Sigma Designs Launches CoAir

Jun 27, 2008 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- SIGM | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Sigma Designs, a provider in digital media processing and wireless system-on-chip (SoC) solutions for consumer electronics announced CoAir, an Ultrawideband (UWB) and WiMedia standard-based chipset with combined wireless, coax and Ethernet capabilities.

The company said it is launching its new CoAir solution and presenting on a panel titled "Wireless Networking: Fun without Cords" at the Connections conference, June 24-26, in Santa Clara, California.

Developed for worldwide service providers, telcos and consumer electronics manufacturers, Sigma's CoAir chipset is the only technology available that can simultaneously deliver multiple independent streams of video and data over coax cable, Ethernet cable and wirelessly without compromising quality of service and throughput. It is a high performance "wireless" and "no new wires" solution that can stream abundant content wirelessly and over existing coax and Ethernet wires for additional whole home coverage, up to 330 ft., according to the company.

Based on the WiMedia standard, the CoAir chipset can achieve data rates up to 480 Mbps with UWB wireless for in-room video streaming. At the same time, CoAir has the capability to transfer data/video using UWB-over-coax with data rates also up to 480 Mbps for room-to-room communications. And finally, Gigabit Ethernet can also be operated simultaneously to support Ethernet-enabled devices, the company said.

"Our CoAir chipset is a breakthrough; the next generation technology developed for the needs of worldwide service providers, telcos and consumer electronics manufacturers that are looking to make home networking and wireless connectivity easy to achieve and affordable to their customers," said Hung Nguyen, general manager and VP, Sigma Designs Wireless Products Division. "In addition, CoAir is the industry's first truly versatile solution with triple communications power packed inside a chipset that supports high bandwidth, speed and Quality of Service needed for new services like Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) and Video-on-demand (VOD), all at the lowest cost of deployment possible."

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