Ericsson Uses Broadcom for DSLAM

IRVINE, Calif. -- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM - News), the leading provider of integrated circuits enabling broadband communications, today announced that Ericsson, a leading telecom supplier, has developed DSL central office equipment based on Broadcom's BladeRunner(TM) chipset. Ericsson chose the chipset for the Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) featured in Ericsson's Ethernet DSL Access Solution, which is now in full production and shipping to leading customers.The Broadcom® BladeRunner chipset is a highly integrated silicon solution that provides industry-leading power, performance and flexibility, making it an ideal choice for Ericsson's Ethernet DSL Access Solution. With BladeRunner, Ericsson has developed the world's smallest and most innovative DSLAM, designed to facilitate the cost-effective mass-deployment of DSL while simultaneously increasing performance. Broadcom's BladeRunner chipset also provides Ericsson with solid interoperability, which is essential for the worldwide deployment of DSL services."Ericsson's selection of our BladeRunner chipset was strategic for Broadcom. Ericsson was one of our early access partners for DSL equipment, and their Ethernet DSL Access is a revolutionary system architecture," said John O'Neill, Director of DSL Marketing for Broadcom's Broadband Communications Business Unit. "The migration to Internet Protocol-based DSL access equipment will be stimulated by innovative and cost-compelling system solutions, such as Ericsson's Ethernet DSL Access. Broadcom's partnership with Ericsson and their selection of BladeRunner show our mutual commitment to lead the paradigm shift to IP-based DSLAM equipment."LM EricssonBroadcom Corp.