[October 21, 2014]

World's First 16-Port G.fast Demonstration Shown by Sckipio at Broadband World Forum

Sckipio Technologies today demonstrated the first commercial G.fast chipset connecting at rates of up to 700Mbps on 16 ports simultaneously at the Broadband World Forum. The demonstration shows the real-world potential of G.fast for delivering ultra broadband over existing copper wiring.

Sckipio demonstrated the first commercial G.fast chipset connecting at rates of up to 700Mbps on 16 ports simultaneously at the Broadband World Forum. (Photo: Business Wire)

The demonstration consisted of Sckipio's 16-port DP3016-EVM DPU with built-in vectoring communicating high-speed G.fast across a 50 meter binder to 16 CPE devices. This is the first public demonstration of a 16-port G.fast solution. The demo can be seen at Stand E60 within the Broadband Forum (News - Alert) Interoperability Pavilion.

"This is just the beginning," said avid Baum, CEO of Sckipio, the leader in G.fast modems. "We will deliver even higher rates over longer distances in the very near future."

See Sckipio Broadband World Forum Show Updates:

• Twitter (News - Alert): https://twitter.com/sckipiotech
• Blog: http://www.sckipio.com/g-fast-blog/
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sckipio

Sckipio G.fast solutions from partners, Lantiq, VTech, XAVi, and Zinwell (News - Alert) were also shown at the Broadband World Forum including DPUs, residential gateways, and bridges.

About Sckipio

Sckipio is the leader in G.fast modems and is dedicated to delivering ultra-broadband using next-generation G.fast-based Fiber-to-the-distribution point (FTTdp) architectures. Sckipio offers a complete G.fast solution - chipsets bundled with software - for a variety of access and mobile backhaul applications based on the ITU G.fast G.9700 and G.9701 standards, to which Sckipio is a leading contributor. Founded by a veteran team of communications experts with deep experience in broadband access and home networking solutions, and backed by leading venture capitalists, Sckipio is well positioned to win the market for the next-generation of broadband access solutions. For more information about Sckipio, visit our website at www.sckipio.com.

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