KT Picks EPON Gear

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- PMC-Sierra, Inc. (Nasdaq:PMCS), a leading provider of broadband communications and storage semiconductors, and DASAN Networks, Inc., Korea’s leading supplier of broadband access equipment, today announced that KT (Korea Telecom) has selected DASAN Networks for deployment of Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) equipment in the greater metropolitan area of Seoul, Korea. DASAN’s gigabit per second EPON solution, based on PMC-Sierra’s FTTH chip set using its GigaPASS™ architecture, is capable of delivering premium-grade triple-play services – voice, data and video – to Korea’s growing FTTH subscriber base. DASAN provides ONUs (Optical Network Units) for FTTH Customer Premises Equipment and OLTs (Optical Line Terminal) FTTH equipment for central office equipment (COs). DASAN Networks expects the number of subscribers under this deployment to reach 800,000 in the 2007 calendar year.

“Korea has consistently been a leader in deploying broadband access technologies and they now join Japan in selecting PMC-Sierra-based EPON FTTH technology for widespread deployment,” said Victor Vaisleib, general manager of the FTTH Business Unit at PMC-Sierra. “To be chosen for deployment in Seoul, the nation’s capital, is a significant honor. This accomplishment solidifies our position as the worldwide leader in FTTH silicon.”

PMC-Sierra Inc. (Nasdaq: PMCS)