Cavium Networks and DSP Group Team to Develop Solutions

Cavium Networks, a provider of semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing for networking, communications, and the digital home, and DSP Group, Inc, a provider of wireless chipset solutions for converged communications at home, announced that they have joined forces to develop a market-ready reference design for a multi-service gateway with fully integrated Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications capabilities and VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) functionality.

The Company said the DECT/CAT-iq Module from DSP Group

The Company said the DECT/CAT-iq Module from DSP Group, combined with Energy Efficient Econaarm-Based Processors running D2 Technologies' vPort VoIP software is designed to enable network equipment manufacturers to bring to market gateway solutions with voice communications features just as high definition voice, address book synchronization and PBX (Private -Automatic- Branch Exchange) functionality.

"As advanced telephony and voice features become an integral part of the broadband-connected, digital home, gateways and other broadband access devices have to provide integrated support for such features. Built-in DECT CAT-iq capabilities from DSP Group enable us to provide a gateway offering with differentiating value added product features," said Manoj Gujral, VP and GM of Broadband and Consumer Division at Cavium Networks. "Just in case CAT-iq ensures a high level of consumer and business experience, advanced features and full interoperability."

According to a release, the reference design includes the Cavium Networks Econa CNS3XXX family of ARM processors, DSP Group's DECT/CAT-iq Module and D2 Technologies' vPort VoIP GW software package. The Cavium Networks Econa family of ARM processors delivers a variety of embedded SoC options at BOM cost and performance per watt. The Econa processor families are targeted for use in a variety of network connected home and office applications ranging from retail and small office wired and 802.11n WLAN routers.

The Company noted that DSP Group's DECT/CAT-iq Module enables range, multi-line and wideband audio. Based on DSP Group's single-chip architecture, the small form-factor cordless base station module can be integrated into broadband residential gateways, just as integrated access devices, cable eMTA devices, set-top boxes, IP office PBXs and passive optical network modems. DSP Group's DECT chipsets are CAT-iq 2.0 and SOUTA compliant and support all worldwide digital cordless technologies.

The in a class

"This integrated reference design combines the in a class by itself capabilities of all three companies", said Oz Zimerman, Corporate Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at DSP Group. "By providing industry's best range, multi-line and multi-handset control, natural wideband voice, advanced data services and software upgradability, DSP Group offers the best value for network connected home and office applications."

"D2's market leading vPort VoIP software for CPEs was already optimized for the Cavium ECONA family," said Doug Makishima, chief operating officer for D2 Technologies. "The addition of DSP Group's DECT/CAT-iq module to the reference platform adds more voice connectivity options for greater flexibility, integration and cost effectiveness."

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