Ikanos' Residential Gateway Vision

Ikanos Communications (www.ikanos.com) a developer of silicon and software for broadband solutions, recently teamed up with D2 Technologies (www.d2tech.com) to demonstrate a quadruple play residential gateway (for OEM developers) running D2’s Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) software. The device is an amalgam of Ikanos’ Fusiv Vx180 VDSL2 gateway processor with D2’s vPort VoIP software. Both technologies combined enable a residential gateway to support voice (VoIP), video (IPTV), data (VDSL2) and mobile wireless services. Peter Ahimovic, Director of Marketing at Ikanos, says, “Ikanos’ history dates back to VDSL space focusing on CO and CPE side, first with VDSL1 and VDSL2 standards. Then, in early 2006, Ikanos acquired the network processor and ADSL team from ADI [Analog Devices, Inc.]. Our PHY, or layer one physical interface technology for VDSL1 and VDSL2, now joined ADI’s ADSL PHY technologies. Moreover, we combined our PHY technology with ADI’s Fusive gateway processor technology which took us into the gateway market. We can now offer chips and software to enable services such as high-speed Internet access, VoIP, Telco TV, Wireless LANs, Access Point (News - Alert) router-type functionality, security services, and so forth. We have several new products, such as the Vx170 and Vx180 VDSL2 gateway processor, based on the MIPS32 24KE core produced by MIPS.” “The market dynamics are trending in a way that we feel the need to converge the various pieces found in the digital home domain into a single box solution, a residential gateway, where you will have various means of broadband access, be it VDSL, ADSL, cable or even fiber-to-the-home PON-type technology,” says Ahimovic. “Basically we’ll see converging Infotainment, Security and Broadband Access. The services now terminated within the home are on the infotainment side. This includes all of the video services such as PDR, DVR, and media server-type applications, and of course you use a set-top box so you can display the video content. Then there’s voice – meaning terminating derived fixed-line voice, VoIP or fixed-mobile convergence [FMC] voice. And of course we have to provide security across the services, which includes firewalling, anti-spam, anti-virus, and so forth, since threats will always be coming through the broadband access points. Multiple devices in the digital home will be interconnected through the residential gateway and they’ll use an emerging ITU standard called G.HN, in which ‘HN’ stands for ‘Home Networking.’” “The ITU is creating an umbrella over the home networking standards that are available today,” says Ahimovic, “which are industry consortia-led technologies that currently have some technical pieces in common but don’t interwork at all, such as MoCA [Media over Coax Alliance], HPNA [Home Phoneline Networking Alliance], HomePlug, and so forth. So we’re talking about a sort of ‘super middleware’. We provide software, but we’re in the silicon business. We need to provide devices that can run this ‘super middleware’ and enable these services.” “When people talk about Network Attached Storage [NAS], they’re typically referring to a PC with a shared hard drive,” says Ahimovic. “But we believe that technology will migrate to the gateway. Indeed, our Home Media Gateway [HMG] concept incorporates a SATA [Serial ATA] drive so that it can easily offer NAS [Network Attached Storage] and DVR [Digital Video Recording].” “Today many ISPs provide the broadband access part,” says Ahimovic, “with VoIP-type capabilities, and WiFi access points for distributing the Internet access capability, and so forth. That we see carrying forward. Adding to that you’ll see femtocells, a fixed-mobile convergence technology where you have the ability for your cell phone work within your home by connecting to the network via a femtocell emanating from within the gateway, instead of the larger macro network as is usually the case. The gateway will handle the signaling and the voice traffic over its broadband connection. Basically it’s an IP connection from the gateway to the mobile service provider, and then from the gateway to your phone via the femotcell.” “We believe that femtocells will ultimately be a ‘killer application” for broadband access,” says Ahimovic. “The femtocell opportunity is being driven by increased service coverage in the home for voice, video and data as well as reduced operating costs for the wireless providers. Various opportunities exist to sell femtocells to existing broadband subscribers as well as new deployments.” “You may well ask what happens to the set-top box as all this technology appears,” says Ahimovic. “Today, of course, all set-top boxes are doing the video decoding that typically it’s super set-top box that is doing the DVR and multi-room DVR and so forth. Our vision is that DVR capabilities will be part of the gateway. It’s a device managed by the service provider, and has the ability to turn features on-and-off as desired by the subscriber, so it allows providers to derive additional revenue by offering features on a subscription basis, typically a monthly fee.” “You’ll see centralized content storage, centralized policy-driven management of the home media gateway [HMG] and peer-to-peer distributed storage too,” beams Ahimovic.

Source: tmcnet.com

AT&T Switches From Tellabs To Ericsson

Light Reading notes that AT&T, who just launched U-Verse in their first BellSouth territory market (Atlanta), has dumped Tellabs in the southeast. The company has discontinued purchasing Tellabs fiber-to-the-curb gear, and instead is now using Ericsson FTTN gear. Telephony Online has more detail on why AT&T is shifting from FTTC to FTTP in the Southeast:
In an interview today, Leopold said AT&T may choose to deploy Ericsson's gear in a configuration very similar to FTTC but based on IP rather than ATM. One of his sources had described to him a scenario in which AT&T would deploy fiber to Ericsson equipment located within a few hundred feet of each home and run VDSL2 the rest of the way, which essentially describes FTTC. The difference is, that 500 feet is IP-based VDSL2, so it fits better into the U-Verse architecture, in that you're getting rid of all the ATM, he said.AT&T's U-Verse deployment area is small for now (only a few hundred homes) as the company tests the service on the former BellSouth network. Source: dslreports.com

Public comment sort for VDSL2 Standards

Independent telecommunications body, the Communications Alliance, has unveiled draft standards on customer equipment needed for Very High Speed Digital Subscriber Line 2 (VDSL2) - the next generation of broadband technology.
According to the Communications Alliance, VDSL2 deployment will give businesses and consumers greater ability to use higher bandwidth services such as high definition television, video streaming and interactive gaming over the existing copper telephone network. It can also operate at speeds more than 10 times faster than the ADSL technology most commonly used in Australian broadband services today.The draft standards released by the Communications Alliance are designed to ensure suppliers can provide customer equipment (e.g. broadband modems, PBX systems etc) that will be compatible with the new VDSL2 services when they become available in Australia. For instance, customers could buy broadband modems suitable for their existing ADSL services and not need to replace them when upgrading to VDSL2 in the future.The draft standards have been developed by a Communications Alliance Working Committee of technical experts representing a cross-section of the industry and are aligned with international recommendations as well as local requirements.
Source: itnews.com.au

7 science and technology projects win national awards

SINGAPORE: A possible cancer treatment drug and a technology that allows much faster broadband internet are among the seven entries that won this year's National Science and Technology Awards.

