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December 13, 2010

Comtrend Advocates Fastest HomePNA Chipset for Bonded VDSL2 Gateway

Sigma Designs, a leading supplier of system on chip solutions for entertainment and control for the home, revealed that Comtrend’s (News - Alert) NexusLink VDSL2 is using HomePNA chipset. Comtrend is able to provide its customers with a single solution for three services with double the bandwidth performance of other VDSL2devices at 1/20gth of the cost.

In a statement, John Castrje, general manager of Comtrend, North America, said, “Sigma has cutting edge technology and competitive pricing that ensures that the customers get the most cost effective and efficient home networking solutions. Our VDSL2 bonding gateway is an important technology for customers who want to experience high speed services along long distances.” 

The VDSL2 is starting customer trials in the coming quarter. The customers can start switching to the new technology in the next few quarters. The HomePNA (News - Alert) solution provides excellent bandwidth to the next generation solutions. HomePNA also offers remote management solutions for TR-069 support. With the combination of Comtrend and other network service providers there will be sharing of remote access services for management of products and set top boxes. 

“Sigma leaves up its name of delivering products that enable customers to get cutting edge solutions,” said Gabi Hilevitz, vice president and general manager of the home connectivity section at Sigma Designs (News - Alert). “The combination of VDSL2 bonding solution and high performance home networking HomePNA technology is a good example.”

Sigma Designs is a leading provider of semi conductor technology of integrated system on chip applications used for entertainment and control throughout the home. Solutions include wired and wireless networking, video image processing, media processing and home control with system software to develop important components of consumer electronic products.


Kunal Vahalia is a TMCnet freelancer. He has several years of freelance writing experience, including a stint working for drugdelivery.ca as an SEO content writer. To read more of his articles, please visit his columnist page.

Edited by Jaclyn Allard
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