Cablelabs has released several specifications that will help define 10G service for the cable industry. Plans to support 10 Gbps speeds are driving the industry to rethink how networks are architected in much the same way that fiber and 5G…
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10G Capability for Cable Broadband Inches Closer as DOCSIS 4.0 Specification Published
CableLabs today published the DOCSIS 4.0 specification, which incorporates full-duplex and extended spectrum capabilities. According to CableLabs, DOCSIS 4.0 achieves a downstream speed of up to 10 Gbps (doubling the maximum download speed available with DOCSIS 3.1 technology) and an…
CableLabs Adds to Wi-Fi EasyMesh Protocol
CableLabs has released an update on its contribution to The Wi-Fi Alliance’s EasyMesh program. It’s been about a year since the program was introduced, and certifications are ongoing. CableLab’s says that deployed Wi-Fi EasyMesh platforms are working well and are…
CableLabs VP: Desire for Instant Gratification Will Drive 10G, DOCSIS 4.0
A key driver for 10 Gbps broadband service will be a desire for “instant gratification,” said Curtis Knittle, vice president of wired technologies for CableLabs, today. Addressing attendees at the Adtran Connect event in Huntsville, Alabama, Knittle described CableLabs plans…
CableLabs Dual Channel Wi-Fi Aims to Enhance Video Viewing on Wireless Devices
New Wi-Fi technology developed by CableLabs aims to enhance Wi-Fi performance by adding one or more downstream-only channels to the single bi-directional channel currently used in Wi-Fi. In a pre-briefing with reporters, CableLabs Vice President of Wireless Belal Hamzeh pointed…
New CableLabs Spec Targets Fiber Capacity Needs as Cable MSOs Migrate to Full Duplex
Cable industry consortium CableLabs has introduced the Point-to-Point Coherent Optics specification, which it says will increase fiber capacity by a factor of ten. Coherent optics uses amplitude, phase and polarization to dramatically increase capacity. CableLabs says that the new specification…
CableLabs Publishes Full-Duplex DOCSIS 3.1 Spec, Opening Door for Cable to Better Compete with Fiber
CableLabs has completed an addition to version 3.1 of the Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS 3.1) designed to improve upload performance. The new capabilities will be known as full-duplex DOCSIS 3.1 and will enable symmetrical broadband services. The…
Broadband Forum Adds 15 New Members, Including Start-Ups
Fremont, California, 26 June 2017. The Broadband Forum today announced it has welcomed 15 new members – including three start-ups – as it continues to address the fast-changing broadband landscape. The broad range of industry expertise displayed by the new…
ADTRAN Acquires CommScope’s Active Fiber Access Product Lines
Huntsville, Alabama — September 14, 2016 –ADTRAN®, Inc., (NASDAQ:ADTN), a leading provider of next-generation open networking solutions, announced today that it has acquired key fiber access products, technologies and service relationships from subsidiaries of CommScope, Inc. (NASDAQ:COMM). This acquisition will…
CableLabs: Symmetrical Gigabit Service for Cable Broadband on Tap
Fiber broadband providers have offered symmetrical gigabit services for some time, offering it as a key differentiator over competing cable broadband services that can only offer asymmetrical broadband. Indeed, symmetrical broadband of any type, featuring the same speeds for download…
Cable Gigabit Service Gets Boost from CableLabs DOCSIS 3.1 Certifications
The cable industry is on the broadband move and cable gigabit service is closer to reality with the news that CableLabs just certified five cable modems for DOCSIS 3.1. Cable modems from Askey, Castlenet, Netgear, Technicolor and Ubee Interactive have…
CableLabs Joins NYU 5G Research Program
Non-profit cable industry research consortium CableLabs has joined NYU WIRELESS adding resources to the university research center’s drive to develop super-fast, next generation (5G) mobile network technology. CableLabs is NYU WIRELESS’s twelfth industry affiliate, joining the likes of Intel, Qualcomm,…
