Marconi Selects Centillium's Maximus ADSL2/2+/2++

Marconi has selected Centillium's "Maximus" 12-port ADSL2/2+/2++ chipset for deployment in its Access Hub MSAN platform. Centillium's chipset is capable to deliver up to 50 Mbps of downstream bandwidth, 3 Mbps of upstream bandwidth and reach customers at distances up to 6,000 meters from the central office while maintaining full backward compatibility existing ADSL modems. With the introduction of a new 60-channel xDSL line card (also available in the 48-channel sub-equipped version) based on the chipset, Marconi's Access Hub now supports up to 1,200 xDSL lines in a single shelf, i.e. 2,400 per single 7-foot-rack.



Marconi and Centillium also announced a strategic initiative for the development of Next Generation VDSL2 solutions.



Centillium said it has shipped over three million Central Office (CO) ports based on its Maximus chipsethttp://www.centillium.com