Cancer is Singapore's number one killer, so the development of a compound that tackles cancer cells is significant.

Associate Professor Uttam Surana's work on a possible cancer treatment drug has won him the National Science Award.

He said how cells divide is important because any deviation can affect the health of a cell and, in extreme cases, its ability to survive.

"We've tested a whole variety of cancer cells and a subset of them is quite sensitive to this compound. We have taken these studies to nude mice assays which you can take human cells and create tumours in nude mice. And you treat these mice with the compound and stop the growth of tumour cells," said AP Surana.

The research is at an early stage and the professor from A*STAR's Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology wants to overcome initial problems with the compound in two years, before any clinical trials.

The awards do not just revolve around science research and new knowledge. Infineon Technologies Asia Pacific won the National Technology Award for VDSL2 (Very High Speed Digital Subscriber Line).

The company said the technology enables faster downloading of files by 10 times and uploading by 100 times.

SingTel is currently in talks with the maker and evaluating the technology.

Another recipient of the National Technology Award is a team from A*STAR's Institute for Infocomm Research which spent years developing a coding technology that compresses high quality music into small digital files, using what is called MPEG-4 Scaleable Lossless Coding.

Huang Haibin from A*STAR's Institute for Infocomm Research, said: "This new technology compresses all the information in a small file but all the information is perfectly preserved."

A*STAR aims to sell the technology within six months.
Source: channelnewsasia.com

Chipset supports VDSL2 testing

Ikanos' fifth generation Fx10050S-5 VDSL2 CPE chipset supports all VDSL2 profiles up to 17.6MHz and offers up to 100/50Mbit/s performance

Sunrise Telecom is using Ikanos' Fx10050S-5 VDSL2 customer premises equipment (CPE) chipset in its latest VDSL transceiver unit-remote terminal (VTU-R) test solution for the SunSet MTT modular platform. When used with the SunSet MTT ACM II modular test set, the Sunrise Telecom solution provides service providers with a range of testing capabilities - from VDSL2 VTU-R modem emulation to 30MHz spectrum noise tests.

The solution is designed for efficient VDSL2 service installation and verification.

A one-button test significantly reduces the up front training and installation time by automatically presenting a summary screen of key metrics, including achieved data rate and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) margin.

Ikanos' fifth generation Fx10050S-5 VDSL2 CPE chipset supports all VDSL2 profiles up to 17.6MHz and offers up to 100/50Mbit/s performance.

'The growing demand for bandwidth, combined with the trend to bundle voice, video and data on a single packet-based network, is increasing the complexity of the network', said Dean Westman, Vice President and General Manager for Ikanos' Gateway Products Group.

'By enabling innovative DSL testing and monitoring solutions, Ikanos is easing service providers' deployments of IPTV and triple-play services worldwide'.
Source: electronicstalk.com

DSL Forum announces Broadbandsuite Release 3.0

The DSL Forum has announced the approval of its latest technical report, TR-135 data model for a TR-069 enabled STB and the amendment of the TR-069 - which the forum claims is set to expedite IPTV rollouts and change the way operators manage their IPTV offering.

Closely following the release of BroadbandSuite Release 2.0, these new specifications are cornerstone to the pending Release 3.0, which will address triple-play augmented via VDSL2, GPON and bonded DSL over a QoS-enabled ethernet architecture. Release 3.0 will also provide support for multicast to enable IPTV streaming as well as integrated remote management of set top boxes (STB) and attached storage devices. The full release is tentatively scheduled to be complete in late 2008.

As a key part of Broadbandsuite Release 3.0, TR-135 defines the data model for remote management of digital television (IPTV or broadcast) functionality on STB devices via CPE WAN Management Protocol (CWMP) as defined in TR-069 Amendment 2 and
TR-106. This report provides the data model for describing STB capabilities such as PVR, IGMP, quality of service as well as providing a means to enable video service performance monitoring. General use cases are also described in the report, including standard data model profiles that would typically be seen while remotely managing a device of this nature.

In TR-135, the Auto-Configuration Server (ACS) may perform some initial configuration of a newly installed STB, but its main functions are configuration of STB parameters for trouble management and collection of statistics for quality of service (QoS)/quality of experience (QoE) monitoring.

Established in 1994, the DSL Forum is an international industry consortium of over 200 service providers, equipment manufacturers and other interested parties.
Source: digitalmediaasia.com

Technology News of Technology, Adsl, Vdsl, Voip, Wimax, Search Engines

In order to use multiple blogs for news, i will use only one Technology News blog at http://lasttechnology.blogspot.com/ and will have categories of Technology, Adsl, Vdsl, Wimax, Voip, Google, Yahoo, Internet and more.

Watch the latest Vdsl2/Vdsl2+ news at my Last Technology News Blog Vdsl2 Part

NetCracker Announces New Capabilities for Service Providers

NetCracker Technology today announced capabilities that will allow service providers to provision and fulfill high bandwidth and high definition services over VDSL2/2+, WiMAX and Metro Ethernet infrastructures.

