MaxLinear and devolo Team for New G.hn Wireless, IPTV Products for Carriers

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  • Companies target high-performance applications including whole-home Wi-Fi and IPTV; products are among the first to leverage G.hn power saving mode to significantly cut power consumption

CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MaxLinear, Inc. (NYSE:MXL), a leading provider of radio frequency (RF), analog, and mixed-signal integrated circuits for the connected home, wired and wireless infrastructure, and industrial and multimarket applications, today announced its G.hn Wave 2 transceiver ICs have been selected by German home networking pioneer devolo for an innovative new line of powerline networking products for service providers.

devolo's new generation of home networking solutions enables a double-digit increase in data rates compared to current technologies, thus providing the best user experience possible. The new products leverage existing electrical wiring to offer both wired and Wi-Fi connectivity. They provide end users with seamless, robust Wi-Fi coverage across an entire home with the freedom to enjoy streaming video or surfing the Internet anywhere.

devolo's new G.hn powerline products are optimized for very low latency and packet loss to serve applications such as IPTV and online gaming and are the first in the industry to support newly released features required by service providers, including: G.hn power saving mode, IEEE1905a, and TR-069.

Power saving mode is an energy-efficiency feature of the G.hn standard that can drastically reduce power consumption in common usage scenarios. IEEE1905a provides the framework to simplify setup and optimization to achieve expected performance through self-installation. TR-069 is critical in eliminating truck-rolls by allowing remote management and field-upgradability of the G.hn powerline adapters.

MaxLinear’s G.hn Wave-2 chipset (88LX5152 baseband and 88LX2720 analog front-end) combines to deliver the highest performance and lowest latency powerline solution in the industry with net data rates up to 1 Gbps. The ICs implement advanced TDMA technology to achieve the very low latency needed for gaming, VoIP, and IPTV applications. The chipset also features next-generation LDPC forward error correction for error-free 4K IPTV video delivery.

“devolo is the leading provider of powerline networking solutions in Europe and we’re excited that they selected MaxLinear’s G.hn technology as the core component of their product family upgrade,” said Will Torgerson, Vice President & General Manager of the Broadband Group for MaxLinear. “This new generation of devolo powerline products will allow European service providers to deliver whole home gigabit-class home-networking solutions to their customers’ homes.”

“We wanted this new generation of home networking products to provide wire-rate performance even in the most challenging environments, including the high-density urban scenarios in which many of our European carrier customers operate,” said Heiko Harbers, CEO of devolo. “Once we settled on G.hn technology as the best way to achieve this goal, we decided that MaxLinear was the partner with the technology we needed and with the commitment to partner support that really benefited our development process.”

For more than 14 years, devolo has been a partner of service providers and carriers across Europe, providing them with high-performance powerline products that are adapted to their specific needs.

About devolo

devolo makes the home intelligent and the mains supply smart. Private customers use Powerline adapters from devolo to bring high-speed data connections into every room. There are about 36 million dLAN adapters in use internationally. And customers with devolo Home Control are discovering the possibilities of the smart home – it can be set up quickly, expanded however you want, and conveniently controlled using your smartphone. As an OEM partner, devolo individually adapts its products and solutions to the needs of international telecommunications companies. In the professional sector, conversion of the power supply infrastructure provides additional opportunities. devolo solutions can be used to monitor and control new smart grids in real time, and also implement completely new services. devolo was founded in 2002 and currently employs about 300 people. The world market leader in the Powerline area is represented by its own subsidiaries and by partners in 19 countries.

About MaxLinear, Inc.

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

MxL and the MaxLinear logo are trademarks of MaxLinear, Inc. Other trademarks appearing herein are the property of their respective owners.

Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements include, among others, statements concerning devolo's selection of MaxLinear’s G.hn Wave 2 transceiver integrated circuits and statements concerning or implying the performance of MaxLinear’s technologies, their potential use cases, and the potential impact of these technologies on our business and future operating results. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s current, preliminary expectations. In particular, our future operating results are substantially dependent on our assumptions about market trends and conditions and our expectations with respect to recently completed acquisitions, including our ability to integrate our recently completed acquisition of Exar Corporation. Additional risks and uncertainties arising from our operations generally and our recently completed acquisitions include intense competition in our industry; our dependence on a limited number of customers for a substantial portion of our revenues; uncertainties concerning how end user markets for our products will develop; potential uncertainties arising from continued consolidation among cable television and satellite operators in our target markets and continued consolidation among competitors within the semiconductor industry generally; our ability to develop and introduce new and enhanced products on a timely basis and achieve market acceptance of those products, particularly as we seek to expand outside of our historic markets; potential decreases in average selling prices for our products; risks relating to intellectual property protection and the prevalence of intellectual property litigation in our industry; indemnification obligations of Exar arising from a recent divestiture; the impact on our financial condition of acquisition indebtedness arising from the Exar transaction; our reliance on a limited number of third party manufacturers; and our lack of long-term supply contracts and dependence on limited sources of supply. In addition to these risks and uncertainties, investors should review the risks and uncertainties contained in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including the information under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017. All forward-looking statements are based on the estimates, projections and assumptions of management as of the date of this press release, and MaxLinear is under no obligation (and expressly disclaims any such obligation) to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

MaxLinear, Inc. Press Contact:
The David James Agency LLC
David Rodewald
+1 805-494-9508
david@davidjamesagency.com
or
MaxLinear, Inc. Corporate Contact:
Will Torgerson
Vice President & General Manager of the Broadband Group
+1 760-692-0711
wtorgerson@maxlinear.com
or
devolo Press Contact:
Michael Kueppers
Corporate Communications Manager
+49 241-18279-516
michael.kueppers@devolo.de

Source: MaxLinear, Inc.

Released May 2, 2018