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	DS2, pioneer designing chips for Power Line Communications


	This experience led DS2 to change its strategic line, reinventing itself as a company. “We sold the technology that we had used until then to compete with the telecommunications companies in supplying Internet access to the electric companies to establish local area networks in the home”, explains the DS2 executive. Despite the fact that the volume of business from the supply of microcircuits for Internet providers over the power grid has declined considerably in Spain, the Valencia-based multinational says that its position has become stronger in the United States and Russia. “We have major market penetration in both countries. In Russia, there is a type that takes fiber optic wires to the rooftops of the buildings, with 200 volt lines running vertically and horizontally. There we have sold hundreds of thousands of units”. In the United States, DS2 has also gotten a foothold through the collaboration of a strategic partner in that country. “In the United States, 60% of the territory does not have access to the Internet by either cable modem or ADSL. In fact, a large part of the rural population can only access by modem at 56kb per second over telephone lines. We are capable of guaranteeing several megabits in places where users are barely able to browse”, Blasco proudly says. Domestic networks One of the leading segments in which Spanish company DS2 is operating is in the domestic consumption market. The chips designed by the Valencia-based multinational are commonly integrated in to the products of companies such as Buffalo, Contred, Conceptronic, Corinex Communication, D-Link, Logitec, Netgear or Schneider Electric, among others. In turn, these companies offer equipment with PLC technology on the retail market for the transmission of video and high definition signals within the home. The solutions based on DS2 for multimedia applications use 200 Mbps technology that enable integration on the network and broadband access by power line, coaxial cable or telephone line. This technology has been widely accepted by the leading telecommunications operators, starting with Spanish Telefónica and its counterparts: British Telecom, Belgacom, Singapur Telecom or Portugal Telecom. The DS2 solutions are the basis for network devices for digital television services on the Internet and for video services over DSL (Digital Subscriber Line). In addition, because wireless technology does not offer the band width or the reliability necessary to channel HD (High Definition) video and suffers from interface problems in densely populated urban areas, the 200 Mbps DS2 circuits on high voltage lines have taken an advantageous position on the market. That is because they provide a robust, secure connection through the use of the existing electrical grid to distribute multiple IPTV (television on IP) channels throughout the home, even in densely populated areas. Another of the reasons why this technology is successful for home IPTV networks is that it has become an alternative to installing new wiring. “All it requires is to install a PLC modem and ADSL to send the television signal between two electrical outlets in the same house”, the DS2 CEO explained succinctly. To date, the Spanish company has sold millions of chips to telecommunications operators around the world. One of DS2's lines of research and development when creating and adapting its chips for applications on electrical infrastructures has focused on remote meter reading, known as AMR. In this area, the company is beginning to gain a certain foothold on the Asian electricity markets. “They are using our technology to read meters remotely and provide real-time charges”, says Blasco. Future at 400 Mbps DS2 is proud to have developed the first integrated circuit for telecommunications on power lines capable of offering quality multimedia home networks, as well as entertainment applications and broadband access. The initial speed was 45 Mbps and later, in 2004, it was 200 Mbps. In a very short amount of time, the transmission speed will have doubled, enabling the next generation of power line products to work at a frequency of 400 Mbps. That will make it possible to develop new multimedia applications with HD technology, such as multichannel HD-IPTV or multi-screen PVR (Personal Video Recorder). “We are going to try to release it before anyone else. The first industrial prototypes will be ready by late 2010 or early 2011”, the DS2 executive announces. The DS2 400 Mbps technology will be fully compatible with existing DS2 technologies: the 200 Mbps AitanaTM chipset for multimedia and IPTV applications, and the 100 Mbps MontgoTM chipset for Internet, data sharing and audio applications. DS2's growth since it began operations has been exponential. It currently has over 140 employees, most of whom are dedicated to R&D. The company has sales offices in Santa Clara, USA; Tokyo, Japan; Taipei, Taiwan; and Seoul, Korea. The company had $20 million in sales in 2008, compared to $15 million in 2007 and $12 million in 2006. “We currently export 98% of our production, and our main markets are Taiwan, the United States and Russia”, says Jorge Blasco.

