Gigle's GGL541 IC integrated into Blusens' HDTV and Home Entertainment
Device enables HD connections through the highest performance multimedia
Ethernet home network over existing wiring at up to 1Gbps.REDWOOD CITY, CA, Dec 18 /CNW/ - Gigle Semiconductor, the leading
developer of any wire home networking solutions today announced that the
GGL541 will be used in Blusens' Multi-Media Home Entertainment equipment to
provide the high-speed connection from the media center to the HDTV over
existing home wiring during CES2009. The GGL541 is the first time that a dual
channel solution for HomePlug(R)AV (200Mbps over powerline) and
mediaxtream(TM) (1Gbps over any wire) has been implemented in a single low
cost IC.
"The GGL541 is the only product offering both the performance we require
for multiple high quality HDTV streams, and the whole home coverage our
customers demand," said Jose Ramon Garcia Gonzalez, Blusens' President and
CEO. "We have been working as an alpha partner with Gigle Semiconductor to
ensure the quality and simplicity we bring to our products also includes easy
connectivity in the home. Embedding the GGL541 into our HDTV allows us to
build today the home network for tomorrow with all the performance needed for
simultaneously streaming multiple HDTV channels, high speed data and high
quality audio transfers. The network operation is invisible to our customers
due to the built-in automatic configuration - exactly what our customers are
demanding. They look like simple requirements but they are the critical factor
for the product return rate."
The GGL541 multimedia home networking IC advanced design can maintain
high data throughput even under the extreme noise conditions commonly found in
powerline, phoneline and coaxial cables, in any frequency band available to
mediaxtream(TM) from 1MHz up to 2.5GHz. The device supports dual-channels: one
that is fully compliant with the HomePlug(R)AV 200Mbps standard and the other
offering mediaxtream(TM) up to 1Gbps at the physical layer. On-chip
intelligence can either aggregate the two channels together for even higher
performance, or use the two channels to form a self-configuring mesh network
that re-times and re-generates signals to increase coverage. The mesh includes
bridging capabilities to enable the all wiring plants in the home -- coaxial
cable, phoneline, and powerline - to be combined to deliver total coverage
throughout the home. The GGL541 is a fully integrated single-chip solution,
with PHY, MAC and Smart Mesh home/QoS/CoS Switching, that is cost optimized to
require no external memories or complex support circuitry. The device is
currently in alpha-stage field testing with selected partners including
service providers, OEM equipment vendors, and consumer electronics companies.
The GGL541 will be released for general availability in April 2009.
"We are delighted to announce our partnership with Blusens to create and
deliver the world's first range of networked home entertainment devices with
embedded communications," said Juan Carlos Riveiro, President and CEO of Gigle
Semiconductor." "The GGL541 represents our commitment to providing cost
effective, leading edge technology for home networking, while supporting
existing industry standards. In the networked home of the future, consumers
will not need to add and configure adapters to connect equipment, they will
simply plug in and seamlessly join the network."
At CES 2009 Blusens will demonstrate the world's first line of consumer
electronic devices integrating the GGL541, such as a networked HDTV flat panel
LCD, Network Attached Storage (NAS), or Blusens' blu:brain device. Blu:brain
is a complete Home HDTV Entertainment Device able to manage, reproduce and
distribute AV content between multiple sources. Possible sources include an
embedded hard drive based DVB-T receiver, a NAS, an internet video stream, a
remote PC, or through any of the multiple external AV connections on the
device. Blusens' blu:brain is a media server plus Personal Video Recorder
(PVR) in a single box. The blu:brain device allows the user to enjoy its
contents anywhere at anytime; allowing users to access their blu:brain's AV
content remotely from their PC or cell phone . The device includes a number of
unique PVR features, such as place-shifting and the ability to combine the
power of a professional IPTV system with the dynamism of Web 2.0 via a
revolutionary software package from LambdaStream. In addition to user
generated video content, Blusens is concluding agreements with content
providers to include Video On Demand (VoD), Over The Top (OTT) Video, and IPTV
content to be accessible with the blu:brain.
Blusens will be demonstrating their multimedia home entertainment center
blu:brain at CES2009 at booth location SANDS 74237.
Gigle Semiconductor will host private meetings at their suite at the Las
Vegas Hilton during CES2009 showing Blusens GGL541-embedded HDTV, blu:brain
and ServerBox and other system products.
About Gigle Semiconductor
Gigle Semiconductor provides system-on-chip integrated circuits for
multimedia home networking over any wire -- powerline, coaxial cable, and
phoneline. Targeted for applications such as IPTV, BBTV, VoD, and VoIP,
Gigle's integrated circuits offer superior performance, coverage and quality
of service than alternative communication technologies, and are designed to be
easily integrated in consumer electronics and IT products. Gigle is a strong
supporter of open standards, a member of the Homeplug Powerline Alliance and
the HomeGrid Forum and an active participant in IEEE P1901 and ITU-T G.hn
wireline standardization initiatives. Gigle has offices in Redwood City, CA;
Barcelona, Spain and Edinburgh, UK. Additional information about the company
is available at http://www.gigle.biz.
About Blusens
Blusens, a Spanish company set up and located in Santiago de Compostela
in 2002, specializes in the latest generation of consumer electronics. The
company, which, with its slogan 'Feel', is a pioneer in the setting of
multimedia leisure, offers a wide range of products, from portable audio and
video players, to home digital entertainment devices. A recently created PRO-
Line is intended to cover IPTV and VoD applications in residential
environments. In April 2008 Blusens Technology and its subsidiaries Blusens
Middle East, Blusens China and Blusens South America merged to create Blusens
Global Corporation. Since then Blusens has open further in Mexico DF (Blusens
Mexico) and Toronto (Blusens Canada), and commercial offices in Telford (UK)
and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). Additional information available at
http://www.blusens.com.
For further information: David Sorensen, Vice President of Marketing,
(650) 592-3810, david.sorensen@gigle.biz, or Michael Wilson, Vice President of
Corporate Business Development, +44 131 557 8889, michael.wilson@gigle.biz, or
Oscar Chabrera, Director of External Projects, +34 934 019 896,
oscar.chabrera@gigle.biz, all of Gigle Semiconductor; or Miguel Churruca,
Marketing Director, mchurruca@blusens.com, or Miguel Silva, Executive Vice
President and MD Global Operations, msilva@blusens.com, both of Blusens, +34
981 553 233, Web Site: http://www.gigle.biz
http://www.blusens.com
