In a world of high-speed video downloads and lightning-fast data
transmissions, the Internet is a daily tool in many households around
the world. Despite the proliferation of this technology, there are many
rural areas in Europe where there is no broadband access - until now.
Altera Corporation ( ALTR) announced today Newtec’s
award-winning Sat3Play® broadband terminal is
using its Cyclone® II FPGAs to deliver
broadband services.
The Sat3Play® broadband terminal is part of a
two-way satellite system that allows ISPs and Telcos to provide voice,
data and television services in areas where low-cost broadband
connections don’t exist. Newtec is a worldwide
provider of satellite communications products and solutions including
DVB modulators, digital TV and radio distribution networks, TV networks
and IP Broadband Access Networks.
Altera® Cyclone II
devices enable the flexibility and scalability found in the Sat3Play®
broadband terminal. In the terminal, the Cyclone II devices act as a
coprocessor to an ASSP, handling the upstream modulation for the return
channel, and filtering protocol-encapsulated data for the transmission
and reception of IP packets while handling key system interfaces like
PCI.
“For years, some Internet users in Europe didn’t
have a choice in broadband access. Depending on where they lived, they
were forced to use PSTN or ISDN to access the Internet. Now a Sat3Play®
user can have access anywhere, anytime and as long as they want,”
said Max d’Oreye, vice president of marketing
at Newtec. “Altera’s
Cyclone II FPGAs help make that a reality by providing us with a
cost-effective solution for this high-volume application and enabling us
to handle higher bandwidth efficiency inside the broadband terminal.”
“Operating at the heart of Newtec’s
Sat3Play® terminal, Altera’s
Cyclone II FPGAs offer both the performance headroom to support new
innovative modulation schemes for new services and the programmability
for easy firmware upgrades,” said Arun
Iyengar, senior director of Altera’s
communications business unit. “We’re
proud to be a part of Newtec’s solution to
give European consumers another choice in broadband access.”
For more information on Altera’s
communications solutions, visit www.altera.com/end-markets/pr2/broadcast.
About Altera
Altera programmable solutions enable system and semiconductor companies
to rapidly and cost effectively innovate, differentiate and win in their
markets. Find out more at www.altera.com.
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