(PR NEWSWIRE) Centillium Technology and Orckit Communications Demonstrate
Centillium Technology and Orckit Communications Demonstrate Interoperability Of
ADSL/G.Lite Products
Compatibility of Centillium's CPE Chipsets with Orckit's DSLAM Systems and
Chipsets
Solves Mass Deployment Issues for Carriers and Service Providers
FREMONT, Calif., June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Centillium Technology Corporation
and Orckit Communications, Ltd. (Nasdaq: ORCT) today announced compatibility
between the Companys' respective ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) and
G.Lite products. Centillium Technology's CopperLite(TM) and Optimizer(TM)
chipsets are utilized by manufacturers as the basis for ADSL/G.992.2 (G.Lite)
customer modems while Orckit's FastInternet(TM) DSLAM and the Fujitsu/Orckit
SpeedPort(TM) DSLAM including Orckit's new full rate and G.Lite ADSL chipsets
provide direct high-speed data connectivity over existing copper telephone
lines for major carriers worldwide.
Centillium-based modems from multiple CPE vendors -- such as Digicom
Systems (a wholly owned subsidiary of Creative Technology), Askey and GVC, --
will be also be tested and certified by Orckit for interoperability.
Compatibility of these consumer modems with Orckit's DSLAM systems is expected
to help ease mass deployment issues for telephone companies and Internet
Service Providers by making it possible for consumers and small businesses to
purchase and install their own G.Lite modem products.
Both companies have developed G.lite chipset technology and are working
together to make their chipset solutions interoperable.
"The Orckit DSLAM solution is currently one of the worlds most widely
shipped ADSL systems. Achieving interoperability with Orckit will provide
enormous benefits to carriers that no longer want to be the sole suppliers of
DSL modems to their customers," said Faraj Aalaei, vice president of marketing
and business development, Centillium Technology. "With compatible modems
available from multiple vendors, including those with retail sales channels,
customers can simply go to their local computer store, purchase a G.Lite
modem, and plug into the Internet at high speed. This saves network service
providers from the time and cost of ordering, stocking, and shipping customer
premises equipment."
"Centillium supplies chipset solutions to some of the industry's most
respected CPE modem OEM manufacturers," said Nigel Cole, Orckit's VP Business
Development. "This relationship is part of Orckit's ongoing program to enable
leaders in the retail CPE modem industry achieve interoperability with our
G.lite ADSL technology within our DSLAM systems that are under deployment by
leading carriers worldwide. The availability of interoperable customer modem
products via retail sales channels will accelerate end-user demand for G.lite
based services and as a result DSLAM deployment".
The companies will demonstrate initial interoperability of their products
at the Supercomm'99 show in Atlanta, June 8-10, on the Centillium booth #8717
and the Orckit booth #4415.
Centillium CPE Chipset Solutions
Centillium recently announced the most highly integrated, lowest
power-consumption CPE chipset for consumer DSL modems: the Optimizer chipset
family. Based on third-generation patented technology, Centillium's Optimizer
CPE chipset dramatically reduces the cost, form factor, and power usage
normally associated with DSL modems. For the first time ever, modem
manufacturers can develop business card-sized G.Lite CPE modems, while
carriers and consumers can leverage the preferred Universal Serial Bus
interface to ease the deployment of DSL services.
Orckit FastInternet(TM) DSLAM System
The FastInternet DSLAM is one of the worlds most widely deployed Digital
Subscriber Line Multiplexer systems. With FastInternet, service providers and
telephone companies can offer high-speed data access simultaneously with a
subscriber's Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS), using the existing wires.
FastInternet comprises high performance, low power DSL modems plus a
multiplexing system which concentrates DSL modem traffic onto the high-speed
backbone network. The system enables telecom operators to use the same
unified platform for migration from an IP or Frame-Relay backbone to an ATM
backbone or vice versa, and from POTS service to ISDN, without changing the
FastInternet hardware.
About Orckit Communications
Orckit Communications is a leading company in the field of Digital
Subscriber Line (DSL) solutions, which enable telephone companies and Internet
Service Providers to provide high speed data services such as internet access
over the existing copper telephone wire in the Local Loop. Orckit possesses
both core silicon expertise and a wide range of DSL products, including its
FastInternet(TM) DSLAM System with ADSL, and its CopperTrunk(R) HDSL and VDSL
product lines. Orckit has key strategic alliances with several leading
semiconductor chipset companies and telecom equipment providers. For more
information about Orckit and its DSL solutions, visit Orckit's web site at
orckit.com.
About Centillium Technology
Centillium Technology is a communication solutions company dedicated to
delivering high-speed Internet access to bandwidth-hungry businesses and
consumers. The company designs and markets Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)
chipset solutions for central office equipment, DLC line cards, and customer
premises equipment. Centillium's chipset family is the industry's highest
port density, lowest power dissipation solution available to networking
equipment manufacturers today. Additional information is available at
centillium.com. For sales information, contact Al Gharakhanian at
510-360-5054.
FastInternet is a trademark of Orckit Communications, Ltd.
Speedport is a trademark of Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc.
CopperLite is a trademark of Centillium Technology Corp. All other
products or service names mentioned herein are the property of their
respective owners.
Certain matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking
statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties including, but not
limited to, risks in product development plans and schedules, rapid
technological change, changes and delays in product approval and introduction,
customer acceptance of new products, the impact of competitive products and
pricing, market acceptance, the lengthy sales cycle, proprietary rights of the
Company and its competitors, risk of operations in Israel, government
regulation, dependence on third parties to manufacture products, general
economic conditions and other risk factors detailed in the Company's United
States Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
SOURCE Orckit Communications, Ltd.
-0- 06/01/99
/CONTACT: Susie Reeves of Reeves & Associates, 650-577-0688,
sreeves@batnet.com, for Centillium; Loralee Spence of Orckit Communications
530-676-8575, loralee.spence@mindspring.com/
/Web site: centillium.com
/Web site: orckit.com
(ORCT)
CO: Orckit Communications, Ltd.; Centillium Technology Corporation
ST: California |
