Ambit Microsystems has launched its next-generation, two-line EMTA – Model U10C034 – which recently achieved CableLabs’ PacketCable 1.5 and DOCSIS 2.0 certification and is in the certification process with MSOs worldwide.

The EMTA uses a two-cell battery while still meeting operator requirements for battery talk time, the company said.

Brian Koenig, product line manager for voice products at Ambit, said: “This new design and technology is packing a bigger punch into a smaller package, which translates into a more energy-efficient and cost-effective product for our MSO partners. So, if there’s a power outage, the two-cell battery will allow you to use your phone for up to eight hours, giving you plenty of time to call utilities, emergency services, family and friends. The low-power technology combined with its proven reliability is generating a great deal of interest among cable operators.”

The U10C034 EMTA features the next-generation IPv6, which expands the number of available Internet addresses that cable operators can use, Ambit said. It also has the ability to process more complex codecs at faster speeds than previous generation EMTAs, and it supports voice services using either NCS protocols defined in PacketCable 1.5 standards or SIP.

Ambit said that with carrier-grade digital voice, MSOs can have the best possible voice quality available today.

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