Product category: Communications ICs (Wired)
News Release from: Agere Systems | Subject: Network processor and mapper chips
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 06 June 2005
Software makes more of processors and
mappers
Agere Systems and NComm have jointly announced first-of-their-kind software update offerings that function on Agere's network processor and mapper chips.
Agere Systems and NComm have jointly announced first-of-their-kind software update offerings that function on Agere's network processor and mapper chips These offerings can prevent millions of dollars in lost revenues for telecomms service providers and businesses during planned service updates and unplanned network outages
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 24 Oct 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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