Sckipio Technologies has introduced G.fast modem chipsets.

G.fast modem chipsets enable telecom service providers to deliver 1Gbps ultra-broadband Internet access to customers at the lowest cost per megabit.

Sckipio’s new DP3000 G.fast DPU Chipset and CP1000 G.fast CPE Chipset deliver 1Gbps-last-mile-broadband access over existing copper wiring.

G.fast distribution point units (DPU) get deployed within 250 meters of the home and can support up to 16 residences per DPU. These boxes receive fiber optic input and enable traffic to run at 1Gbps over the existing copper wiring from the distribution point box to each consumer’s residence.

In-home G.fast modems are consumer-installable and leverage existing copper wiring. As a result, drilling into walls, digging up yards and dealing with time-consuming in-home installations are all eliminated.

The Sckipio’s G.fast chipsets are not a re-spin of previous VDSL solutions. The DP3000 G.fast DPU Chipsets simultaneously supports four 1 Gbps G.fast ports, up to 10Gbps of aggregated backhaul and full built-in vectoring support for as many as 64 subscribers.

David Baum, co-founder and CEO of Sckipio, said: “With Sckipio’s new G.fast chipsets, service providers won’t have to wait to get real G.fast with all the features and benefits that G.fast has to offer.”

Sckipio also introduced two reference designs supporting its new chipsets: DP3016-EVM – a 16-port G.fast DPU reference design for use in FTTdp architectures and CP1000-EVM – a CPE bridge design for integration into residential gateways or for creation of stand-alone bridges.

Robin Mersh, CEO of the Broadband Forum, said: “G.fast is an important part of the next generation for last-mile broadband access, which is based around our Fiber to the Distribution point (FTTdp) architecture. Many of our members are excited to test and deploy G.fast-based solutions as soon as possible.”

Sckipio also announced nine G.fast devices that will use Sckipio G.fast modems including four DPU devices, a residential gateway and four CPE bridges. Suttle, XAVi and Zinwell will all supply both DPU devices and CPE devices. VTech will supply a DPU, a residential gateway and a bridge device (see separate releases.)

Lantiq is the first company to introduce a residential gateway reference design built around G.fast, bringing gigabit speeds into the home.

Ambika M
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