>How many types of cable modems are there out there and which ones seem to be
>the most secure?
A little off topic but this should give you a decent idea.
If your interested in cablemodems.. this is a decent list:
--David
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 21:48:55 -0400
Subject: the broadband bob report 08/07
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08-07-98
*TCA Orders 10,000 Terayon Cable Modems
*Cogeco Orders 8,500 Samsung InfoRanger Cable Modems; Shipments to Begin
This Month
*MediaCity Lands Southwest Missouri Cable & Galaxy Cablevision
*EuroCableLabs Receives DVB/DAVIC-Compliant Proposals from Ten Vendors
*RoadRunner/MediaOne Express Claims More Than 100,000 U.S. Subs
*DiveIn City Guide to be Added to MediaOne Express Content
*Forward Concepts Project 9.6 Million Cable Modems Deployed by 2003
*HSA Launches Data Services over Marcus System in Wisconsin
*Internet Ventures Reduces Monthly Fees to $29.95
*OSS to Become Cable ISP
*Colima to Develop Municipal MAN Using Bay Networks' System
*Community Task Force Issues RFI for Broadband Access System for Evanston,
Illinois
*Cox Introduces @Work in San Diego
TCA, the 16th largest U.S. MSO, has announced that it has placed an order
with Terayon for 10,000 cable modems. Currently, TCA offers data services
in Bryan/College Station, Amarillo, and Tyler, Texas. It plans to expand
the service to additional markets including San Angelo, Texas; Lake
Charles, Louisiana; and Northwestern Arkansas. The announcement represents
the second volume order that Terayon has received from TCA.
TCA pass more than 1.2 million homes.
TCA
http://www.tca-cable.com
Terayon
http://www.terayon.com
Cogeco Order 8,500 Samsung InfoRanger Cable Modems; Shipments to Begin This
Month
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Samsung has announced that it has signed an agreement with Cogeco to supply
the Canadian MSO with 8,500 DOCSIS-compliant cable modems and has plans for
shipping the first units this month. It will mark the first shipped volume
order of standards-based cable modems. Although 3Com has been first to
market with a DOCSIS CMTS and telco-return cable modem, if Samsung does
meet its shipment date, it will be the first vendor to make the
bi-directional units available in volume quantities.
Cogeco
http://www.cgocable.net
Samsung
http://www.samsungtelecom.com
MediaCity Lands Southwest Missouri Cable & Galaxy Cablevision
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MediaCity has announced that it will offer its ISP Channel data service
over systems operated by Southwest Missouri Cable [SMC] and Galaxy
Cablevision. The ISP Channel will be offered in SMC markets including
Carthage, Monett, and Lamar, Missouri. MediaCity will offer the service to
all of the homes passed by Galaxy Cablevision, which has entered into a
7-year deal with the cable ISP. Galaxy passes approximately 320,000 homes.
MediaCity has also introduced a new program entitled the "Cable Operator
Affiliate Incentive Program", in which it will issue shares of its common
stock [parent company = SoftNet] to qualified cable operators that sign ISP
Channel agreements running five years or longer. MediaCity has reserved up
to 1.6 million shares for the program.
ISP Channel
http://www.ispchannel.com
Southwest Missouri Cable
http://www.uscreative.com/mr/S.MO/media/11206.html
EuroCableLabs Receives DVB/DAVIC-Compliant Proposals from Ten Vendors
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In response to a RFP for a cable modem system issued by EuroCableLabs, ten
of nineteen vendors responded with a DVB/DAVIC-compliant proposal, meeting
the organization's specification. The vendors include:
*Alcatel/SEL - http://www.alcatel.com
*COCOM - http://www.cocom.dk
*ECI-Telecom - http://www.ecitele.com
*Elsa - http://www.elsa.de
*Hughes Network Systems - http://www.hns.com
*New Media Communication - http://www.nmcfast.com
*Nokia - http://www.nokia.com
*Philips - http://www.philips.com
*Simac - http://www.simac.be
*Thomson - http://www.thomson-multimedia.com
EuroCableLabs has provided the following notes on its efforts:
"(The) first cable modem systems will be commercially available this year
(4Q98). The in-band principle is supported by cable modems and the
out-of-band principle is supported by set-top boxes in most cases.
However, the INAs are generally designed in such a way that they can
handle both principles. It shall be possible to operate in-band
services as well as out-of-band services within one network. The
interface of internal cable modems is PCI. Stand-alone cable modems
often have Ethernet interfaces. In the future USB and IEEE 1394 will
also be available. Manufacturers of set-top boxes frequently mentioned
that PC interfaces like USB will also be submitted by their set-top
boxes."
European Cable Communications Association
http://www.ecca.be
EuroCableLabs RFP
http://www.ecca.be/rfpcm/rfpcm.htm
DAVIC
http://www.davic.org
DVB
http://www.dvb.org
RoadRunner/MediaOne Express Claims More Than 100,000 U.S. Subs
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RoadRunner has announced that its service combined with MediaOne Express
[which will change its service name to RoadRunner] has more than 100,000
U.S. subscribers, which makes it the largest data over cable service in the
U.S. and only second to @Home in all of North America. The
RoadRunner/MediaOne Express service is available in 30 markets in 14
states, passing more than 5 million homes. The service will eventually be
expanded to pass 27 million homes.
