CopperGate Communications announces high-speed home networking solution

January 15, 2008 – CopperGate Communications, a US provider of home networking technology, unveiled its CopperStream CG3210 chipset solution at the CES 2008 show in Las Vegas, allowing users to network 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 up to 320Mbps per second.  It is designed to enable the 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, CEO of CopperGate.  “The CG3210 adds valuable capabilities to the CopperStream product line which is being deployed today by both large and small service provides worldwide for the distribution of IP services within the home and MDUs.”

The CG3210 chipset offers up to 240Mbps of data throughput, and incorporates a complete ITU G.9954 compatible HomePNA 3.1 MAC and PHY as well as an Ethernet MAC and a RISC processor capable of running the entire HomePNA 3.1 protocol stack, providing remote management and diagnostics capabilities.