Major Chinese OEM initiates volume production of WiMAX VoIP terminals based on TranSwitch Atlanta processor

SHELTON, USA: TranSwitch Corp., a leading provider of semiconductor solutions for the converging voice, data and video network, has received pre-production orders from a leading Chinese Telecom OEM for its Atlanta 80 processor for use in its WiMAX VoIP terminal equipment.

The first widespread deployments of the Atlanta based WiMax Fixed Wireless Terminals (FWT) will be in Asia and Europe where rollouts are expected to begin during the third quarter of 2010. Deployments follow several months of rigorous field testing of equipment under varying network conditions to ensure interoperability, quality and performance.

The adoption of WiMAX, a fourth generation wireless technology, is rapidly gaining momentum worldwide. According to a recent ABI Research report, 164 mobile WiMAX networks were in trial or commercial operation at the end of 2009, and the number of WiMAX subscribers is expected to grow from approximately 6 million in 2009 to over 30 million by 2011.

“We are delighted to have been selected by our major customer as the vendor of choice for their WiMAX VoIP terminal deployments. The fast growing VoIP market presents strategic growth opportunities for TranSwitch,” said Dr. M. Ali Khatibzadeh, President and CEO of TranSwitch.

“Our Atlanta and Entropia product families offer best-in-class performance in terms of voice quality, power consumption and packet processing in the industry,” concluded Dr. Khatibzadeh.

TranSwitch’s Atlanta 80 is well positioned for network deployments worldwide. Last year, Korea’s fastest growing broadband operator, SK Broadband, deployed over a million DECT VoIP terminals based on the Atlanta processor. Other service providers are also conducting trials of Atlanta™ 80 based equipment for their networks.

“Atlanta’s dedicated and optimized VoIP DSPbased technology enables WiMAX terminals to provide consistently high voice quality even under high internet data traffic conditions,” said Kris Shankar, VP of Sales and Marketing at TranSwitch.

“The selection of Atlanta in these deployments is a testament to TranSwitch’s leadership in VoIP technology.” Shankar continued, “With an integrated Digital Signal Processor (DSP) optimized for VoIP, the Atlanta 80 product can simultaneously support 100 Mbps wire-speed routing with Network Address Translation (NAT), Security, WiFi, T38 Fax and up to eight voice channels while maintaining excellent voice quality. We are uniquely architected to deliver all these features with little to no impact on overall performance.”