RoadRunner is claiming to have achieved at least a 6% penetration in 11
markets, and a penetration in excess of 9% in three of those markets.
RoadRunner
http://www.rdrun.com
MediaOne Express
http://www.mediaone.com/express
DiveIn City Guide to be Added to MediaOne Express Content
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MediaOne Express has announced that it will add the DiveIn City Guides to
its content. The content will soon be added to local content in the
following markets: Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Jacksonville, Los Angeles,
and Boston. Minneapolis/St. Paul will get the DiveIn this fall.
MediaOne Express
http://www.mediaone.com/express
DiveIn
http://www.divein.com
Forward Concepts Projects 9.6 Million Cable Modems Deployed by 2003
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Forward Concepts has released a new market report entitled "Broadband in
the Local Loop, Cable Modem Madness vs. DSL Dementia", which provides
various market data and projections. In the report, Forward Concepts
projects that the installed base of cable modems will be 9.6 million by
2003, with the ADSL IB at 1.86 million.
The report goes for $2,750.
Forward Concepts
http://www.fwdconcepts.com
Broadband in the Loop-98
http://www.fwdconcepts.com/brdbnd98.htm
HSA Launches Data Services over Marcus System in Wisconsin
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HSA has announced that it will launch its data services over Marcus' system
in Eau Claire and Rice Lake, Wisconsin on August 12th. The service, to be
known as Marcus Online, will be available to 60,000 homes. Other
communities passed by the service will include Barron, Cumberland, Chetek,
Cameron, Altoona, Chippewa Falls, Elk Mound and Lafayette.
HSA
http://www.hsacorp.net
Marcus Cable
http://www.marcuscable.com
Internet Ventures Reduces Monthly Fees to $29.95
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Internet Ventures [IV], a telco-return cable ISP, has announced that,
effective immediately, it has reduced the monthly fee for its data [256Kbps
downstream access, telephone up] services to $29.95 a month in all of its
markets. Previously, IV was charging between $34.95 and $56.90 per month.
The new fee will include the rental of a Hybrid Networks' cable modem.
Before subscribers were given the option to purchase a Hybrid cable modem
at $350, providing takers with a $17 discount off the monthly fee.
Presently, IV offers its Perkinet data service over the following systems:
Avenue TV Cable in Ventura, California; Cox in Humboldt County, California;
Davis Communications in Deer Park, Washington; Sun Country Cable in
Groveland, California; and American Telecasting in Medford, Oregon.
Internet Ventures also offers a 10 Mbps telco return data service, which is
priced in excess of $100 per month.
Internet Ventures
http://www.ivn.net
Perkinet
http://www.perkinet.com
OSS to Become Cable ISP
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Online System Services has announced that it will be expanding its services
beyond value-added reselling by offering cable ISP services through revenue
sharing agreements with cable ops. The OSS announcement did not indicate
that operators would have a no cost entry comparable to models offered by
MediaCity, HSA, and Internet Ventures. However, the company reported that
its new model would sharply reduce the initial investment.
OSS already offers a content package to its VAR customers known as i2u.
Unlike packages offered by rival cable ISPs, the content provides operators
with multiple revenue opportunities through the use of customized software
designed to optimize funds via online ads, sponsorship fees, advanced
electronic commerce applications and creation of MUDs or virtual private
online communities.
Online System Services
http://www.ossinc.net
Colima to Develop Municipal MAN Using Bay Networks' System
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Bay Networks has announced that it will supply Colima Telecable with its
LANcity data over cable system for use in a municipal MAN in Mexico. The
MAN will interconnect government offices, Colima University, and other
public facilities. Some of the applications to be used include VoIP,
videoconferencing, and data transport. The first phase of the project is
expected to be completed by early '99.
Anixter is providing VAR services for the project.
Bay Networks
http://www.baynetworks.com
Anixter
http://www.anixter.com
Community Task Force Issues RFI for Broadband Access System for Evanston,
Illinois
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The Technopolis Task Force, a committee consisting of reps from
Northwestern University, the city of Evanston, the Evanston school system,
National-Louis University and local businesses, has issued a RFI for a
broadband access system that will serve as a municipal MAN interconnecting
all businesses, homes and public facilities throughout the city of
Evanston. The group is seeking a network provider and education, training
and marketing partner to assist in the development, support and
provisioning of the network. This week, the RFI was issued to several
major telecoms including providers offering access via cable modems, DSL,
ATM, ISDN, and frame relay.
The announcement regarding the RFI noted that public funds would not be
sought to finance the network.
Northwestern University Research Park
http://researchpark.com
Cox Introduces @Work in San Diego
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Cox Communications has announced that it has launched @Work to businesses
in San Diego County. The corporate data services segment of the @Home
service will be available in two tiers. Cox@Work Standard will include
data rate support up to 1.54 Mbps and Cox@Work Professional will offer
support up to 10 Mbps and include a router. Pricing was not reported.
Cox Communications
http://www.cox.com
@Home
http://www.home.net
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