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"DS2 is proud to have developed the first integrated circuit for telecommunications on power lines"

"DS2 is at the cutting edge in this sector thanks to the development of semiconductors for communications over electrical wire"


	DS2, pioneer designing chips for Power Line Communications


	This experience led DS2 to change its strategic line, reinventing itself as a company. “We sold the technology that we had used until then to compete with the telecommunications companies in supplying Internet access to the electric companies to establish local area networks in the home”, explains the DS2 executive. Despite the fact that the volume of business from the supply of microcircuits for Internet providers over the power grid has declined considerably in Spain, the Valencia-based multinational says that its position has become stronger in the United States and Russia. “We have major market penetration in both countries. In Russia, there is a type that takes fiber optic wires to the rooftops of the buildings, with 200 volt lines running vertically and horizontally. There we have sold hundreds of thousands of units”. In the United States, DS2 has also gotten a foothold through the collaboration of a strategic partner in that country. “In the United States, 60% of the territory does not have access to the Internet by either cable modem or ADSL. In fact, a large part of the rural population can only access by modem at 56kb per second over telephone lines. We are capable of guaranteeing several megabits in places where users are barely able to browse”, Blasco proudly says. Domestic networks One of the leading segments in which Spanish company DS2 is operating is in the domestic consumption market. The chips designed by the Valencia-based multinational are commonly integrated in to the products of companies such as Buffalo, Contred, Conceptronic, Corinex Communication, D-Link, Logitec, Netgear or Schneider Electric, among others. In turn, these companies offer equipment with PLC technology on the retail market for the transmission of video and high definition signals within the home. The solutions based on DS2 for multimedia applications use 200 Mbps technology that enable integration on the network and broadband access by power line, coaxial cable or telephone line. This technology has been widely accepted by the leading telecommunications operators, starting with Spanish Telefónica and its counterparts: British Telecom, Belgacom, Singapur Telecom or Portugal Telecom. The DS2 solutions are the basis for network devices for digital television services on the Internet and for video services over DSL (Digital Subscriber Line). In addition, because wireless technology does not offer the band width or the reliability necessary to channel HD (High Definition) video and suffers from interface problems in densely populated urban areas, the 200 Mbps DS2 circuits on high voltage lines have taken an advantageous position on the market. That is because they provide a robust, secure connection through the use of the existing electrical grid to distribute multiple IPTV (television on IP) channels throughout the home, even in densely populated areas. Another of the reasons why this technology is successful for home IPTV networks is that it has become an alternative to installing new wiring. “All it requires is to install a PLC modem and ADSL to send the television signal between two electrical outlets in the same house”, the DS2 CEO explained succinctly. To date, the Spanish company has sold millions of chips to telecommunications operators around the world. One of DS2's lines of research and development when creating and adapting its chips for applications on electrical infrastructures has focused on remote meter reading, known as AMR. In this area, the company is beginning to gain a certain foothold on the Asian electricity markets. “They are using our technology to read meters remotely and provide real-time charges”, says Blasco. Future at 400 Mbps DS2 is proud to have developed the first integrated circuit for telecommunications on power lines capable of offering quality multimedia home networks, as well as entertainment applications and broadband access. The initial speed was 45 Mbps and later, in 2004, it was 200 Mbps. In a very short amount of time, the transmission speed will have doubled, enabling the next generation of power line products to work at a frequency of 400 Mbps. That will make it possible to develop new multimedia applications with HD technology, such as multichannel HD-IPTV or multi-screen PVR (Personal Video Recorder). “We are going to try to release it before anyone else. The first industrial prototypes will be ready by late 2010 or early 2011”, the DS2 executive announces. The DS2 400 Mbps technology will be fully compatible with existing DS2 technologies: the 200 Mbps AitanaTM chipset for multimedia and IPTV applications, and the 100 Mbps MontgoTM chipset for Internet, data sharing and audio applications. DS2's growth since it began operations has been exponential. It currently has over 140 employees, most of whom are dedicated to R&D. The company has sales offices in Santa Clara, USA; Tokyo, Japan; Taipei, Taiwan; and Seoul, Korea. The company had $20 million in sales in 2008, compared to $15 million in 2007 and $12 million in 2006. “We currently export 98% of our production, and our main markets are Taiwan, the United States and Russia”, says Jorge Blasco.


