Product category: Communications ICs (Wired)
News Release from: Agere Systems | Subject: ET3K and TruePHY 1081
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 03 May 2005
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A new Gigabit Ethernet chip solution for switches offers 10 times the performance in bandwidth and speed delivering voice, video and data traffic compared with currently deployed switching equipment.
Agere Systems has announced a Gigabit Ethernet chip solution for switches that offers 10 times the performance in bandwidth and speed delivering voice, video and data traffic compared with currently deployed switching equipment, in a huge number of business networks globally - at a fraction of the cost This massive performance improvement at much lower prices transforms today's unmanaged data networks into much more intelligent, multimedia-rich converged infrastructure
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Mar 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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The improvement in performance and cost is likely to cause the avalanche migration from Fast Ethernet (10/100 megabits per second) networks to Gigabit Ethernet across virtually all business applications.
Furthermore, this solution is the catalyst for a profound change in the way companies run their businesses going forward, how effectively they compete, and how productive and efficient they can become.
Taiwan-based Accton Technology Corp has selected Agere's new chip solution, available now, for use in Accton's Ethernet switching products the company manufactures and sells to retail stores and distributors.