Headend Equipment Based on Broadcom's QAMLink DOCSIS 2.0-Based CMTS Chipset
Offers Improved Performance and Significant Cost Savings to Cable Operators
IRVINE, Calif., April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Broadcom Corporation,
(Nasdaq: BRCM), a leading provider of highly integrated semiconductor
solutions enabling broadband communications, today announced that the ARRIS
Cadant(R) C3(TM) cable modem termination system (CMTS) using Broadcom's CMTS
chipset achieved DOCSIS(R) 2.0 qualification in the most recent wave of
certification testing conducted by CableLabs(R).
The Broadcom(R) DOCSIS 2.0-based CMTS chipset enables cable operators to
deliver new interactive cable services to more subscribers at a lower capital
equipment cost. These new services include secure virtual private networks
(VPNs) for telecommuters, full-featured IP telephony, videoconferencing, local
web hosting, and peer-to-peer networking applications, such as those provided
by Windows XP(R) instant messaging features, music downloads and file sharing.
"We are very pleased that the Cadant C3 received CableLabs' DOCSIS 2.0
qualification," said Daniel A. Marotta, Group Vice President of Broadcom's
Broadband Communications Group. "This achievement will provide significant
performance and value to cable operators and their subscribers."
The Cadant C3 DOCSIS 2.0-qualified CMTS uses Broadcom's BCM3140 QAMLink
dual universal A-TDMA/S-CDMA burst receiver, BCM3040 DOCSIS 2.0-based QAMLink
modulator and BCM3214 DOCSIS 2.0-based QAMLink media access controller (MAC).
"Receiving DOCSIS 2.0 qualification for the Cadant C3 CMTS continues our
leadership position in providing cable operators with the most advanced CMTS
solutions," said ARRIS Broadband President Jim Lakin. "These carrier-grade
products, based on Broadcom's DOCSIS 2.0 silicon technology, will further
increase our customers' return on investment for the deployment of advanced
services, by enabling them to capture more frequency bandwidth in their cable
plant, and thus, service more customers over a fixed cost."
The CableLabs Certified(R) or CableLabs Qualified designation means that
the device has passed a series of tests for compliance with the indicated
version of the Specification and has thus demonstrated interoperable
functionality with any other CableLabs Certified or CableLabs Qualified
device.
About Broadcom
Broadcom Corporation is a leading provider of highly integrated
semiconductor solutions that enable broadband communications and networking of
voice, video and data services. We design, develop and supply complete
system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions incorporating digital, analog and radio
frequency (RF) technologies, as well as related hardware and software
system-level applications. Our diverse product portfolio addresses every
major broadband communications market and includes solutions for digital cable
and satellite set-top boxes; high definition television (HDTV); cable and DSL
modems and residential gateways; high-speed transmission and switching for
local, metropolitan, wide area and storage networking; home and wireless
networking; cellular and terrestrial wireless communications; Voice over
Internet Protocol (VoIP) gateway and telephony systems; broadband network and
security processors; and SystemI/O(TM) server solutions. These technologies
and products support our core mission: Connecting everything(R).
Broadcom is headquartered in Irvine, Calif., and may be contacted at
1-949-450-8700 or at http://www.broadcom.com.
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Broadcom(R), the pulse logo, Connecting everything(R), QAMLink(R), and
SystemI/O(TM) are trademarks of Broadcom Corporation and/or its affiliates in
the United States and certain other countries. DOCSIS(R), CableLabs(R) and
CableLabs Certified(R) are trademarks of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
Cadant(R) is a trademark of Arris International, Inc. Windows XP(R)is a
trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Any other trademarks or trade names are
the property of their respective owners.
Broadcom Trade Press Contact
Laura Brandlin
Director of Marketing Communications
949-926-5108
lbrandlin@broadcom.com
Broadcom Business Press Contact
Bill Blanning
Sr. Director, Corporate Communications
949-926-5555
blanning@broadcom.com
Broadcom Technical Contact
Ernie Bahm
Director of Marketing, Headend Products
678-475-3212
ebahm@broadcom.com
Broadcom Investor Relations Contact
T. Peter Andrew
Sr. Director, Investor Relations
949-926-5663
andrewtp@broadcom.com
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Director of Marketing Communications, +1-949-926-5108,
lbrandlin@broadcom.com, or Broadcom Business Press, Bill
Blanning, Sr. Director, Corporate Communications,
+1-949-926-5555, blanning@broadcom.com, or Broadcom Technical,
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+1-678-475-3212, ebahm@broadcom.com, or Broadcom Investor
Relations, T. Peter Andrew, Sr. Director, Investor Relations,
+1-949-926-5663, andrewtp@broadcom.com, all of Broadcom
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