Metalink introduced its next generation VDSLPlus chipsets for access switches, DSLAMs and customer premise equipment, claiming downstream transmission speeds over 200 Mbps (aggregate) over short ranges using a single, telephony-grade, copper pair. The company said VDSLPlus achieves significant improvements in speed and reach over standard 4-band VDSL technology by utilizing an additional 5th band in the unused spectrum between 12-30 MHz. Its new chipset is denser, consumes less power, and is "aggressively priced" compared to existing VDSL and ADSL solutions. Metalink said it is also fully spectral compatible with all VDSL standards' band plans (998, 997, and those defined by the Chinese CTSI). Its VDSLPlus products are also fully compliant with existing, 4-band, VDSL standards and are fully backwards compatible to Metalink legacy VDSL products. The devices include an Ethernet interface, allowing a glue-less connection to off-the shelf Ethernet switching components, and also supports ATM interfaces over VDSL.
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- In July, Metalink described plans for a wireless LAN technology that it claims will deliver a five-fold boost in link speed compared to the currently available 802.11x WLAN technology. The company expects to be ready to demonstrated its WLANPlus chipsets before the end of the year. Metalink is a developer of QAM-based VDSL silicon.