These new capabilities actually build on its recently announced solutions that manage content-rich, high definition services from a single platform that spans Network and IT domains.According to the company, these capabilities can combine with the company’s telephone number and IP management products to provide a foundation for delivering Web 2.0 services in a unified, single package.NetCracker now provides out-of-the-box models for multivendor VDSL2, VDSL2+, xPON and Metro Ethernet devices. NetCracker adds WiMAX to its current portfolio of WiFi and EDGE high bandwidth capabilities, for wireless high-definition connectivity.NetCracker’s new solution supports the migration to IPv6 by allowing service providers to manage IPv4 and IPv6 address pools in parallel, in addition to the transition from IPv4 to IPv6 by including assignments among subscribers and network elements. It also allows service providers to anage fixed, mobile, and VoIP telephone number assignments for rapid delivery of complex next generation networks, services, and service bundles.
Source: tmcnet.com

NetCracker Enables High Definition

First to Market With WiMAX, VDSL2+, and Metro Ethernet Fulfillment and Provisioning
Provides Seamless Carrier Grade IP Address Migration From IPv4 to IPv6
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NetCracker Technology announced today innovative, first-to-market capabilities that enable service providers to fulfill and provision high definition and high bandwidth services over WiMAX, VDSL2/2+, and Metro Ethernet infrastructures. These capabilities — when combined with the company’s industry-leading IP and telephone number management products — provide the foundation for delivering Web 2.0 services in a single, unified package.
NetCracker’s new capabilities build on its recently announced solutions that manage content-rich, high definition services from a single platform that spans Network and IT domains. For wireline high definition connectivity, NetCracker now provides out-of-the-box models for multivendor VDSL2, VDSL2+, Metro Ethernet, and xPON devices. For wireless high definition connectivity, NetCracker adds WiMAX to its current portfolio of WiFi and EDGE high bandwidth capabilities.
To support the migration to IPv6, NetCracker’s new solution allows service providers to:
Manage IPv4 and IPv6 address pools in parallel as well as the transition from IPv4 to IPv6, including assignments among network elements and subscribers
Manage fixed, mobile, and VoIP telephone number assignments for rapid delivery of complex next generation networks, services, and service bundles
Add business policies to IP addresses to allow management by service, customer, or geographic attributes
Implement “one customer–one number” using a variety of number portability schemes
“Our customers are laying the foundation for a transformation to ultra high speed connectivity and Web 2.0,” said Andrew Feinberg, President and CEO of NetCracker Technology. “As their strategic partner, we are committed to making that transformation successful.”

EFTel plans to rollout VDSL

Australian Internet provider, EFTel Limited has announced its plans to rollout of nationwide Very High Speed Digital Subscriber Line 2 (VDSL2), the next generation in high-speed broadband delivery nationwide.

The ASX-listed provider believes VDSL2 will enable speeds of up to 100Mbps, 4 times faster than ADSL2+ and from 12 to 400 times faster than ADSL.

The network, to be called BroadbandNext, will be built on Multiservice access node (MSAN) technology. MSANs are apparently a leap ahead of the traditional DSLAM Broadband technology being rolled out by most providers.

In its statement to the ASX, EFTel said the project will commence in February 2008, with the MSANs will be aggressively rolled out at a rate of 15 exchanges per month, with an initial schedule of 70 exchanges nationwide.

EFTel’s CEO Simon Ehrenfeld said its MSANs can deliver VDSL2, ADSL2+, traditional ADSL, SHDSL corporate solutions, normal PSTN Voice services, IP Video, VoIP, and Bare DSL.

More importantly, the rollout brings EFTel some freedom from the Telstra cost prison, according Ehrenfled.

“This is the most exciting event in the history of EFTel. We are delivering a
service to the Australian public that is new, technically advanced, delivers the blindingly fast broadband consumers have been asking for, and leaves major
competitors in our wake,” he said.

EFTel is partnering with ASX-listed PIPE Networks and Chinese giant
Huawei Technologies to ensure an effective network capacity in Australia.

EFTel’s major projects manager Luke MacKinnon said after dialogue between EFTel and telcos of varying sizes throughout Europe, Asia and the Americas, it was clear that VDSL2 is also the technology which will be best suited to a Fibre to the Node (FTTN) environment in the future.

“If and when FTTN occurs, the network infrastructure will be redeployable,” he said. EFTel Ltd will be retailing VDSL2 and its other new services through its flagship

EFTel retail brand as well as its aaNet brand. Its wholesale division, DFT Wholesale Internet, will be offering access to its numerous ISP customers.

VDSL2 is expected to be certified for use on the public switched telephone network in the first quarter of 2008.