	DS2, pioneer designing chips for Power Line Communications


	This experience led DS2 to change its strategic line, reinventing itself as a company. “We sold the technology that we had used until then to compete with the telecommunications companies in supplying Internet access to the electric companies to establish local area networks in the home”, explains the DS2 executive. Despite the fact that the volume of business from the supply of microcircuits for Internet providers over the power grid has declined considerably in Spain, the Valencia-based multinational says that its position has become stronger in the United States and Russia. “We have major market penetration in both countries. In Russia, there is a type that takes fiber optic wires to the rooftops of the buildings, with 200 volt lines running vertically and horizontally. There we have sold hundreds of thousands of units”. In the United States, DS2 has also gotten a foothold through the collaboration of a strategic partner in that country. “In the United States, 60% of the territory does not have access to the Internet by either cable modem or ADSL. In fact, a large part of the rural population can only access by modem at 56kb per second over telephone lines. We are capable of guaranteeing several megabits in places where users are barely able to browse”, Blasco proudly says. Domestic networks One of the leading segments in which Spanish company DS2 is operating is in the domestic consumption market. The chips designed by the Valencia-based multinational are commonly integrated in to the products of companies such as Buffalo, Contred, Conceptronic, Corinex Communication, D-Link, Logitec, Netgear or Schneider Electric, among others. In turn, these companies offer equipment with PLC technology on the retail market for the transmission of video and high definition signals within the home. The solutions based on DS2 for multimedia applications use 200 Mbps technology that enable integration on the network and broadband access by power line, coaxial cable or telephone line. This technology has been widely accepted by the leading telecommunications operators, starting with Spanish Telefónica and its counterparts: British Telecom, Belgacom, Singapur Telecom or Portugal Telecom. The DS2 solutions are the basis for network devices for digital television services on the Internet and for video services over DSL (Digital Subscriber Line). In addition, because wireless technology does not offer the band width or the reliability necessary to channel HD (High Definition) video and suffers from interface problems in densely populated urban areas, the 200 Mbps DS2 circuits on high voltage lines have taken an advantageous position on the market. That is because they provide a robust, secure connection through the use of the existing electrical grid to distribute multiple IPTV (television on IP) channels throughout the home, even in densely populated areas. Another of the reasons why this technology is successful for home IPTV networks is that it has become an alternative to installing new wiring. “All it requires is to install a PLC modem and ADSL to send the television signal between two electrical outlets in the same house”, the DS2 CEO explained succinctly. To date, the Spanish company has sold millions of chips to telecommunications operators around the world. One of DS2's lines of research and development when creating and adapting its chips for applications on electrical infrastructures has focused on remote meter reading, known as AMR. In this area, the company is beginning to gain a certain foothold on the Asian electricity markets. “They are using our technology to read meters remotely and provide real-time charges”, says Blasco. Future at 400 Mbps DS2 is proud to have developed the first integrated circuit for telecommunications on power lines capable of offering quality multimedia home networks, as well as entertainment applications and broadband access. The initial speed was 45 Mbps and later, in 2004, it was 200 Mbps. In a very short amount of time, the transmission speed will have doubled, enabling the next generation of power line products to work at a frequency of 400 Mbps. That will make it possible to develop new multimedia applications with HD technology, such as multichannel HD-IPTV or multi-screen PVR (Personal Video Recorder). “We are going to try to release it before anyone else. The first industrial prototypes will be ready by late 2010 or early 2011”, the DS2 executive announces. The DS2 400 Mbps technology will be fully compatible with existing DS2 technologies: the 200 Mbps AitanaTM chipset for multimedia and IPTV applications, and the 100 Mbps MontgoTM chipset for Internet, data sharing and audio applications. DS2's growth since it began operations has been exponential. It currently has over 140 employees, most of whom are dedicated to R&D. The company has sales offices in Santa Clara, USA; Tokyo, Japan; Taipei, Taiwan; and Seoul, Korea. The company had $20 million in sales in 2008, compared to $15 million in 2007 and $12 million in 2006. “We currently export 98% of our production, and our main markets are Taiwan, the United States and Russia”, says Jorge Blasco.