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PMC-Sierra and ZTE Demonstrate Interoperability Between ZTE GPON OLT and PMC-Sierra GPON ONT Reference Designs

Posted on: Tuesday, 5 December 2006, 00:00 CST

PMC-Sierra, Inc. (Nasdaq:PMCS) and ZTE Corporation, a leading Chinese manufacturer and provider of communications equipment and solutions, today announced they are demonstrating interoperability between the ZTE GPON OLT and PMC-Sierra's GPON ONT reference design during the ITU Telecom World 2006 conference in Hong Kong. This will be the first live demonstration of PMC-Sierra's reference design for ITU-T GPON FTTH ONT.

PMC-Sierra's GigaPASS™-based ONT delivers both line-rate processing and line-rate throughput for all packet sizes, a feature that ensures a high level of quality of service (QoS) that is essential for successful delivery of triple play services (video, voice and data) in the access network. The live demo will be shown in the ZTE booth in the GPON Pavilion, Booth #10027.

"ZTE is a leading manufacturer of communications equipment in China, with a growing global presence. We are pleased to be collaborating with them and to demonstrate our GPON ONT reference design working with the ZTE OLT," said Victor Vaisleib, general manager of the FTTH Business Unit at PMC-Sierra.

"PMC-Sierra is the market leader in the PON market in Asia, so they understand the need for interoperability in developing high volume markets," said Mr. Xu Ming, general manager of ZTE's Network Business Unit. "Our joint GPON testing exceeded our expectations. Our GPON product line is targeted to meet the needs of global markets."

PMC-Sierra's ONT is based on the gigabit/second GigaPASS™ FTTH architecture deployed in high volume in the EPON FTTH product line. The GigaPASS device architecture combines a wire-speed data path with an OEM programmable control processor with software OS and middleware software stacks. The GigaPASS architecture supports QoS-aware line rate processing for all packet sizes, which is essential for guaranteeing services in all network traffic scenarios, and making the network future-proof for future applications.

"Since its announcement last year, the industry has been awaiting to see PMC-Sierra's GPON silicon," said Jag Bolaria, senior analyst for The Linley Group. "Meeting specifications is one thing, but interoperability in the field will be an important factor in determining if PMC-Sierra can repeat in the GPON market the success they have enjoyed in EPON markets. Obviously, ZTE is an excellent partner given their wide range of communications equipment and their broad-based presence in many global markets."

Demonstrations at ITU Telecom World

In addition to the GPON interoperability demonstration, PMC-Sierra will be showcasing its portfolio of solutions for fiber to the home and customer premises equipment, as well as solutions for wireline and wireless equipment at ITU Telecom World in Booth #2008, from December 4-8, 2006 in Hong Kong, China. Highlights include:

A demonstration of the industry's first EPON residential gateway solution with the ability to deliver carrier-grade IPTV and voice services over the home network; and

The industry's first EPON ONU and OLT silicon devices with key China Telecom features.

About PMC-Sierra's FTTH Family of Products

PMC-Sierra is the only supplier to support both EPON (IEEE 802.3ah Ethernet in the First Mile) and GPON (ITU-T G.984) standards. The company's gigabit PON products are based on the robust GigaPASS™ FTTH Architecture that achieves sustained gigabit and greater data rates while providing a powerful 32-bit programmable processing engine executing the real-time operating system, middleware and application-specific firmware required for high performance FTTH network access functions. PMC-Sierra system-on-a-chip solutions provide end-to-end gigabit per second bandwidth solutions linking central office equipment and customer premise equipment. OLT (optical line terminal) devices connect the central office to the PON network and ONU or ONT devices connect customer premises to the PON network. For more information, visit www.pmc-sierra.com/ftth-pon.

About PMC-Sierra

PMC-SierraTM is a leading provider of broadband communications and storage semiconductors for metro, access, fiber to the home, wireless infrastructure, storage, laser printers and customer premises equipment. PMC-Sierra offers worldwide technical and sales support, including a network of offices throughout North America, Europe, Israel and Asia. The company is publicly traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the PMCS symbol and is included in the S&P 500 Index. For more information, visit www.pmc-sierra.com.

About ZTE

Founded in 1985, with global headquarters in Shenzhen China, and operations in more than 100 countries, ZTE Corporation is a leading global provider of fixed line and mobile telecommunications equipment and network solutions. ZTE's product range is the most complete in the world -- covering virtually every sector of the wireline, wireless and terminal markets.

ZTE is the fastest growing telecom equipment supplier in the world, and China's only listed telecoms manufacturer, with shares publicly traded on both the Hong Kong and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges. ZTE was the only Chinese IT and telecoms manufacturer listed in BusinessWeek's 2005 Top 100 Information Technology Companies. In 2005, ZTE had sales revenue of RMB 21.5 billion and 27,000 employees worldwide. For more information about ZTE, please visit: http://www.zte.com.cn.

Resources to Extend Your Product Knowledge and Understanding

PMC-Sierra FTTH Products: www.pmc-sierra.com/ftth-pon

PMC-Sierra New Products: www.pmc-sierra.com/products/newProducts.html

PMC-Sierra Webinars: www.pmc-sierra.com/webinars

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Source: Business Wire

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