High-density Gigabit Ethernet point-to-point ODM switch accelerates time-to-market by six to nine months
Stockholm, Sweden - April 26, 2010 - Xelerated and Accton Technology Corporation today announced a strategic partnership to provide products for the unified fiber access market, including point-to-point Ethernet, PON and Mobile Backhaul. Combining Xelerated's programmable Ethernet switches and data plane software with Accton's system level product and production expertise, the two companies are bringing to market Original Design Manufacturer (ODM) access switches enabling broadband access equipment vendors to accelerate time-to-market by six to nine months, and gain first mover advantage.
Xelerated and Accton will showcase their first product, a Gigabit Ethernet fiber access switch at the upcoming Interop show in Las Vegas. The product is designed to serve the quickly emerging next-generation fiber access market with up to gigabit per second customer connection speeds.
Broadband access equipment vendors are under constant pressure to stay ahead of the market with the latest features and support to ever-evolving standards. The customizable design of the new product enables in-service adaptation to future standards and continued innovation by software upgrades. It also provides industry-leading port and service density with 44 GE point-to-point access ports and four 10GE uplink ports in one rack unit space. The data plane is based on Xelerated's unified fiber access software, which supports point-to-point Ethernet, PON and mobile backhaul applications. The hardware platform has been designed for easy adaptation to alternative configurations in these areas.
"The new Gigabit Ethernet fiber access switch enables broadband access equipment vendors to quickly customize it to their needs and roadmap, ultimately extending product lifetimes. The ability to flexibly program next-generation fiber access products is a strategic direction for the industry, as standards and requirements continue to evolve," said CC Lee, VP/Engineering, of Accton. "We are very proud to join forces with Xelerated to offer the first customizable high-density gigabit Ethernet access switch."
Recently, government programs in the US and globally have spurred high interest in next-generation high-speed Internet access for the mass market. By bringing together the industry's highest performing yet programmable switching and platform technologies, Xelerated and Accton support the widest range of business and technical requirements, including the ability to adapt the product for different regional market conditions.
"Our joint product with Accton underscores the viability of a unified approach to next-generation fiber access. Broadband access equipment vendors can customize the solution to integrate with their existing access portfolio and capture a first-mover advantage for the gigabit access market," said Thomas Axelsson, CEO at Xelerated. "Accton is a leading original design manufacturer, and one we are thrilled to partner with as we work together toward helping equipment vendors unify their access portfolio, providing feature differentiation and accelerating their overall time-to-market."
Xelerated and Accton will showcase the product at Interop in Las Vegas, booth number 2630, from April 27-29.
About Xelerated
Xelerated is the global leader in network processing and programmable Ethernet switching solutions for the design of Carrier Ethernet, Unified Fiber Access and Mobile Backhaul platforms. Through efficient and flexible network processing, Xelerated's products solve one of the greatest challenges in the networking and service provider industries: extending equipment lifetimes.
Xelerated's network processors and programmable Ethernet switches are based on its unique, patented, Dataflow Architecture, which inherently provide wirespeed performance. For network equipment vendors, this translates to reduced research and development costs, minimized risk and accelerated time-to-market. Xelerated's technology is deployed by eight out of ten of the world's largest Carrier Ethernet vendors.
An award-winning company, in 2009 Xelerated was recognized by the Global Semiconductor Alliance as a winner of the Outstanding Financial Performance by a Private Semiconductor Company.
The company has offices in Santa Clara, Stockholm, Tel Aviv and Beijing. For more information, please visit or join in the discussion by reading our blog, Xelerated Xpress at http://blog.xelerated.com.
About Accton Technology Corporation
Accton is a premier provider of communication solutions for top-tier networking vendors. With the growing trend of IP-centric access, Accton collaborates with its strategic partners to design, develop and manufacture innovative, cutting-edge Zero-time technologies into competitive networking devices such as switching, enterprise wireless, broadband access, metro Ethernet, IP-DSLAM and wireless mobile terminals for enterprise and home networking solutions.
Established in 1988, Accton has dedicated itself to become the leading IP-based networking solution provider globally. For more information about Accton and its subsidiaries, please visit www.accton.com
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