivity for subscribers when networks are not dual-stack (both IPv4 and IPv6). When making recommendations or purchasing decisions, operators and consumers alike may refer to the CE Router Tested List, which will be updated as vendors continue to test IPv6 CE devices at the UNH-IOL, to find out which routers will work in homes and small offices using IPv6. In conjunction with the IPv6 CE Router Interoperability Test Event, the UNH-IOL has published the “IPv6 CE Router Interoperability Whitepaper.” The whitepaper, authored by Timothy Winters, senior manager for the UNH-IOL, provides an overview of the test event, outlines the test methodologies used during the event, analyzes test results and offers an outlook on future testing efforts required for widespread deployment of IPv6 at the customer edge. The whitepaper is free and available for download as a PDF at http://www.iol.unh.edu/services/testing/ipv6/grouptest/white_papers/CPE_IPv6_Event_Whitepaper_Nov_2011.pdf. In addition, the UNH-IOL has launched the YouTube series, “UNH-IOL’s Helpful How-Tos,” to aid member companies in understanding the various procedures associated with IPv6 and other testing offered by the lab. The first video of the series, “How to complete a USGv6 Test Program Suppliers Declaration of Conformity (SDoC),” provides a step-by-step walk-through on finalizing a SDoC, which is required for companies planning to sell IPv6 products to the federal government. Those responsible for purchasing IT equipment at federal agencies can also benefit from viewing the video as it describes the criteria required for completion of the document. The second video of the series, “Scheduling Testing Using the IOL Website,” offers instruction on using the UNH-IOL website to RSVP for testing. This video informs companies on steps that must be taken to register their device for a specific test, saving time as they prepare for testing at the lab. The UNH-IOL collaborative testing model distributes the cost of performing trusted, independent testing and validation through an annual membership. The fee for participation in the IPv6 Consortium is $25K. More information on becoming a member of the IPv6 Consortium at the UNH-IOL can be found at http://www.iol.unh.edu/services/testing/ipv6/. About the UNH-IOL Founded in 1988, the UNH-IOL provides independent, broad-based interoperability and standards conformance testing for data, telecommunications and storage networking products and technologies. Combining extensive staff experience, standards bodies participation and a 32,000+ square foot facility, the UNH-IOL helps companies efficiently and cost effectively deliver products to the market. For more information, visit http://www.iol.unh.edu/, or connect with the UNH-IOL on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/UNHIOL, on Twitter at @UNH_IOL and on LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/company/unh-interoperability-lab. ]]> Industry News & Articles Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:46:00 +0100