FREMONT, Calif. -- Centillium Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTLM) , a leading provider of broadband access solutions, today announced the release of its innovative next generation Mustang(TM) 300 system-on-chip (SoC), expanding the company's end-to-end fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) semiconductor portfolio. This highly-integrated and low power FTTH solution is ideal for service providers deploying Ethernet Passive Optical Networks (EPON) in customer premise equipment (CPE), enabling the delivery of premium Triple Play services such as bandwidth-intensive IPTV.

According to Steve Rago of iSuppli, fiber will start to make its presence felt starting this year, with FTTH becoming a major broadband deployment initiative globally as consumers demand new capabilities for television entertainment, including interactivity, integration with voice and data communications, personalization and value-added services. Steve continues that in response to this burgeoning demand for bandwidth, it is expected that service providers will ramp up their deployments of PON in 2007, driving a dramatic increase in demand for optical networking equipment and FTTH solutions. iSuppli forecasts that by 2010, the total number of FTTX PON subscribers worldwide will grow to more than 29 million.

"OFN collaborates with Centillium in the development of its Mustang 300 system-on-chip because it enables the delivery of Triple Play services by harnessing the power of EPON technology at the highest quality of service," said Takao Tashiro, Director of Technology Planning at OFN. "Mustang 300 delivers the flexibility we need, coupled with a robust feature set on a single chip that leads to lower cost, greater performance and a quicker time to market."

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