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First Batch of Cable Modems Get DOCSIS 3.1 Certification, CableLabs Says

Five cable modems were DOCSIS 3.1 certified in the first wave of certifications for the standard, CableLabs said in a news release Wednesday. The modems are from Askey, Castlenet, Netgear, Technicolor and Ubee Interactive, CableLabs said. CEO Phil McKinney said…

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the certification "represents the most rapid development and implementation cycle for a broadband technology development program ever delivered by CableLabs. Development of the initial DOCSIS 3.1 specifications to product certification has occurred in half the time of previous DOCSIS specifications.”