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 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.”