EFTel launches VDSL2 while iiNet flags Naked debut

Perth-based internet providers EFTel Ltd and iiNet Ltd today announced plans to launch innovative broadband services, designed to help them take market share from the incumbents, led by Telstra. EFTel Ltd has announced the rollout of multi-service access nodes to 70 telephone exchanges across the nation at a rate of 15 per month, to provide access to its Very High Speed Digital Subscriber Line 2 service. Declaring them to be a step above the more widespread DSLAM broadband technology, MSANs can also deliver ADSL2+, traditional ADSL, SHDSL corporate solutions, normal PSTN Voice services, IP Video, VoIP, and Bare DSL, EFTEL said in an announcement. VDSL2 will offer speeds of up to 100 megabits per second, around four times the current maximum speed of ADSL2+, and from 12 to 400 times faster than ADSL services. That said, the speed of VDSL2 is closely linked to user's proximity to an exchange, with VDSL2 users over 1.6 km away from an exchange experiencing internet speeds similar to that of ADSL2 users. EFTel has signed a deal with Queensland-based PIPE Networkds and Chinese giant Huawei Technologies to provide access to telecommunications networks, the company said in an announcement.Meanwhile, iiNet has launched a registration website from its homepage in preparation for the launch of its Naked DSL product later this month. The service will enable iiNet customers to set up broadband without the need for a landline phone service, eliminating phone line rental fees, a move the company says will save customers around $10 to $15 per month. Customers will still be able to receive and make phone calls through their Internet phone service, according to a company announcement. The full text of an EFTel announcement is pasted belowEFTel Limited (ASX Code: EFT) became the first Internet provider to announce the planned rollout of nationwide VDSL2, the next generation in high-speed broadband delivery.VDSL2 or 'Very High Speed Digital Subscriber Line 2' will enable speeds of up to 100Mbps, 4 times faster than ADSL2+ and from 12 to 400 times faster than ADSL.The network, which will be called BroadbandNext, will be built on MSAN (Multi-service access node) technology. MSANs are a leap ahead of the traditional DSLAM Broadband technology being rolled out by most providers. MSANs have superior upgradeability, scalability, redundancy and environmental sustainability.Commencing in February 2008, the MSANs will be aggressively rolled out at a rate of 15 exchanges per month, with an initial schedule of 70 exchanges nationwide. EFTel will support the fastest and most advanced DSL broadband network technology in Australia.EFTel's MSANs can deliver VDSL2, ADSL2+, traditional ADSL, SHDSL corporate solutions, normal PSTN Voice services, IP Video, VoIP, and Bare DSL."Customers connected to BroadbandNext will enjoy benefits such as massively fast downloads, a wider range of service types, and improved levels of customer support from a smarter network," CEO Simon Ehrenfeld said today."Apart from delivering superior services to customers, the rollout brings EFTel some freedom from the Telstra cost prison.""This week, the ACCC handed down its final LSS (line sharing service) decision, maintaining its pricing guidance. This is excellent news for users as well as providers who are installing infrastructure. A key means of ensuring margin growth is to own strategically selected pieces of the infrastructure that give rapid payback. In this way we can deliver value-added services and at the same time reduce costs.""This is the most exciting event in the history of EFTel. We are delivering a service to the Australian public that is new, technically advanced, delivers the blindingly fast broadband consumers have been asking for, and leaves major competitors in our wake" he said.EFTel is partnering with PIPE Networks (ASX Code: PWK) and Chinese giant Huawei Technologies to ensure the most sophisticated and effective network capacity in Australia. Huawei is a leader in providing next generation telecommunications networks, serving 31 of the world's top 50 telco operators, with over one billion end users worldwide. PIPE owns and operates Australia's largest Internet exchange, and an Australia-wide network of fibre-optic cable serving over 180 telephone exchanges."Customers can look forward to much faster broadband speeds early in 2008, when the first exchanges are connected to the BroadbandNext network," Major Projects Manager Luke MacKinnon said today."After dialogue between EFTel and telcos of varying sizes throughout Europe, Asia and the Americas, it is clear to us that VDSL2 is also the technology which will be best suited to a Fibre to the Node (FTTN) environment in the future. If and when FTTN occurs, the network infrastructure will be redeployable," he said.EFTel Ltd will be retailing VDSL2 and its other new services through its flagship EFTel retail brand as well as its aaNet brand. Its wholesale division, DFT Wholesale Internet, will be offering access to its numerous ISP customers. EFTel currently serves around 25% of Australia's Internet Service Providers with IP bandwidth, co-location, and wholesale ADSL solutions. EFTel Corporate will be offering an exciting new suite of high powered business solutions that the technology offers.VDSL2 is expected to be certified for use on the public switched telephone network in the first quarter of 2008. The full text of an iiNet announcement is pasted belowiiNet flags imminent Naked DSL LaunchNaked DSL information and registration site now open01 November, 2007 - In a clear signal that its customer trials have been successful, iiNet Limited (ASX: IIN) today opened an information and registration website, www.iinet.net.au/gonaked in preparation for the launch of its Naked DSL product later this month.At the website, potential customers or interested parties are able to learn about Naked DSL and its consumer benefits, and can also register their interest in the new product. iiNet will use the registrations to update individuals on the availability of Naked DSL.Naked DSL enables eligible customers to have fast broadband without the need for a landline phone service, eliminating costly phone line rental fees. Customers can still receive and make phone calls through their Internet phone service, which allows additional savings on Internet calls, compared to standard landline call charges. Michael Malone, iiNet's Managing Director said Naked DSL released customers from their costly landline phone service."This is a significant step forward in the evolution of broadband services for Australian consumers. We are all increasingly relying on mobile phones and the Internet for making our phone calls," he said. "Many people are now paying for a compulsory landline phone service they just don't use.""Naked DSL will save people monthly phone line rental fees whilst still providing full speed ADSL2+ broadband with a broadband phone service that provides far cheaper call rates than a landline phone service."Pricing for the new Naked DSL product is expected to begin at around $10-$15 a month less than consumers typically pay for their broadband and line rental at the moment.iiNet has been testing its Naked DSL product over the past two months and has reported positive feedback from the trial participants. iiNet plans to launch the product for general sale later this month.

What is VDSL / VDSL2 ?

Very High Bit Rate DSL 2 (VDSL2), a new standard is likely to be ratified by next week, making it possible for carriers to provide upto 100 megabits per second connections (both up and down) over copper lines. VDSL2 standard has been under review with the International Telecommunications Union for sometime now, and the decision on the standard could come early next week.
VDSL2 is really really fast. How fast? According to Ikanos estimates, it takes an “ADSL network more than 45 minutes to transmit up to 50 high-resolution photos at 3 Mb per photo. Sending the same number of photos can take less than a minute over VDSL/VDSL2 networks.”
VDSL, though once thought of as a good solution for bringing more bandwidth to the home has lagged because of its lack of reach. It has become popular in the overseas markets because densely populated countries like China and Korea have central offices that are much closer to consumer premises. VDSL2 standard, which uses about 30 MHz of spectrum (versus 12 MHz in VDSL) allows more data to be sent at higher speeds and over longer distances. BellSouth and SBC have plans to use super-fast DSL to connect their fiber nodes to consumer homes. Qwest for instance has about 40,000 customers who are using VDSL technologies. But eventually if they want to offer true triple play with high-definition streams, they will eventually have to migrate to VDSL2 technology which can handle three HDTV streams with relative ease. (Three HD streams at the very least because at present average American home has 3.1 televisions.) Of course there is that whole issue of US homes being too far from the Central office. The good news is that VDSL2 is going to be backward compatible with ADSL, ADSL2 and VDSL.
Here is a little comparison of more recent flavors of DSL

• ADSL has speeds up to 8 Mbps downstream and 1 Mbps upstream. Can be deployed from Central office and has a range of 15,000 feet and longer.
• ADSL2+ has a maximum speed of 25 Mbps downstream and 1 Mbps upstream. Can be deployed from Central office and has a range of 15,000 feet and longer
• VDSL , some chipsets that use the optional spectrum of 30 MHz can do 100 Mbps downstream and 50 Mbps upstream. Current carriers include NTT, KDDI, Korea Telecom, and Softbank BB of Japan. Has a range of about 5,000 feet
• VDSL2 has speeds of 100 Mbps downstream and 100 Mbps upstream. Has a range of about 12000

Short Comparison:

• DSL (ADSL) is limited to about 8 Mbps downstream and 1 Mbps upstream.
• ADSL2 is limited to about 25 Mbps downstream and 1 Mbps upstream.
• VDSL (Very High Bit Rate DSL) is limited to about 100 Mbps downstream and 50 Mbps upstream.
• VDSL2 is limited to about 100 Mbps downstream and 100 Mbps upstream.

