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News Release from: Design of Systems on Silicon
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 10 October 2005
Calero takes charge of powerline
technology
DS2 has appointed Jose Calero as Chief Technology Officer.
DS2 has appointed Jose Calero as Chief Technology Officer Calero's professional roots stem from Lucent Technologies Bell Laboratories where he occupied various managerial positions
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 16 Mar 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Prior to joining DS2 he was CEO/CTO of IngeniaSystem a Spanish IC design service company.
With 20 years business and engineering experience, Calero will build on the resounding success of DS2's high speed powerline communications (PLC) chips which are leading the world of home video networks for IPTV and triple play services over XDSL and FTTH.
DS2's revolutionary 200Mbit/s technology is currently at the heart of home networking devices such as Telefonica's Imagenio IPTV triple play and video-over-DSL service.
According to Jorge Blasco, DS2 CEO: "The Telefonica order is the largest ever placed by an ADSL operator for IPTV triple play services".
"We have shipped more than 100,000 chipsets for this application, the majority for commercial roll-outs like that of Telefonica; with Jose at the helm DS2 will maintain its leading edge in BPL and home networking markets".
Other members of the DS2 management team are equally excited by Calero's appointment.
"We are the only manufacturer with a video capable technology".
"Unlike other PLC alternatives, we support class of service to allow multiple simultaneous video and data channels".
"This unique feature of our technology is extremely important for operators: it makes it possible to address multiple TV households and allows simultaneous IPTV services in apartment buildings".
"Assigning a high calibre, experienced CTO will improve our internal procedures and allow us to maximise on the opportunities offered by the benefits inherent in the DS2 technology".
stated Jose Maria Llopis, Director of Marketing and Sales.
"DS2 excels because we offer a technology which really solves the problems of home networking", commented Victor Dominguez, Director of Standardisation.
"It has strong coverage for HDTV around the home, unlike Wi-Fi, and it is the only PLC technology on the market designed to be EMC friendly worldwide".
"Having a CTO on board with the vision and the experience to continue to meet market demands with design and engineering firsts is important for DS2 and its customers".
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