Shipments of Sigma Designs' HomePNA Chipsets Cross 20 Million Mark

Thanks to its easy installation, high performance, and cost savings, system-on-chip (SoC) provider Sigma Designs’ HomePNA (News - Alert) solution has received broad adoption by both OEMs and service providers globally. As a result, Sigma has shipped more than 20 million HomePNA chipsets worldwide.

“By dramatically reducing IPTV (News - Alert) installation costs, HomePNA has become a must-have technology for telcos deploying triple-play services,” said Gabi Hilevitz, vice president and general manager, Home Connectivity Group for Sigma Designs (News - Alert), in a statement. He added, “Sigma is now perfectly positioned to offer service providers a complete, best-of-breed triple-play solution that combines HomePNA and Sigma’s industry-leading media processors.”

According to Sigma, more than 70 service providers worldwide use HomePNA for IPTV distribution and broadband access. Twenty-five thousand new Sigma-enabled HomePNA devices are installed in single-family homes and multi-dwelling units (MDUs) every business day. Leading OEMs and ODMs such as Motorola, Cisco (News - Alert), Pace, Actiontec, Alcatel/Lucent, Comtrend, Sercomm, Cameo, and ZyXEL use Sigma’s HomePNA solutions in their product offerings, stated Sigma.

In the same statement, commented Michael Weissman, president of the HomePNA Alliance, “This milestone is a testament to the vibrancy and growth of the HomePNA ecosystem.”

“HomePNA customers continue to benefit from the highest performance and the lowest install cost when deploying IPTV over coax and phone line,” noted Weissman.

HomePNA offers high bandwidth, guaranteed QoS, remote management, and diagnostic capabilities that facilitate the installation and maintenance of the home entertainment network. Consequently, said Sigma, it enables service providers to deploy reliable cutting-edge services, like triple-play, while minimizing operation expenditures. HomePNA is a flexible solution capable of servicing MDUs, hotels, single-family homes, and large and small network operators.

While Telcos like AT&T (News - Alert), Bell Canada, CenturyLink, and Telus are using HomePNA chipsets to cut IPTV install times in half while simultaneously increasing bandwidth for these applications, Satellite companies like YES are deploying HomePNA solutions to bring cost-effective VoD to their customers, said Sigma.  In the power utility sector, companies including Chattanoga EPB and Lafayette Utility Services are utilizing HomePNA chipsets to add triple-play services, the supplier said.