Multi-gigabit cable modems ready to help you blow past your data cap

(credit: CableLabs)

Next-generation cable modems that can deliver multi-gigabit speeds have been certified by CableLabs, the cable industry's research and development lab.

The new modems use version 3.1 of DOCSIS (the Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification), cable's answer to fiber Internet speeds. The first DOCSIS 3.1 certifications were earned by Askey, Castlenet, Netgear, Technicolor, and Ubee Interactive, according to the announcement by CableLabs. The group's testing confirms that the modems comply with the new DOCSIS spec.

DOCSIS 3.1 reduces network latency and will enable "high-speed applications including Virtual and Augmented Reality, advanced video technologies such as Ultra High Definition 4K television, tele-existence and medical imaging, and gaming," CableLabs said.

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