D2 Technologies Announces Software, Partnership

Santa Barbara-based D2 Technologies, a provider of software for mobile phones, has announced a new software product focused on providing VoIP to mobile phones.
The company said that its VPort MP product now supports a number of voice-over-IP capabilities which are being used by mobile providers to link WiFi and cell networks.
Separately, D2 said that it has partnered with Ikanos Communications, which will use D2's Voice over Internet Protocol software in conjunction with its VDSL2 processor.
The combined products are targeted at designers and manufacturers of residential gateways. posted on Monday, October 29, 2007

ZyXEL Picks up Chunghwa Telecom's First VDSL2 Equipment Tender for 340,000 Lines

ZyXEL Communications, supplier of broadband Internet access devices, routers, ISDN terminal adapters, and high performance modems, is maintaining the growing momentum with the latest gain of VDSL2 equipment offer from Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan’s biggest telecom player.

With firm plans to complete the construction of “next generation access network” project by 2013, CHT has made an investment of NT$60 billion (US$1.9 billion), deciding also to hand over the job to ZyXEL, which has been showing superior performance with its active Ethernet ETTx solution and multi-service features targeted at service providers. The 340,000 line deal is the largest and most complex order for a single tender to date.

“Winning several CHT tenders in a row is recognition of ZyXEL’s technical expertise and competitiveness,” says Dr. Yuh-Long Chen, President of ZyXEL Communications. “ZyXEL will take full advantage of its experience obtained from major overseas VDSL projects to help CHT deploy an island-wide broadband network. We are confident that our professional experience and knowledge will lay a solid foundation for our relationship with CHT.”

Under this deal, ZyXEL will provide VDSL2 devices including 8- and 16-port VES1600 Series VDSL2 rack- and wall-mountable environment hardened switches and the IES5005 chassis based unit for remote FTTB/FTTC deployment, and an integrated VDSL2 gateway with built-in 4-port router and WiFi.

ZyXEL switches deliver enhanced Quality of Service mechanism and Dual-Rate-3-Color, for CHT. In addition to Dual-Rate-3-Color, 64 Kbps increment has the capability to offer CHT the flexibility of bandwidth adjustment for various bandwidth sets as per the customer demand. ZyXEL VDSL2 DSLAMs can offer the choice between AC and DC power. The solution enables CHT to offer value-added triple play and interactive media services such as Multimedia on Demand (MOD).

Next Generation Network (NGN) is a completely digitized communications architecture which amalgamates fixed-line, mobile phone, and internet data services in a single network platform.

D2 Technologies and Ikanos Unveil Integrated Design for VoIP-Enabled Quadruple Play Devices

D2 Technologies, the market leader in embedded software platforms that power IP communications, and Ikanos Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:IKAN), a leading developer and provider of Fiber Fast? broadband solutions, today unveiled a quadruple play residential gateway with D2?s voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) software. Attendees at the Fall VON 2007 conference can see a demonstration of the Ikanos Fusiv® Vx180 optimized with D2 Technologies? vPort embedded VoIP software in Suite 105 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Oct. The solution, which combines Ikanos? Fusiv Vx180 VDSL2 gateway processor with D2?s vPort VoIP software, enables designers and manufacturers to quickly deliver residential gateways that support voice, video, data and mobile wireless services. The residential gateway design also accelerates the rollout of new VDSL2 customer premises equipment (CPE) for the home office or small- to medium-size businesses, offering comprehensive quality of service (QoS) for VoIP and Internet protocol television (IPTV) applications.
?By integrating our Fusiv technology with D2?s vPort platform, we are able to offer original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) more flexibility and choice in developing products that will support unified communications offerings around the world,? said Dean Westman, vice president and general manager of Ikanos? Gateway Products Group. ?This platform further enriches the Fusiv eco-system, enabling customers to benefit from a variety of solutions that utilize the advanced processing capabilities of Ikanos? industry-leading Vx180 gateway processor.?
The Fusiv Vx180 multi-mode VDSL2 gateway processor provides 2.7 GHz of processing power, VoIP, multimode DSL and security, and supports best-in-class QoS and wire speed performance. With the Fusiv Vx180, space and power requirements are lower because it combines Ikanos? industry-leading VDSL2 CPE PHY and its widely deployed Fusiv network processor architecture onto a single chip. The gateway processor is optimized for IPTV and triple play with features such as dynamic rate repartitioning (DRR) and seamless rate adaptation (SRA), which are expected to be incorporated into Future standards enhancements.
D2's vPort embedded VoIP software offers the industry?s broadest support for integrated circuit and system on a chip (IC/SoC) designs, including ARM- and MIPS-based architectures. It enables manufacturers to rapidly deliver the latest IP communications devices by ensuring networking, signaling and voice processing functions execute as an integrated solution on a single processor. D2?s VoIP software solutions are field proven, processing more than 45 billion minutes of VoIP traffic in customer-deployed products per month.
?Ikanos and D2 have the same goal: to help designers and manufacturers bring full-featured communications solutions to market quickly and economically,? said Doug Makishima, vice president of marketing and sales at D2 Technologies. ?By combining the strengths of our technologies, we now offer OEMs a way to simultaneously simplify design and improve the Performance of VoIP-enabled gateway products for the fastest-growing market segment -- consumers and small businesses.?

