Infineon’s 'wireline' division bliver til LANTIQ

Som tidligere beskrevet har Infineon solgt sine 'wireline' aktiviteter til amerikanske investorer, der viderefører dem under navnet LANTIQ (in english).

Infineon Technologies AG and Golden Gate Capital has announced that Infineon’s Wireline Communications Division will become LANTIQ after the closing of the recently announced transaction.

On July 7, 2009,Infineon Technologies announced that it had agreed to sell its Wireline Communications Division (WLC) to the private equity investor Golden Gate Capital. The deal is expected to close in fall 2009, at which time LANTIQ will assume all the products, projects and locations of the present WLC. The new standalone company will have unique capabilities to combine traditional Wireline technologies with leading-edge Access and Home Networking technologies.

- During the last few years we have gained a very strong position and significant momentum in the wireline market, based on our broad and innovative product portfolio, states Christian Wolff, who is designated to be the CEO of LANTIQ.
- We are fully committed to the Wireline communications market and we see a tremendous opportunity in the market for IPTV, Home Networking and Next-Generation IP-based networks.

- The junction where broadband access meets the digital home is a very hot area in the market today. Exciting new services like IPTV and VoIP depend on a seamless wideband connection from the central office to every point within the consumers’ home, says Lee Ratliff, Senior Analyst, Broadband Digital Home and IPTV at iSuppli Corporation.
- LANTIQ is positioned at the intersection of this activity with a portfolio that includes infrastructure and Home Networking products ranging from ADSL and VDSL to network processors, VoIP, and DECT/CAT-Iq.