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Mitsubishi Electric Selects EPON Devices From Passave for Japan's Fiber-to-the-Home Deployment

Posted on: Monday, 27 September 2004, 06:00 CDT

Field-Proven, Standards-Compliant Silicon Drives Mass Deployment of Gigabit Ethernet All the Way to the Home

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TSE:6503), a world leader in communication systems, and Passave, the leading provider of Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) semiconductor solutions, have partnered to drive greater penetration of low-cost, fiber-based Gigabit Ethernet services to consumers in Japan. Through the partnership, Mitsubishi will supply a complete access network solution that combines Passave's optical line terminal (OLT) and optical networking unit (ONU).

Passave's second generation Ethernet passive optical network (EPON) chipset is the only field-proven EPON solution, tested by a large number of customers and carriers and proven to be fully compliant with the newly ratified IEEE 802.3ah standard. Passave silicon is also the first to be tested and proven to support the requirements for field deployment by Japan's major carriers. These requirements include sophisticated encryption and high-efficiency dynamic bandwidth allocation (DBA).

Japan is the world leader in deployment of fiber-based Internet access, and through the support of Mitsubishi Electric's EPON solution, Japan's leading carriers are aggressively expanding their already large FTTH build-outs.

"Mitsubishi Electric is a leader in Japan's new generation of FTTH systems, re-defining Internet access together with Japan's major carriers," said Ariel Maislos, president of Passave. "It is a great honor to be chosen by such a world leader."

"Passave's field-proven devices give Mitsubishi Electric a strong competitive advantage when deploying Gigabit EPON in volume in the world's most demanding market," said Kiyoshi Shimokasa, General Manager, Optical Communications Network Department, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation.

The Mitsubishi-Passave partnership coincides with a surge in demand for FTTH in Japan. According to Japan's Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications (MPHPT), Japan listed more than 1,140,000 FTTH connections in March, 2004, marking an increase of greater than 99,500 subscribers from the previous month. In the previous quarter, monthly increases in FTTH subscribers averaged above 80,000. Industry watchers expect even higher rates of adoption as the cost of FTTH equipment continues to plunge.

About Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

With over 80 years of experience in providing reliable, high-quality products to both corporate clients and general consumers all over the world, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TSE:6503) is a recognized world leader in the manufacture, marketing and sales of electrical and electronic equipment used in information processing and communications, space development and satellite communications, consumer electronics, industrial technology, energy, transportation and building equipment. The company recorded consolidated group sales of 3,309 billion yen (US$31.2 billion) in the year ended March 31, 2004. For more information, visit http://global.mitsubishielectric.com.

About Passave

Passave Inc. is a fabless system-on-chip vendor offering integrated solutions for broadband fiber access. Passave delivers complete, standards-compliant and interoperable solutions for Ethernet passive optical networks (EPONs) that expedite the OEM design process and dramatically reduce product cost. Leveraging Ethernet and IP technologies, Passave offers complete chipsets for fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) systems. Founded in 2001, Passave has received strategic backing from leading venture capital firms and private investors. For more information about Passave, visit www.passave.com.

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