MaxLinear, Intel Power Newest Generation of DOCSIS Modems

MaxLinear, a premier provider of integrated radio frequency (RF) and mixed-signal transistor circuits for broadband communications, announced today its MXL265/MXL267 Full Spectrum (News - Alert) Capture cable receivers are now used in the new DOCSIS 3.0 cable gateway alongside the Intel Puma 6 chipset.

 The Intel Puma 6 is Intel's newest gateway solution and achieves 1 Gbps speeds by bonding up to 25 DOCSIS channels together. Intel (News - Alert) Puma 6 has an upload speed nearly double what current-generation DOCSIS modems are capable of. With up to 240 Mbps upstream, more consumers will benefit from services like video conferencing, media streaming, cloud computing and cloud storage.

"MaxLinear's longstanding collaboration with Intel has resulted in several generations of advanced DOCSIS products on the market today," said Dr. Kishore Seendripu, MaxLinear's President and CEO. "We're glad to be working with Intel and the Intel Puma 6 to help bring to market the next generation of these systems."

 The MXL265 and MXL267 feature Full Spectrum Capture technology that receives the full 1 Gigahertz (GHz) cable spectrum at once. Full Spectrum Capture provides bandwidth flexibility to cable operators and network managers, so they can migrate to high capacity DOCSIS 3.0 Gateways and hybrid or IP-based set-top boxes.

MaxLinear's Full Spectrum Capture technology reduces the number of tuners needed from several to just one per active socket, reducing power consumption and occupying less space in the gateway or set-top box.

"With the Intel Puma 6 and our relationship with MaxLinear, Intel is able to help OEM's delver products to service providers that offer exciting new high-bandwidth Internet, television, gaming and application experiences to consumers,” said Ran Senderovitz, General Manager at Gateway (News - Alert) Solutions in Intel Service Provider Division. “With our new technology, service providers will be able to serve more people with more bandwidth over their HFC networks, enabling new consumer experiences."

MaxLinear recently declared a judgment action against Silicon Labs in argument against suggestions that the company infringes on patents held by Silicon Labs.