SFR opts for OCTEON solution to service NGN triple-play gateways for FTTH service

Cavium Networks, which develops semiconductor products for telecoms operators including networking, communications, storage, wireless and security applications, has announced that French altnet SFR has selected its OCTEON CN50XX processor family for its next generation Gigabit, triple-play home gateway, more commonly known as ‘neufbox’ by SFR. Marketwire reports that the Cavium products will provide a high-performance, low-cost, low-power solution for next generation home gateways that need to support fibre WAN connections, Gigabit LAN connections with 802.11n wireless connections while supporting voice, video and data services in a single processor based system.