Adelphia deploys Terayon's next-gen modems

By Susan Rush
From The September 9, 2002 Edition Of CED Broadband Direct

Adelphia Communications Corp. has deployed Terayon Communication Systems Inc.'s DOCSIS 2.0-based next-generation cable modem in its high-speed network.

The TJ 615 is certified for DOCSIS 1.1, but includes the advanced PHY schemes for DOCSIS 2.0 (A-TDMA and S-CDMA). CableLabs, however, has not yet started certification testing on DOCSIS 2.0 products. The DOCSIS 2.0 spec can increase upstream bandwidth for cable modems to 30 megabits per second — three times that of DOCSIS 1.1 units.

Terayon is on a roll. Last month, Cox Communications and Comcast Corp. both named Terayon as a preferred next-generation cable modem vendor. Cox plans to deploy Terayon's TJ 715 DOCSIS 2.0-based cable modem for use in its networks, beginning with its Phoenix network. Comcast certified the TJ 615 for use in its broadband networks.

Last week, Terayon appointed David Woodrow, a former executive at Cox and Qwest Communications International Inc., to its board of directors. Woodrow was chosen for the board because of the senior management positions he has held and his knowledge of running a cable company.