RF switch is 'game changer' for cable industry
Described as a "game changer for the cable industry", the UltraCMOS PE42722 from Peregrine Semiconductor is a high linearity RF switch that enables a dual upstream/downstream band architecture in cable customer premises equipment (CPE) devices.
According to Peregrine, the DOCSIS 3.1 compliant switch marks the first time that dual upstream/downstream bands can reside in the same CPE device. Once CPE devices are equipped with it, the company says the exchanging of hardware will no longer be necessary.
"The PE42722 is a game changer for the cable industry," claimed Kinana Hussain, Peregrine's senior marketing manager. "By enabling a dual band architecture, customers will be able to make a simple phone call to their cable service provider, who can then, with the flip of a switch, upgrade their customer's high speed data service plan."