Ikanos introduced Rapid Rate Adaptation (RRA(TM)) technology

Ikanos'' recently-introduced Rapid Rate Adaptation (RRA(TM)) technology is designed to allow service providers to minimize service interruptions and increase uptime compared to previous generations of VDSL2 and ADSLx, thus enhancing the user experience of triple play over VDSL2. The RRA technology is a fundamental DSL innovation that enables transceivers to dynamically adapt the data rate without interrupting service for retraining, as long as there is adequate bandwidth to absorb the impact of the noise. -- Ikanos announced that Gemtek Technology Co. Ltd., an original design manufacturer (ODM) based in Taiwan, is now shipping a full featured triple play residential gateway that uses Ikanos'' VDSL2 CPE and Fusiv® processor silicon and residential gateway software suite. Gemtek''s WVDK-105G is being offered to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) worldwide and has been qualified by a major North American carrier. -- Ikanos and Wintegra announced an Ethernet bonding solution for their mutual VDSL2 customers. This solution combines Wintegra''s market-leading Access Packet Processors and Ethernet in the First Mile (EFM) bonding software with Ikanos'' multi-mode VDSL2 central office (CO) chipsets, which offer the industry''s highest performance and lowest power. The jointly developed solution is designed to deliver a compelling mix of validated hardware and software, which enables carriers to rapidly deploy services. Outlook: -- Revenue is expected to be between $29 million and $31 million in the fourth quarter of 2007. -- Non-GAAP gross margins* are expected to be between 44% and 46% in the fourth quarter of 2007. GAAP gross margins in the fourth quarter of 2007 will be lower than non-GAAP gross margins, as they will include amortization of acquisition-related intangibles of approximately $0.3 million to $1.0 million and charges related to stock-based compensation expense in accordance with FAS 123? of approximately $0.1 million. -- Non-GAAP operating expenses are expected to be in the range of $14 to $15 million in the fourth quarter of 2007. GAAP operating expenses in the fourth quarter of 2007 will be higher, as they will include amortization of acquisition-related intangibles of $0.3 million, restructuring charges of $0.3 to $0.5 million and charges related to stock-based compensation expense in accordance with FAS 123? of $3.5 to $4.5 million. -- Annual 2008 revenue growth is expected to increase by 20 to 25% as compared to fiscal 2007. -- Non-GAAP operating expenses are expected to be in the range of $57 to $61 million for 2008. GAAP operating expenses in 2008 will be higher, as they will include amortization of acquisition-related intangibles of approximately $1.3 million, and charges related to stock-based compensation expense in accordance with FAS 123? of approximately $14 to $16 million. * The Company refers to gross margins as the result of revenue less cost of revenue divided by revenue.

Comtrend Takes Leadership Role In Residential IPTV Deployment

Comtrend Takes Leadership Role In ResidentialIPTV Deployment By Licensing Broadcom® PhyR™ Technology
Router/Gateway Manufacturer is First in U.S. to Acquire Broadcom’s Breakthrough Firmware Upgrade, Enabling Dramatically Improved Triple-Play Quality of Service
IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Comtrend Corp., a leading supplier of broadband, VoIP and data networking equipment, today announced it has become the first U.S. CPE equipment vendor to license and introduce the use of Broadcom Corporation’s (NASDAQ: BRCM) PhyR™ impulse noise protection technology, a major advancement that promises dramatically improved voice, data and video services for residential and business DSL customers. Comtrend intends to deploy PhyR (pronounced “fire”) technology across its lineup of ADSL2+ and VDSL2 routers and gateways, giving its carrier customers a competitive advantage in deploying next-generation triple-play services, particularly IPTV, over existing copper lines.
PhyR is an innovative data retransmission system that exists at the DSL physical layer. The technology, developed exclusively by Broadcom, increases impulse noise resilience by as much as ten times, while also lowering residual BER (Bit-Error-Rate) or packet loss.
With ADSL2+/VDSL2 equipment powered by PhyR technology, telecom carriers have a simple and inexpensive way to deploy IPTV and other advanced triple-play services with the assured quality of service. It also allows carriers to extend their network service area without loss of video quality.
“Deploying IPTV effectively requires a guaranteed amount of DSL data throughput as well as low latency and high Impulse Noise Protection, or INP,” said Joe Maier, Director of Technology for Comtrend. “Unfortunately, the standard interleaving approach to achieving INP imposes a high interleave delay, which negatively impacts throughput. PhyR is a true breakthrough because it significantly reduces the burden on DSL networks that would otherwise use a higher layer retransmission scheme, thereby increasing efficiency and enabling the high bit rate IPTV requires.”
In addition to its simple physical layer architecture, CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) powered by Broadcom® PhyR technology offers a number of practical business advantages. Premises-based tuning is eliminated, making network provisioning much easier. Firmware upgrades can be easily deployed through remote management; and because PhyR reduces the burden on networks that use higher layer retransmission schemes, network and upper layer applications are not impacted in any way.
“As triple play carriers are aware, IPTV can be extremely fickle. Even small disturbances or power surges can cause poor IPTV video quality,” noted Andrew Morton, Comtrend’s General Manager. “For the upcoming IPTV push to be successful, service quality must not only meet, but surpass, existing service quality. Comtrend PhyR-powered ADSL2+ and VDSL2 routers and gateways will meet that high standard.”
Comtrend is currently in test with its PhyR-powered equipment and expects to begin deployment in early 2008. For more information about Comtrend’s CPE for telecom and datacom use, visit www.comtrend.com.
About Comtrend Corp.:
With more than 6 million products installed, Comtrend is a leading global supplier of DSL equipment. Comtrend offers a broad array of leading edge, high-quality DSL products that embeds ADSL, ADSL2+, Bonded ADSL2+ and VDSL2 technologies to support; triple-play voice, video and data applications including IP-Video, VoIP, optional WiFi Drops and industry standard QoS with VLAN traffic assignment; IGMP snooping and IGMP proxy providing efficient traffic management and control in IP multicast applications. Comtrend is a global company with headquarters in Irvine, California, and offices in Madrid, Spain and Taipei, Taiwan. For more information, visit the Comtrend web site at: www.comtrend.com.
Broadcom®, the pulse logo, Connecting everything® and PhyR™ are among the trademarks of Broadcom Corporation and/or its affiliates in the United States certain other countries and/or the EU. Wi-Fi® is a trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance. Any other trademarks or trade names mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

