Hi Stuart,
I'm not aware of any strides, or awards for that matter, in connection with your statement :
>>They [TERN] are the makers of the cable T will be laying down.<<
Where can I find some more information on this? From the ring of your statement, one would infer that they have a lock on that deal. Is that what you are saying?
TERN (Terayon) has gained a measure of acceptance in recent months, in that they will be entering a specification draft for the broadband physical layer to be reviewed by CableLabs. I'm not very well versed in this matter, so maybe Dave Horne or someone else with similar expertise can jump in here and lend a hand.
Their design represents a departure, as does Com21's, from many of the established norms in cable modem design. TERN uses a form of code-division/multiple-access (S-CDMA) while CMTO is using a variety of ATM over cable (if you can fathom that... actually it's said to perform very well) and other layer two approaches, as opposed to the usual frequency division multiplexing techniques supporting ethernet-like protocols characteristic of most other manufacturers' designs.
TERN's major accomplishments to date, as far as I know, have been in the international markets. I'm not sure what their penetration rate has been stateside. And again, I'm not aware of any significant moves that they've made with T.
Please illuminate for us, as it sounds very interesting if it's true.
Best Regards, Frank Coluccio
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