General Instrument Selected as First DOCSIS Cable
Modem Supplier For Cox Communications
HORSHAM, Pa., April 19 /PRNewswire/ -- General Instrument Corporation (NYSE: GIC - news) today announced its
selection as the first DOCSIS-based cable modem supplier for Cox Communications. Cox chose GI's SURFboard® cable
modem based on its open standards architecture, reliability, and performance. Cox also cited GI's extensive support
capabilities to help the company's transition from proprietary to DOCSIS modems.
GI will provide its SB2100, SB2100D and SB3100 SURFboard cable modems to multiple Cox systems over the next two
years. GI's cable modems provide Internet access at speeds up to 100 times faster than a traditional 28.8 Kbps modem.
''We are pleased to support Cox Communications as they transition their high-speed data business to the long-awaited
DOCSIS standard,'' said John Burke, Vice President-Marketing of GI's Advanced Network & Telecom Systems
(ANS/Telecom) business unit. ''GI's DOCSIS-based SURFboard modem will help Cox offer its customers reliable access
to the World Wide Web, e-mail, newsgroups, search and navigation tools, online shopping, and more.''
''Extensive testing by CableLabs, @Home, and Cox Engineering proved to us that GI's SURFboard was the best choice
to support our DOCSIS transition,'' said John Hildebrand, Director of Multimedia Technology at Cox Communications
and an observing member of CableLabs' DOCSIS Certification Board. ''GI's SURFboard has the interoperability and
full range of performance capabilities we want for our customers.''
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