Cambridge Industries Group Chooses Lantiq GPON Chips for Optical Network Terminals

Lantiq, a leading supplier of broadband access and home networking technologies, today announced that Cambridge Industries Group (CIG) selected Lantiq's FALC™ON optical network termination System-on-Chip ICs for integration into its next generation customer premise equipment (CPE). As a leading ODM serving the global telecom CPE market, CIG chose the FALC ON chips to design a family of optical network termination (ONT) units with low power consumption, small footprint and robust optical network performance. CIG, which designs and manufactures ONTs for the world market, is using FALC ON System-on-Chip (SoC) ICs in four Single-Family Unit (SFU) devices, including data-only and richly featured voice/data units. The FALC ON chip set is the only standards-compliant GPON ONT device with fully integrated optical control circuitry, which reduces the number of required system components and supports key performance and reliability features. "Compact and cost effective designs with robust network performance are key criteria for CIG's selection of core devices to enhance our product portfolio," said Dr. Gerald G. Wong, Chief Executive Officer of CIG. "The Lantiq FALC ON chip set is a unique platform that adds value to our BOSA on Board (BOB) and allows us to build ONTs that meet ever increasing demands from our OEM customers and service providers." The three devices in the Lantiq FALC ON family feature integrated burst mode Laser Drivers and APD/PIN-receiver-control circuitry which allows direct interfacing to a BiDi Optical Sub Assembly (BOSA) without using costly and area-consuming optical transceiver modules. The combination of optical control circuitry, ITU-T G.984 compliant GPON MAC and an on-chip CPU also enables automatic calibration and compensation of optical component variations. The power consumption of Lantiq GPON SoC based ONT equipment (http://www.lantiq.com/news/press/152-first-gpon-soc-falc-on/) is significantly lower than CoC requirements for 2011/2012 by far and it is significantly lower than the currently proposed efficiency requirements for 2013/2014. About Cambridge Industries Group (CIG) Cambridge Industries Group (CIG), headquartered in Shanghai, China, is a leading independent ODM of telecom customer premise equipment (CPE) focused on the FTTP and in-home CPE markets. The company‘s broad CPE portfolio includes ONTs, ONUs and MDU products as well as residential gateways and optical modules. Millions of CIG‘s products are deployed worldwide through multiple OEM partners. Unlike traditional ODM business models, CIG has a vertically integrated model utilizing in-house advanced R&D and a quality product realization process coupled with high volume manufacturing and global services. CIG is capable of supplying its partners with a rich variety of high quality, low cost CPE products with enhanced features and customized solutions. For more information visit: www.ci-g.com About Lantiq Lantiq offers a broad and innovative product portfolio for next-generation networks and the digital home. The company has a global team of about 1,000 experts in Europe, North America, the Middle East and the Asia Pacific regions. The company specializes in broadband communications encompassing analog, digital and mixed-signal ICs along with comprehensive software suites. Lantiq is a fabless company and its semiconductor solutions are deployed by major carriers and in home networks in every region of the world. Further information is available at: www.lantiq.com