TEL AVIV, Israel -- CopperGate Communications, a leading provider of home networking technology for triple play IPTV applications, and PMC-Sierra (Nasdaq:PMCS - News), a leading provider of broadband communications and storage semiconductors, today announced that Hitron Technologies has selected their solutions for its new carrier-grade multi-service residential gateway. PMC-Sierra's MSP7100 Multi-Service Processor® family combined with CopperGate's CopperStream(TM) CG3110 chipset provides a comprehensive solution for high-performance residential gateways targeted at in-home distribution of IP multi-media entertainment data.

"We selected the PMC-Sierra and CopperGate solution because it delivers the increased performance, reliability, and flexibility that service providers require to offer carrier-grade IP services such as IPTV and VoIP over existing home wiring," said Arif Ahsan, Director of Strategic Marketing, Hitron Technologies. "Combining a powerful processing platform with a high-throughput home-area networking solution enables a unique architecture for the guaranteed QoS our customers require."

CopperGate Communications Inc.