XAVi Designs BroadLight's BL2348 System-on-Chip Into High-Performance GPON CPE Devices
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XAVi Designs BroadLight's BL2348 System-on-Chip Into High-Performance GPON CPE Devices

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—June 2, 2008— BroadLight, the leading supplier of GPON semiconductors and software, today announced that XAVi Technologies Corporation has selected the BL2348 Residential Gateway (RG) SoC for its new line of CPE devices. XAVis new GPON CPE equipment delivers unparalleled cost savings and performance benefits by combining the modem and home router into a single residential gateway product.

The BL2348 brings the power of GPON directly into the home, said Raanan Gewirtzman, CEO of BroadLight. Companies such as XAVi can eliminate 50 percent of the required GPON equipment and at the same time provide significantly more performance than DSL or cable technologies.

We chose BroadLights BL2348 because it was the only solution that enabled us to meet the cost and performance targets outlined by service providers, said Wenston Lee, CEO of XAVi Technologies. In addition, BroadLight is the only PON semiconductor company that has continually delivered products on schedule and this flawless execution will enable us to deliver equipment in time for the upcoming volume GPON rollouts.

About the BL2348

The BL2348 GPON RG SoC provides the performance, integration and functions required for the new breed of cost-effective residential gateways connecting the high-speed digital home to FTTH services. The BL2348 leverages its field proven PONRunner network processor to perform bridging and routing functions with throughputs of 1Gbps. Its embedded GPON MAC, integrated VoIP DSP, Ethernet switch and interfaces for WiFi and USB creates a cost-effective single chip solution in a 19x19mm package.

About XAVi Technologies

XAVi Technologies Corporation, a member of Chicony Electronics Business Group (2365 TT), was established in 1997 at Taiwan and now belongs to the CHICONY Electronics business group. As a leading broadband product supplier, XAVi dedicates to developing, manufacturing, and marketing Digital Home devices, Optical network and xDSL Router and Gateway products for delivering data, voice, video, and multimedia services for corporate, SME, SOHO and residential users. Whichever service seeks for the required bandwidth - Internet access, telecommuting or broadband transmission - XAVi is making the connection to link the end users and service providers over optical fiber or copper wires. To learn more about XAVi, please visit http://www.xavi.com.tw/.

About BroadLight

BroadLight delivers the industrys only end-to-end (E2E) solution (from the customer premises to the central office) for equipment vendors designing ITU-T compliant passive optical network (PON) systems. The companys completely integrated product line consists of standards-based communication semiconductors and software solutions that enable its customers to deliver BPON and GPON equipment to carriers and services providers worldwide. This E2E solution provides customers with a lower risk development cycle and enables them to significantly speed time-to-market. As a result, BroadLight technology has been adopted by leading manufacturers who are currently providing equipment for some of the worlds largest fiber PON roll-outs.

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