TELUS Selects CopperGate's HomePNA 3.1 Home Networking Technology for
IPTV Service
Canadian telecommunications service provider gets new technology to
bring TELUS TV into more homes
NEWARK, Calif. (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) September 2, 2008 --
CopperGate Communications, a
leading provider of home networking chipsets for triple play IPTV
over existing wiring, today announced that TELUS has selected
CopperGate's HomePNA
3.1 technology integrated into set-top boxes and residential
gateways for its TELUS TV service offering. TELUS is a leading provider
of high-speed Internet, voice, and wireless communications services in
Canada.
CopperGate's chipsets provide a complete HomePNA 3.1 home networking
solution that operates over both coax cables and phone wires. CopperGate
chipsets are the first to comply with the ITU G.9954 (HomePNA 3.1) home
networking standard and feature guaranteed
parameter-based service levels and powerful remote management and
diagnostics capabilities. HomePNA 3.1 technology is being deployed today
by AT&T and other major telecommunication companies worldwide.
“HomePNA offers an excellent value proposition
for service providers deploying triple
play services and has gained strong momentum worldwide,”
noted William Simmelink, CopperGate's president. “We
are pleased to add another leading service provider such as TELUS to our
list of clients.”
TELUS TV is a 100 percent digital entertainment service that allows
subscribers to customize their entertainment experience. With TELUS TV,
customers get automatic access to TELUS Video On Demand and can build a
TV package from a list of more than 200 channels.
“Customer demand for TELUS TV is growing
rapidly year after year. We are very pleased with the performance and
features offered by CopperGate's HomePNA 3.1,”
said Stephen Ospalak, vice-president, Mobile and Home devices at TELUS. “HomePNA
3.1 is helping us offer our IP based television service to more homes
than ever while allowing us to lower installation and operational costs
over time.”
About TELUS
TELUS (TSX: T, T.A; NYSE: TU) is a leading national telecommunications
company in Canada, with $9.4 billion of annual revenue and 11.4 million
customer connections including 5.8 million wireless subscribers, 4.3
million wireline network access lines and 1.2 million Internet
subscribers. TELUS provides a wide range of communications products and
services including data, Internet protocol (IP), voice, entertainment
and video. In support of our philosophy to give where we live, TELUS,
our team members and alumni have contributed $113 million to charitable
and not-for-profit organizations and volunteered more than 2.1 million
hours of service to local communities since 2000. Nine TELUS Community
Boards across Canada lead our local philanthropic initiatives. For more
information about TELUS, please visit telus.com.
About CopperGate
CopperGate Communications, the Everywire Home Networking Company™
develops high performance chipsets for broadband access and networking
for high fidelity home entertainment applications such as HD-enabled
IPTV, multi-room DVRs, and video on demand (VOD). As a leader in
multi-wire home networking, only CopperGate offers both HomePNA and
HomePlug technology for individual homes and multi-dwelling and
multi-tenant units (MDU/MTU) worldwide. CopperGate chipsets have been
deployed by leading triple-play service providers representing nearly
100 million lines and have already connected more than 15,000 miles of
coax. Founded in 2000, CopperGate is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel
with offices in the United States, Taiwan, Korea, China and Japan.
Please visit www.copper-gate.com.
CopperStream, CopperGate, CopperGate Communications, the Everywire
Home Networking Company and the CopperGate Emblems are trademarks or
registered trademarks of CopperGate in the U.S.A. and other countries.
All other trademarks mentioned herein are believed to be trademarks of
their respective owners.
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