CopperGate Communications Announces Highest Speed Home Networking Solution over Coax and Phone Wires

New HomePNA 3.1 chipset delivers higher speed and guaranteed parameterized QoS for leading Telco IPTV technology choice

LAS VEGAS & TEL AVIV, Israel & NEWARK, Calif. — Today at CES, CopperGate Communications, a leading provider of home networking technology for triple play IPTV and MDU access over existing wiring, announced its CopperStream™ CG3210, the highest speed solution for networking entertainment data over existing coax and telephone wires. The CG3210 is the latest of CopperGate’s HomePNA 3.1 compatible solutions and supports data rates of 320 Megabits per second enabling distribution of rich digital content in buildings and homes driven by emerging applications from satellite and telco service providers such as multi-room IPTV PVRs

“With millions of chipsets shipped, CopperGate has established the home networking standard for TelcoTV,” said Gabi Hilevitz, CopperGate CEO. “The CG3210 adds valuable capabilities to the CopperStream product line which is being deployed today by both large and small service providers worldwide for the distribution of IP services within the home and MDUs.”

“With multiple HD streams and whole-home PVRs becoming a reality for commercial IPTV service, adequate bandwidth inside the home becomes critical,” stated Gartner Research analyst, Van Baker. “The existing wiring inside the house is no longer just wiring; it is a high performance IP network critical to delivering differentiating features while driving down costs. Products are now required that deliver the high capacity and headroom needed by service providers for advanced applications.”

CopperStream CG3210 Chipset

The CG3210 chipset raises the bar for user data throughput featuring up to 240 Megabits per second. It incorporates a complete ITU G.9954 compatible HomePNA 3.1 MAC and PHY as well as an Ethernet MAC and a powerful RISC processor capable of running the entire HomePNA 3.1 protocol stack providing powerful remote management and diagnostics capabilities and full backward compatibility with CopperGate’s previous products. The CG3210 is sampling to customers today.