Sckipio develops chips for next generation high speed broadband access. The company is focused on implementing the evolving G.fast ITU standard designed for providing fiber-like bandwidth of up to 1Gbps per subscriber using existing short range telephone copper wires. The work on the standard was initiated and is strongly supported by some of the world's leading telecommunications companies and its initial drafts are expected to be approved by the end of 2012. Headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, the company was founded by a veteran team of communications experts with a combined 60 years of experience in broadband access and home networking solutions.