MaxLinear’s Silicon Used to Demonstrate Gigabit Interoperability at Broadband Forum and HomeGrid Forum G.hn Access Pre-Certification Plugfest Event

MaxLinear, Inc. (NASDAQ: MXL) today announced that twenty-five new products from seven system vendors using MaxLinear silicon participated in a joint HomeGrid Forum and Broadband Forum Plugfest event held at the Interoperability Laboratory of the University of New Hampshire (UNH-IOL). The event aimed to validate the interoperability of G.hn devices in a multi-vendor deployment and indicates a robust and growing product market using G.hn technology as a broadband access backbone.

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The Plugfest event provided members with the opportunity to perform preliminary testing of their G.hn devices. Seven system vendors, with products all powered by MaxLinear silicon, submitted G.hn products interoperating over telephone line and coaxial to test their performance in access topologies ranging from FTTdp and Multi-Dwelling Units (MDU) to Single Family Units (SFU) and Fiber Extension Scenarios (FE). These companies included Albis Elcon, Comtrend Corporation, devolo AG, Methode Electronics, Inc., Positron Access Solutions Corp, ReadyLinks and SendTek Corporation. The test equipment vendors were Sparnex and Telebyte.

“MaxLinear was very proud to participate in the HomeGrid Forum and Broadband Forum’s G.hn Access Pre-Certification Plugfest,” said Doron Tal, Vice President of Broadband Access for MaxLinear. “Helping to create a vibrant G.hn ecosystem benefits all segments of the broadband networking market, beyond us. As we continue to see rapid growth in network upgrade requirements, service providers, access product vendors and consumers will reap significant benefits from G.hn Access technology and this certification process. . G.hn technology integrates seamlessly into GPON, XGS-PON or fixed wireless access operators and customer management systems.

The GHNA certification, which is available through the HomeGrid Forum or the Broadband Forum, consists of two parts, Part A with conformance and interoperability tests (“GiGAWire™ tests”) specified by the HomeGrid Forum, and Part B with performance testing (“BBF.GHNA testing”) specified by the Broadband Forum and work in progress in TR-476. G.hn Access equipment that successfully passes both parties receives the official certification logo and certificate on behalf of both organizations.

“For G.hn to reach its full potential, interoperability is essential,” said Livia Rosu, President of the HomeGrid Forum. “Operator products from various vendors may use the same broadband technology, but if the products are incompatible, the adoption of new market options may stall quickly, resulting in higher costs for service providers and consumers. The G.hn Access Pre-Certification Plugfest aimed to ensure an ecosystem of high-performing, standards-compliant and interoperable products ready for accelerated service deployments.

G.hn is defined by a family of international standards created by the UN standards body ITU-T. G.hn can work on any physical network in the home, including coaxial cables, telephone wires, CAT5 cables and power lines. G.hn eliminates the need for new cables, is highly cost effective, and provides the high throughput and quality of service backbone for today’s hybrid home network. By leveraging G.hn Access technology through existing telephone and coaxial cables, service providers can cost-effectively provide last-mile infrastructure in areas where fiber cannot be deployed to customer premises. .

G.hn access systems that participated in the recent UNH-IOL pre-certification Plugfest will be on display at MaxLinear Booth B#16, HomeGrid Forum Booth B#20, and HomeGrid Forum Booth B#53. Broadband Forum, during the Broadband Forum/Network X Event in Amsterdam, October 18^e at 20^e 2022.

About MaxLinear, Inc.

MaxLinear, Inc. (NYSE: MXL) is a leading provider of radio frequency (RF), analog, digital and mixed-signal integrated circuits for access and connectivity, wired and wireless infrastructure, and industrial and multimarkets. MaxLinear is headquartered in Carlsbad, California. For more information, please visit www.maxlinear.com.

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