New Cisco Channel-Bonded Cable Modem With EMTA Triples Downstream
Data Speeds to Satisfy the 'Need for Speed'
Helps Cable Operators Deliver up to 100 Megabits per Second Data Plus
Voice Over IP to European Customers
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS--(Marketwire - September 07, 2007) -
Cisco® (NASDAQ: CSCO) today extended its ultra-high-speed
channel-bonding solution, designed to deliver broadband services at
up to 100+ megabits per second (Mbps) broadband services, with the
new Cisco EPC2607(TM) channel-bonded cable modem with an embedded
media terminal adapter (EMTA). The EPC2607 with embedded media
terminal adapter (EMTA) integrates voice-over-Internet-Protocol
(VoIP) services, helping cable operators to quickly provision
advanced triple-play broadband services to customers.
"Consumers are increasingly demanding 'many services to many
screens,' resulting in more bandwidth demands on the network than
ever before," said George Stromeyer, vice president and managing
director, EMEA Region at Scientific Atlanta, a Cisco company. "To
help cable operators meet these demands over their existing networks,
our channel-bonding technology uses multiple channels to deliver more
packets simultaneously, providing much higher throughput performance
compared to existing downstream speeds."
In addition to supporting downstream channel bonding, defined by
CableLabs' DOCSIS® 3.0 specifications, and automatic discovery of
bonding groups, the EPC2607 is designed to be backward-compatible for
use as a single channel cable modem with Euro-DOCSIS 1.1/1.0 and 2.0
networks. This broad approach to interoperability makes the EPC2607
an excellent choice to support high-speed service, as it protects the
cable operators' investment and provides the potential for a
migration path to even more advanced services for consumers. The new
modem gives cable operators the flexibility to offer an agreed-upon
scalable service where initial rollouts may provide 50 or 60Mbps
service that can be ramped up to 100Mbps as the need arises.
The Cisco downstream channel-bonding solution includes the Cisco
uBR10012 cable modem termination systems (CMTS), high-density xDQA-24
edge quadrature amplitude modulators (QAMs), and cable modems from
Scientific Atlanta, and from Linksys, a division of Cisco.
The EPC2607 modem with EMTA joins the Scientific Atlanta EPC2505(TM)
channel-bonded data modem, which aims to give European cable
operators flexible service options. It will be on display at IBC
2007, stand 1.471 in Amsterdam, September 7 - 11. The modem is
scheduled to be available in October 2007.
About Scientific Atlanta
Scientific Atlanta, a Cisco company, is a strategic supplier of
digital content contribution and distribution systems, transmission
networks for broadband access to the home, digital interactive
set-tops and subscriber systems designed for video, high-speed
Internet and voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) networks, and
worldwide customer service and support. Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. is a
wholly owned subsidiary of Cisco Systems, Inc. More information about
Scientific Atlanta is available at: Scientific-Atlanta Europe NV
http://www.saeurope.com and Scientific-Atlanta Corporate
http://www.scientificatlanta.com.
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