Aztech Selects PMC-Sierra Solutions for GPON ONT Equipment Targeted at Fast Growing Asia Pacific FTTH Markets

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PMC-Sierra, Inc. (NASDAQ:PMCS), the leading Fiber to the Home (FTTH) silicon provider, today announced that Aztech, a broadband equipment manufacturer based in Singapore, has selected PMC-Sierra’s solutions for its new GPON Optical Network Terminal (ONT) design. Aztech’s GPON 200E4 - 4 Port Gigabit Bridge ONT is built around PMC-Sierra’s PAS7401 SoC and targets residential and SOHO deployments where maximum performance and multiple GbE interfaces are required.

“We continue to build on our position as the dominant FTTH silicon solution provider addressing the EPON, GPON, 10G EPON and 10G GPON markets. PMC-Sierra’s GPON product line, which includes ONT SoC, Quad-port OLT SoC and a complete software package, is becoming the benchmark for the industry.”

“Leading telecom companies are rapidly moving from traditional Fast Ethernet interfaces to GbE speeds,” said Michael Mun, Aztech Group CEO and President of Aztech Electronics. “Aztech’s GPON 200E4 - 4 Port Gigabit ONT is the best solution to meet requirements to provide multiple data, voice and video applications to end users. Aztech selected PMC-Sierra’s field-proven GPON ONT SoC and OMCI software to ensure that our ONT will connect to any Optical Line Terminal that telecom carriers choose to deploy.”

According to market research firm Infonetics Research’s August 6, 2009, PON Equipment in Asia Pacific report, GPON equipment revenue is expected to increase at a 139% compound annual growth rate from 2008 to 2013 in the Asia Pacific region, driven by GPON deployments in countries such as Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and Australia.

Aztech’s new GPON ONT targets this high-end and demanding FTTH market that requires wire-speed throughput to the customer and a Gigabit Ethernet interface to the home. The ONT features four GbE user interfaces and supports 2.5G downstream traffic to the customer at any packet size. It is based on PMC-Sierra’s PAS7401 GPON ONT SoC and OMCI software package, which has proven to be interoperable with all major Optical Line Terminals (OLT) on the market at numerous interoperability events.

“PMC-Sierra is pleased to add Aztech to our expanding list of GPON design wins,” said Raphael Sankar, vice president and co-general manager for PMC-Sierra’s FTTH division. “We continue to build on our position as the dominant FTTH silicon solution provider addressing the EPON, GPON, 10G EPON and 10G GPON markets. PMC-Sierra’s GPON product line, which includes ONT SoC, Quad-port OLT SoC and a complete software package, is becoming the benchmark for the industry.”

Key Features of PMC-Sierra’s GPON Solutions

The PAS7401 product line integrates a GPON MAC, a VoIP subsystem, an embedded controller and GigaPASS™ bridge performing advanced classification, queuing and filtering, with wire-speed throughput at all packet sizes. Advanced power saving modes can lower PON deployment costs by reducing battery backup unit expenses. The reference designs come with complete GPON ONT software, featuring GPON functions, QoS bridging, VoIP, SIP and OMCI.

PMC-Sierra also provides a four-port GPON OLT SoC, the PAS5211, for Central Office equipment, and a GPON Gateway device, the MSP7162, for Customer Premises equipment. A comprehensive support package, including datasheets and application notes is available at www.pmc-sierra.com/ftth-pon.

PMC-Sierra’s GigaPASS FTTH Architecture Delivers Wire-Speed Performance

As speeds surpass gigabit-per-second rates, an entirely new design approach is required in access network equipment, compared with sub-gigabit/second technologies such as DSL, cable and BPON. The GigaPASS architecture integrates multiple hardware-based packet processing engine subsystems to deliver wire-speed packet processing at all packet sizes, and combines them with a control processor supporting the Linux operating system and extensible middleware platforms.

About PMC-Sierra’s FTTH Family of Products

PMC-Sierra is the only supplier to support EPON (IEEE 802.3ah Ethernet in the First Mile), 10G EPON (IEEE 802.3av) and GPON (ITU-T G.984) standards. The Company’s gigabit PON products are based on the robust GigaPASS™ FTTH Architecture that achieves sustained gigabit and greater data rates while providing a powerful 32-bit programmable processing engine executing the real-time operating system, middleware, and application-specific firmware required for high performance FTTH network access. PMC-Sierra’s SoC solutions provide end-to-end gigabit-per-second bandwidth connections linking central office equipment (optical line terminals) and customer premises equipment (optical network units or network terminals) to the PON network. For more information, visit www.pmc-sierra.com/ftth-pon.

About PMC-Sierra

PMC-Sierra^®, the premier Internet infrastructure semiconductor solution provider, offers its customers technical and sales support worldwide through a network of offices in North America, Europe, Israel and Asia. PMC-Sierra provides semiconductor solutions for Enterprise Storage, Wide Area Network Infrastructure, Fiber To The Home, and Laser Printer/SMB NAS markets. The Company is publicly traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the PMCS symbol. For more information, visit www.pmc-sierra.com.

About Aztech Electronics Pte Ltd (“Aztech Electronics”)

Aztech Electronics Pte Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Aztech Group Ltd. Aztech Electronics business comprises of the design and manufacture of Broadband, Home Networking and Voice Communications products. With its vertically integrated manufacturing plant in Dong Guan, China, together with 6 worldwide sales offices and 4 R&D centres, Aztech provides services of ODM/OEM, Contract Manufacturing and Retail brand distribution. The Aztech brand is available in 14 countries including Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Turkey, Iran and Saudi Arabia. www.aztech.com.

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