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BroadLight to Power CIG's Next Generation
GPON ONT Product Line
CIG Chooses BroadLight's BL2345/BL2348 for
Its New
Generation GPON ONTs and ONUs
April 20th , 2009 –
Santa Clara, Calif. – BroadLight, the leading
supplier of GPON semiconductors and software, today announced
that Cambridge Industries Group (CIG) has selected BroadLight’s
second generation of GPON System on Chips, the BL2345 and BL2348,
for its wide portfolio of GPON Customer Premises Equipment (CPE).
Representing a major win for BroadLight, CIG’s shipment to its
many clients will include BroadLight’s integrated GPON
SFU/Gateway ONT SoC.
“CIG has built itself
as a worldwide leading supplier of a variety of GPON CPEs. Their
selection of our second generation solution is a resounding
statement of our products and company,” said Raanan Gewirtzman,
CEO of BroadLight. “Clearly, our early investment in GPON has
paid off with leading equipment vendors investing in our products
and solutions.”
“We are pleased to
extend our relationship with BroadLight for more powerful GPON
technologies,” said Gerald Wong, CEO of CIG. “When we looked at
the available product offerings, it was clear that BroadLight’s
BL2345/BL2348 product family was the best solution to satisfy our
demanding GPON customers worldwide with a rich set of features
and the highest level of interface integration. With Broadlight’s
new generation of GPON devices, CIG will be able to offer the
most advanced ONTs in the industry, providing excellent
interoperability performance with most vendors and carriers at
extremely compelling price points, while still maintaining
sufficient margins to ensure sustained profitability and maximum
value for shareholders.”
About CIG
Founded in June 2005, with R&D and manufacturing based in
Shanghai, China, Cambridge Industries Group (CIG) is a leading
independent telecom OEM supplier focusing on FTTH/PON (GPON and
GEPON) CPE equipment, which is an essential and integral part of
PON system vendors' and service providers' end-to-end FTTH
solutions. CIG's complete GPON CPE portfolio includes products
such as ONT, ONU, MDU, and residential gateways, which are
already in mass deployment throughout the world via CIG's
multiple system vendor partners. Unlike traditional OEM business
models, CIG's business model focuses on the vertical integration
of in-house advanced R&D, quality product realization and
delivery, and global services. CIG is therefore capable of
supplying its partners with a rich variety of CPE products with
reduced costs, enhanced features, the possibility of customized
solutions, and quality and volume deliveries. For more
information visit: http://www.ci-g.com.
About BroadLight
BroadLight is a fabless semiconductor company supplying
semiconductor devices and solutions to equipment vendors for FTTH
applications around the globe. Its technology spans from optical
access to home networking which enables the delivery of highly
integrated, low-cost, end-to-end (E2E) solutions from the central
office to the customer premise. As a result, BroadLight is the
leader in GPON semiconductor devices and software and is
currently powering some of the world’s largest PON deployments.
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