Belkin Selects Jungo’s Software for Mass Telco Deployment of DSL Routers

Belkin to deliver hundreds of thousands of managed DSL routers powered by Jungo’s OpenRG software platform to a leading Telco ISP

 SAN JOSE, Calif., June 23, 2004

Jungo® Software Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of residential gateway software, today announced that its OpenRG software has been selected by Belkin for its managed DSL home networking routers. The joint solution will be deployed by a major telecommunications ISP for delivering home-networked services to hundreds of thousands of DSL subscribers.

“As the top tier telcos increase their DSL and home networking service offering to mass markets, Belkin is focusing on delivering high quality and manageable equipment to meet their requirements,” said Joseph Jaconi, Sr. Business Unit Manager at Belkin. “Jungo’s OpenRG provided us with all of the necessary applications, quality and manageability required for telco grade products and enabled us to deliver a highly effective alternate solution.”

Jungo’s OpenRG software platform is a scalable suite of software technologies that provides customer premise equipment (CPE) vendors with the infrastructure needed to bring residential gateways, wireless access points and integrated access devices (IADs) to market faster. OpenRG includes an optimized Linux-based operating system, optional VxWorks support, communication and routing protocols, network security (Stateful Packet Inspection Firewall), wireless LAN security, Virtual Private Networking (VPN), Universal Plug and Play, Web-based management, remote upgrade capabilities, support for CableHome TM -based devices and a wide range of home networking applications.

“Telcos and Internet service providers (ISPs) are looking for new revenue opportunities including home networking and broadband services for their subscriber base,” said Udi Yuhjtman, Jungo’s VP Business Development. “Belkin’s new DSL home networking routers powered by Jungo’s OpenRG serves as a manageable platform enabling Telco ISPs to deliver enhanced broadband services.”

 About Belkin Corporation

Belkin Corporation, the global leader in connectivity solutions, offers a range of innovations for the computer, electronics, and mobile consumer. With a diverse and far-reaching product mix consisting of home and enterprise networking, audio video solutions, KVM (keyboard/video/mouse) and peripheral sharing, power protection and cabling, as well as USB and FireWire® devices, Belkin extends its reach also to Bluetooth TM , cellular, PDA, iPod, and other solutions for mobile computing. In addition, Belkin has introduced multiple types of messaging services, using iNuntius Inc.’s technology, that allows users to send or receive e-mail, voice mail, faxes, and mobile text messages through one IP-based portal, from any computer and web-enabled device. Belkin products are available through http://www.belkin.com as well as through a network of major distributors, resellers, and superstores.

About Jungo

Jungo is a leading provider of software products and solutions that power residential broadband service offerings and connectivity solutions. Our residential broadband products enable 40 million of the world’s residential gateways. Our connected home, application framework and remote management solutions let service providers easily launch value-added broadband services and manage and monitor their delivery. Jungo’s unique home broadband offerings enable service providers to accelerate the introduction of a variety of innovative, revenue generating digital home services, while enhancing their competitive edge and reducing operational costs.

Jungo’s connectivity solutions division offers extensive connectivity software solutions for USB and PCI, including WinDriver™, a driver development toolkit that enables developers to quickly create custom device drivers that can run on a multitude of operating systems without modification, and USBware™, a complete, high-quality embedded USB software protocol stack, allowing device manufacturers to easily incorporate standard USB OTG/Host/Device connectivity in their designs.

Jungo is owned by NDS, a leading global provider of end-to-end software solutions for the pay television industry. Jungo is owned by NDS, a leading global provider of end-to-end software solutions for the pay television industry. To learn more, visit www.jungo.com.

 

By barak in Uncategorized on June 23, 2004