ZyXEL Awarded Chunghwa Telecom's First VDSL2 Equipment Tender for 340,000 Lines

ZyXEL Awarded Chunghwa Telecom's First VDSL2 Equipment Tender for 340,000 Lines ZyXEL VDSL2 Switch and Gateway Solutions Deployed in Next Generation
FTTC/FTTB Network with MOD Services
ANAHEIM, CALIF., October 23 /CNW/ - ZyXEL Communications, the world's
leading broadband access solutions provider, announced that the company has
been awarded the VDSL2 equipment tender for the "Next Generation Access
Network" from Taiwan's largest incumbent telecom operator, Chunghwa Telecom
(CHT). This project, comprised of 340,000 lines, is CHT's first procurement of
VDSL2 equipment, and is also the largest and most complex order for a single
tender, in terms of deployment scale and product specifications in the world.
CHT qualified vendors based on the best product specifications, service
and support, as well as previous deployment experience. ZyXEL offered CHT a
VDSL2 solution that offered maximum flexibility in terms of features and
deployment options and excellent sales and technical support. After months of
rigorous reviews and tests, ZyXEL surpassed the other contenders and won the
contract.
"Winning several CHT tenders in a row is recognition of ZyXEL's technical
expertise and competitiveness," says Dr. Yuh-Long Chen, President of ZyXEL
Communications. "ZyXEL will take full advantage of its experience obtained
from major overseas VDSL projects to help CHT deploy an island-wide broadband
network. We are confident that our professional experience and knowledge will
lay a solid foundation for our relationship with CHT."
To meet the deployment needs of CHT's "Next Generation Access Network,"
ZyXEL will provide VDSL2 devices including 8 and 16 port VES1600 Series VDSL2
rack-mountable and wall-mountable environment hardened switches and the
IES5005 chassis based unit for remote FTTB/FTTC deployment and an integrated
VDSL2 gateway with built-in 4-port router and Wi-Fi. ZyXEL VDSL2 DSLAMs come
in different port densities and offer the choice between AC and DC power. With
high-bandwidth and high-performance throughput, robust support for QoS
(Quality of Service), network security and bandwidth management, the ZyXEL
VDSL2 solution offers key functionality enabling CHT to provide value-added
triple-play (data, voice and video) and interactive media services such as
Multimedia On Demand (MOD).

Ikanos Named Primary Vdsl2 Supplier For Westell's Ultraline Series3

Westell Limited, the convergence gateways and broadband access solutions specialist, today announced that Ikanos Communications, Inc.'s VDSL2 chipsets will power its initial UltraLine Series3 multiservice residential gateway. The UltraLine Series3 is currently being offered to major telecommunications companies and is a key component in major fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) deployments.
Westell selected Ikanos' Fx100100S-5 VDSL2 CPE chipset because it offers unrivalled triple play experience for consumers with integrated Quality of Service (QoS) and enhanced impulse noise protection schemes. Additionally, the Fx100100S-5 is the first chipset in the industry to be optimised for IPTV delivery.
"Ikanos' high-performance VDSL2 solution is ideal for broadband intensive applications," said Westell's Product Line Director, Scott Voegele. "The Fx100100S-5 chipset provides field-proven performance for FTTH applications and 100 Mbps symmetrical throughput. These features are absolute requirements for the carriers we are supporting."
Westell introduced the UltraLine Series3 earlier this year as one of the only line of residential gateways in the industry to support the most recent advances in wide area network (WAN) solutions. The UltraLine Series3 supports the highest rate VDSL2 (30a) profile and is capable of bi-directional 100 Mbps traffic over short distances. The higher throughput VDSL2 30a profile is ideal for multiple dwelling unit (MDU) applications and green field scenarios.
"Westell is one of the top broadband customer premises equipment manufacturers in the world, so it is a great privilege to work with them on this solution," said Vice President and General Manager for Ikanos' Gateway Products Group, Dean Westman. "Being selected for broadband deployment is a testament to the advanced capabilities of our VDSL2 chipsets."

New handheld tester for VDSL

(PRLEAP.COM) Ebermannstadt, Germany, Vierling will present its new VIT-V2 VDSL2 tester for the first time ever during the Vierling Autumn Fair from September 19-20, 2007. This handheld tester is used by service technicians to detect errors and configuration problems on VDSL lines. A laptop can be connected to read out important connection parameters. Using spectrum analysis software that will be available starting in December 2007, the problems underlying faulty VDSL lines can be studied in even greater detail. In the future, Vierling plans to further expand its line of handheld testers for xDSL and IP-based services. The VIT-V2 will begin shipping in November 2007.

Easy to use
The VIT-V2 VDSL2 tester is designed as a cost-effective and easy-to-use handheld tester. A service technician can connect the tester in place of the customer’s modem to see whether a VDSL connection is being set up properly. The technician can also connect the tester at line access points, splitters, street cabinets and main distribution frames to detect faulty home cabling, defective splitters or modems, and improperly configured DSLAM ports. Troubleshooting is quick and reliable based on a step-by-step approach. In all of these tests, the VIT-V2 is backwards-compatible with ADSL and ADSL2+.

Reading out connection parameters
The basic package shipped with the VIT-V2 includes the VIT-V2 Watch software. Once the VIT-V2 is connected to a laptop via the Ethernet port, the service technician can use the VIT-V2 Watch software to read out various connection parameters and display them graphically. Relevant parameters include the line attenuation (loss), noise margin, number of synchronization attempts, data rates in the upstream and downstream and the bit allocation.

Optional spectrum analysis software
Spectrum analysis software will be available as an option for the VIT-V2 starting in December 2007. Once the service technician connects the VIT V2 directly to a copper pair via the supplied protected measurement point (PMP) adapter, the technician can use the software to read out the spectral power density on a laptop. The spectrum analysis extends beyond the xDSL range. Colored spectrum graphs help to reveal interference in terms of the frequency and power density. “The VIT-V2 is useful for quickly recognizing deficiencies and taking suitable action”, noted Wolfgang Baschant, the product manager in charge of the VIT-V2 tester at Vierling. “The VIT-V2 can reveal common crosstalk from two Mbit/s lines at a glance, for example. This is a particularly frequent source of disruptions on DSL lines.”

One of the first suppliers worldwide
Vierling has enjoyed commercial success with its VIT DSL testers for ADSL and ADSL2+ since 2004. With the arrival of the VIT-V2 in November 2007, the company will extend its existing VIT product line to include a solution for high-speed DSL lines. “We are continuing to expand our range of DSL testers”, said Georg Herrmann, Director Product Line Measurement Solutions at Vierling. “With the VIT-V2, we are one of the first suppliers in the world to offer a handheld tester for the fastest DSL systems. In the future, we will continue to expand our product line with an emphasis on handheld testers for xDSL and IP-based services.”

Specifications:
- Dimensions: 100 x 48 x 200 mm
- Weight: approx. 650 g (with rechargeable batteries)
- Currently supports band plans 17A, 12B and 8B
- Max. download rate: 100 Mbit/s (valid for band plan 17A)
- Max. upload rate: 40 Mbit/s (valid for band plan 17A)

For graphical materials, please call +49 (0)9194-97-305 or send an e-mail to marketing@vierling.de.

