CableLabs Stamps Seven DOCSIS 1.1 Modems
By Karen Brown
from BroadbandWeek Direct - December 21, 2001
CableLabs Inc. issued the results of the latest Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification 1.1 certification round, and a lucky seven vendors won the stamp of approval.
Ambit Microsystems Corp., Arris, Ericsson, Scientific-Atlanta Inc., and Tellabs all won DOCSIS 1.1 modem certification for the first time. Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. and Texas Instruments Inc., which claimed the first DOCSIS 1.1 certified modems in the last round, each added to their certified lineup. Toshiba gained certification for a new cable modem and re-certification for its previously certified modem while Texas Instruments received took home certification for a new modem.
As a side note, Ericsson is in the process of selling its cable modem business based in Lynchburg, Va. to Aastra Technologies Ltd, based in Concord, Ontario, Canada.
While the list of certified modems is now longer, CableLabs did not qualify any new cable modem termination systems (CMTS) for DOCSIS 1.1. The only two vendors to win DOCSIS 1.1 qualification are Arris and Cadant Inc. Arris is in the process of acquiring Cadant.
CableLabs also certified a dozen DOCSIS 1.0 certifications to various modem vendors, and it handed out DOCSIS 1.0 qualifications for CMTS units to Cisco Systems Inc. and Pacific Broadband Communications.
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