MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 29, 2010 –
Cavium Networks (NASDAQ: CAVM), a leading provider of highly
integrated semiconductor products that enable intelligent
processing for networking, communications and the digital
home, today announced that ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAT), a
producer of satellite and other wireless communication and
networking systems, has selected OCTEON® Multi-Core
processors to power its next generation subscriber terminals
as well as aggregation gateways for its SurfBeam®2 broadband-over-satellite
system. ViaSat next generation equipment benefits from the
low power consumption, rich computing and service capabilities,
and integration offered by OCTEON Plus processors to provide
always-on high-speed Internet access with sophisticated
QOS, built-in firewall and network address translation,
and video/voice-over-IP services to millions of end-users.
The mass market adoption of broadband-over-satellite systems
requires the ability to grow the network to handle massive
numbers of users and aggregate data throughput, low operational
expenditure to serve a widely dispersed subscriber base,
and low capital expenditure to drive affordability of services
while delivering competitive broadband data rates. The ViaSat
SurfBeam system delivers on all these requirements by integrating
widely-used terrestrial wireless and advanced satellite
technologies. This combination enables worldwide service
providers to deploy satellite network systems with very
high system capacity, simple “no touch” subscriber
provisioning and smaller, lighter consumer-priced subscriber
terminals. The OCTEON multi-core processors integrate a
variety of optimized hardware accelerators and IOs, helping
enable ViaSat terminals and gateways to deliver up to 100
Mbps end-user performance along with industry leading scalability,
reliability and energy efficiency.
"The ViaSat SurfBeam broadband system has become the
first choice among worldwide service providers for broadband-over-satellite,"
said Jeff Crosby, vice president Commercial Broadband at
ViaSat. "The OCTEON processors offer features and scalability
that help us deliver satellite broadband that exceeds median
DSL data rates and user experience to mainstream home and
SOHO/SMB markets. We expect to deploy many millions of satellite
terminals over the next several years as we roll out our
transformational satellite broadband service.”
OCTEON multi-core processors provide a scalable range from
one to 32 64-bit general purpose cores on a single chip
along with the most advanced networking, storage, security
and application hardware acceleration. The Cavium OCTEON
core is Cavium’s custom implementation, optimized
for networking and services with very low power consumption.
Application hardware acceleration engines for QoS, packet
processing, TCP, compression, encryption, RAID, de-duplication
and pattern matching allowing the family to deliver unmatched
scalability, performance and integration. Flexible standards-based
I/Os including gigabit Ethernet, 10 gigabit Ethernet, PCI
Express Gen 1 and 2, USB2.0 and Interlaken enable flexible,
high-bandwidth network and system connectivity.
"ViaSat is a pioneer in deploying satellite broadband
for worldwide service providers. We are excited about their
decision to select the OCTEON Plus processor family for
its next generation broadband-over-satellite subscriber
terminals and gateways" said YJ Kim, Senior Director
Embedded Processor Group. “This selection by ViaSat
reinforces Cavium’s position as industry’s leading
multi-core solution, backed by compelling technology and
execution, to address several emerging wireless infrastructure
market and segments.”
About ViaSat (www.viasat.com)
ViaSat produces innovative satellite and other digital communication
products that enable fast, secure, and efficient communications
to virtually any location. The company provides networking
products and managed network services for enterprise IP
applications; is a key supplier of network-centric military
communications and encryption technologies and products
to the U.S. government; is the primary technology partner
for gateway and customer-premises equipment for consumer
and mobile satellite broadband services; and owns WildBlue,
the premier Ka-band satellite broadband service provider.
ViaSat is based in Carlsbad, CA, has major locations in
Duluth, GA, Germantown, MD (Comsat Laboratories), and Greenwood
Village, CO (WildBlue), along with additional field offices
and service centers worldwide.
About Cavium Networks
Cavium Networks is a leading provider of highly integrated
semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing
for networking, communications and the digital home. Cavium
Networks offers a broad portfolio of integrated, software-compatible
processors ranging in performance from 100 Mbps to 40 Gbps
that enable secure, intelligent functionality in enterprise,
data-center, broadband/consumer and access and service provider
equipment. Cavium Networks processors are supported by ecosystem
partners that provide operating systems, tool support, reference
designs and other services. Cavium Network’s principal
offices are in Mountain View, CA with design team locations
in California, Massachusetts, India and Taiwan. For more
information, please visit: http://www.caviumnetworks.com.
For additional information, contact:
Cavium Networks Contact:
Angel Atondo
Cavium Networks
805 East Middlefield Road,
Mountain View, CA 94043
Telephone: 650-623-7033
Email: angel.atondo@caviumnetworks.com
