microsemi and sckipio demonstrate world’s first g.fast reverse power feeding at ces 2015
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MICROSEMI AND SCKIPIO DEMONSTRATE WORLD’S FIRST G.FAST REVERSE POWER
FEEDING AT CES
MAJOR MILESTONE AND KEY ENABLER FOR THE ROLLOUT OF ULTRA HD TV SERVICES AND SOLUTIONS
Jan. 5, 2015, International CES, Las Vegas – Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading
provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance,
and Sckipio Technologies today announced the first demonstration of reverse power feeding over
G.fast broadband access network infrastructure at the International CES tradeshow in Las Vegas,
suite 1560 in the Westgate Hotel (formerly LVH). This is the first time reverse power has been
demonstrated publicly on real G.fast equipment.
G.fast is the newly approved ultra broadband standard from the ITU and is expected to deliver up to
1Gbps to consumer residences. This will allow for ultra high speed Internet access as well as
support streaming multiple channels of ultra HD TV (4K) concurrently. One of the key elements of
G.fast is the ability to deploy it close to the home in locations that don’t currently have power for
distribution points. Reverse power feeding enables operators to deploy those distribution points in
more convenient locations without the need for dedicated AC power, thus allowing for more efficient
and lower cost deployments of G.fast. The role of reverse power is central to many fiber-to-the-
distribution-point (FTTdp) deployments of G.fast.
“G.fast is an important new market for reverse power and Sckipio is a leader in G.fast,” said Roger
Holliday, senior vice president and general manager, communications products group at Microsemi.
“This joint demonstration proves the feasibility and practicality of G.fast in FTTdp deployments.”
“The role of reverse power is central to many deployment scenarios of G.fast,” said David Baum,
CEO of Sckipio. “With a tremendous technology partner such as Microsemi, we are accelerating the
time to market for G.fast. This will make service providers, equipment makers and consumers all
happy. Now, they will get the benefits of lower cost ultra broadband sooner than people thought
possible.”
The demonstration shows DC power injected by Microsemi’s RPF PSE chip PD81001-based injector
into the Sckipio CP1000-EVM G.fast consumer premise equipment and transmitted to an eight-port
power extraction and aggregation module based on Microsemi PD70201 RPF PD chip, which safely
converts the equally shared power into 12 volts for use by the Sckipio DP3000-EVM G.fast
Distribution Point device.
“Validating the reverse power feeding is a critical piece of the G.fast puzzle,” said Simon Stanley,
contributing analyst for Heavy Reading. “This is a major step forward in the ultimate success and
adoption of G.fast.”
For more information about the Microsemi PD81001, visithttp://www.microsemi.com/existing-
parts/parts/136582.
For more information about the Microsemi PD70201, visithttp://www.microsemi.com/existing-
parts/parts/84945.
About Sckipio
Sckipio is the leader in G.fast modems and is dedicated to delivering ultra-broadband using next-
generation G.fast-based Fiber-to-the-distribution point (FTTdp) architectures. Sckipio offers a
complete G.fast solution – chipsets bundled with software – for a variety of access and mobile
backhaul applications based on the ITU G.fast G.9700 and G.9701 standards, to which Sckipio is a
leading contributor. Founded by a veteran team of communications experts with deep experience in
broadband access and home networking solutions, and backed by leading venture capitalists,
Sckipio is well positioned to win the market for the next-generation of broadband access solutions.
For more information about Sckipio, visit our website at www.sckipio.com. For more information,
follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter @SckipioTech.
About Microsemi
Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC) offers a comprehensive portfolio of semiconductor and
system solutions for communications, defense & security, aerospace and industrial markets.
Products include high-performance and radiation-hardened analog mixed-signal integrated circuits,
FPGAs, SoCs and ASICs; power management products; timing and synchronization devices and
precise time solutions, setting the world’s standard for time; voice processing devices; RF solutions;
discrete components; security technologies and scalable anti-tamper products; Power-over-Ethernet
ICs and midspans; as well as custom design capabilities and services. Microsemi is headquartered
in Aliso Viejo, Calif., and has approximately 3,400 employees globally. Learn more at
www.microsemi.com.
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