CableLabs Expects DOCSIS 3.1 Product Certification Submissions Soon

CableLabs expects product certification submissions soon for its new super-fast broadband specification, DOCSIS 3.1, wrote Belal Hamzeh, CableLabs director-broadband evolution. The next equipment interoperability event for the spec is set for Sept. 14-25, he wrote on the group's blog Monday. There have been five "very successful" such interops, "with strong vendor participation," including for cable modem and cable modem termination system vendors, he wrote: "We saw visible signs of how DOCSIS 3.1 technology will change the industry including the delivery of multi-Gbps performance."