Broadcom's VDSL2 Chipsets Power ZyXEL's IP DSLAM

Broadcom's VDSL2 Chipsets Power ZyXEL's IP DSLAM and CPE Equipment for Chunghwa Telecom's Next Generation Network

Broadcom(R) VDSL2 Chipsets for Central Office and Customer Premises Equipment Solutions Selected by ZyXEL and Chunghwa Telecom of Taiwan for Deployment in Next Generation IP Services Network

BERLIN, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Broadband World Forum 2007 -- Broadcom Corporation , a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced that its VDSL2 and StrataXGS(R) Ethernet products have been qualified and selected by Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) of Taiwan for mass deployment in its next generation IP services network. Broadcom's powerful VDSL2 chipsets were originally selected by ZyXEL Corporation for incorporation in the ZyXEL VES-1600 and IES-5005 next generation access products. As a result of this successful engagement, Broadcom and ZyXEL have teamed together to provide VDSL2 IP DSLAM and customer premises equipment (CPE) products to Chunghwa Telecom for its next generation VDSL2 access network.

The selection by CHT provides decisive market validation of the Broadcom(R) VDSL2 technology and the ongoing collaboration between Broadcom and ZyXEL to develop best-in-class, standards-based solutions for Ethernet aggregation, ITU G.992.1/3/5 ADSL1/2/2+ and ITU G.993.2 VDSL2 access markets. The Chunghwa Telecom VDSL2 award adds to Broadcom's market leading position in ADSL2+/VDSL2 and Ethernet carrier access solutions.

Broadcom silicon and software bring unparalleled, standards-based solutions to the industry, addressing all aspects of sophisticated digital subscriber line (DSL)-based services with Wi-Fi(R), VoIP, Ethernet switching, multimedia over coaxial cable (MoCA) and video enabling features including its newly released PhyR(TM) impulse noise protection technology. ZyXEL will supply customer premises equipment including VDSL2 bridges, routers, wireless gateways and VoIP-enabled integrated access devices (IADs) based on Broadcom VDSL2, 10/100 Fast Ethernet switching, 802.11b/g and VoIP chipsets. Broadcom's unique integration of key VDSL2, local area network and VoIP technologies provides an unprecedented blend of performance and accelerated time-to-market across a complete CPE product portfolio.

"In the past, we have worked together with Broadcom to win ADSL DSLAM and Gigabit Ethernet switching contracts from worldwide telecom operators," says Dr. Yuh-Long Chen, President of ZyXEL. "It's truly a pleasure for us to work with Broadcom to win the CHT VDSL2 NGN project. To date, in terms of deployment scale and product specifications, this is the largest and most complex project of its kind in the world. Based on previous successful and extensive overseas VDSL2 deployments, ZyXEL is equipped to duplicate this success in establishing CHT's NGN network and to accelerate MOD and high definition VOD applications in the market. "

"Broadcom's third major win, the NGN deployment with CHT, is an outstanding example of our success in adding industry leading VDSL2 solutions to our broadly deployed and leading ADSL2+ position," said Greg Fischer, Vice President and General Manager of Broadcom's Carrier Access line of business. "CHT requires its vendors to meet a very high performance standard and is a showcase for advanced networks. Our performance, flexibility and competitiveness allow us to support ZyXEL in meeting the demanding requirements set forth by Chunghwa Telecom, a substantial achievement by both engineering teams to provide best-in-class solutions to our mutual customer."

About Broadcom

Broadcom Corporation is a major technology innovator and global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications. Broadcom products enable the delivery of voice, video, data and multimedia to and throughout the home, the office and the mobile environment. We provide the industry's broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art, system-on-a-chip and software solutions to manufacturers of computing and networking equipment, digital entertainment and broadband access products, and mobile devices. These solutions support our core mission: Connecting everything(R).

Broadcom is one of the world's largest fabless semiconductor companies, with 2006 revenue of $3.67 billion, and holds over 2,200 U.S. and 900 foreign patents, more than 6,600 additional pending patent applications, and one of the broadest intellectual property portfolios addressing both wired and wireless transmission of voice, video and data. Broadcom is headquartered in Irvine, Calif., and has offices and research facilities in North America, Asia and Europe. Broadcom may be contacted at +1.949.926.5000 or at http://www.broadcom.com.

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Ericsson Deploys Broadcom VDSL2 Technology for EDA Broadband Access Products

Ericsson Deploys Broadcom VDSL2 Technology for EDA Broadband Access Products
By Niladri Sekhar Nath
TMCnet Contributing Editor

Ericsson has integrated interoperable VDSL2 chipset from Broadcom (News - Alert) Corporation into its EDA Broadband Access product line. Thus, Ericsson aims to be among one of the first companies to introduce standards-based VDSL2 to help its customers introduce advanced triple-play services such as IPTV.

Broadcom's powerful BladeRunner DSL chipset offers an extensive range of capabilities that offer improved user experience for subscribers of telecommunications triple-play services. Ericsson's (News - Alert) EDA VDSL2 (very-high-bit-rate DSL) platform is based on that technology and can offer access speeds of up to 100 Megabits per second (Mbps) over existing copper networks facilitating simplified network structure and better cost-efficiency for operators.

By integrating Broadcom's technology, Ericsson has become one of the leading suppliers in the IP DSLAM market with solutions deployed globally in over 100 networks to date.

"Ericsson's adoption of our BladeRunner chipset is a strong validation of Broadcom's leadership in ADSL2+/VDSL2 and FTTx markets," said Greg Fischer, Vice President and General Manager of Broadcom's Carrier Access line of business. "Ericsson's customers can now accelerate mass deployment of triple- play services as a result of the flexibility of our ADSL2+ and VDSL2 solutions. These solutions will enable all types of deployments through deep fiber solutions, allowing Ericsson's customers to look forward to new IP services with improved performance and reduced service provisioning complexity and scalability issues."

Broadcom develops a range of broadband communications and consumer electronics system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions that enable voice, video and data services over residential wired and wireless networks. The solutions comprise video enabling features including its newly released PhyR impulse noise protection technology, and the existing seamless rate adaptation (SRA) and enhanced power and performance including firmware capabilities to optimize power, reach and spectral flexibility for all FTTx deployments.