Company Showcases Interoperability and Performance of FTTH Technology
FREMONT, Calif., June 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ikanos Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:IKAN), a leading provider of advanced broadband solutions for the digital home, will demonstrate its Gigabit passive optical network (GPON) technology at the ITU-T Interoperability Showcase and ITU GPON Pavilion (Booth Number SU6810E) at NXTcomm 2008, June 16-19 in Las Vegas.
At the event, Ikanos Communications will participate in the interoperability demonstration with its integrated optical network terminal (ONT)/residential gateway (RG) technology. The technology combines Gigabit Ethernet gateway processing capabilities with an ITU-T G.984 standards-compliant GPON media-specific access control (MAC).
"Ikanos Communications is committed to developing GPON solutions that will enable network equipment providers to deliver a range of high-performance products to support service providers' offerings -- from high-speed access to full quadruple play services integration," said Kumar Sivakumar, senior vice president and general manager of Ikanos. "By ensuring that our products are interoperable, we're enabling vendors to quickly deliver cost-effective GPON equipment, which will give service providers a time-to-market advantage for offering a full array of FTTH services." In addition to participating in the GPON Interoperability Showcase at NXTcomm 2008, Ikanos Communications has demonstrated its solutions at a range of other venues including those sponsored by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) and the Full Service Access Network (FSAN) group. During the recent ETSI/FSAN event Ikanos Communications successfully interoperated its GPON ONT technology with Optical Line Terminals (OLTs) from major vendors of central office equipment.
To learn more, visit Ikanos Communications at booth SU6810E at NXTcomm 2008.
About Ikanos Communications, Inc.
Ikanos Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:IKAN) is a leading provider of advanced broadband solutions for the digital home. The company's multi-mode VDSL2/ADSLx, network processor and other products power the access infrastructure and customer premises equipment for many of the world's leading network equipment manufacturers and telecommunications service providers. For more information, visit http://www.ikanos.com/.
(C) 2008 Ikanos Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ikanos Communications, Ikanos, the Ikanos logo, Ikanos Programmable Operating System, Arion, CleverConnect, Eagle, Fiber Fast, Fusiv, Fx, FxS, LoopNostics, Maximus, Palladia, RRA, SmartLeap and VLR are among the trademarks or registered trademarks of Ikanos.
Cautionary Statement This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If such risks or uncertainties materialize or such assumptions prove incorrect, the implementation of the technologies described in this release could differ from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including but not limited to statements concerning the currently expected or anticipated features and performance incorporated in the company's commercially available GPON products implemented by our customers. The risks and uncertainties of such forward-looking statements include: the ability of the company to deliver interoperability with all other platforms required by carriers, continuing pricing pressure in the market, and the availability of the software required to deliver services demanded by carriers and their customers. For a further discussion of the risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We cannot assure that the events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statement will be achieved or occur, nor do we undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements for any reason after the date of this press release. DATASOURCE: Ikanos Communications, Inc.
CONTACT: Susan Lehman, Rockpoint Public Relations, +1-510-832-6006, , for Ikanos Communications, Inc.; or Margo Westfall of Ikanos Communications, Inc., +1-510-438-6276, Web site: http://www.ikanos.com/
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