StarHub and Motorola Begin Upgrade of Broadband Network to Next-Generation Channel-Bonding

StarHub and Motorola Begin Upgrade of Broadband Network to Next-Generation Channel-Bonding

StarHub, Singapore’s integrated info communications provider, today announced that the upgrade of its broadband hybrid fiber coaxial (HFC) cable network to a DOCSIS® 3.0-compatible architecture is underway, paving the way to higher broadband speeds for its customers in the second half of 2006.

MaxOnline customers will be able to experience broadband speeds of up to 100Mbps through the upgrade made possible through StarHub’s current technology partner, Motorola, the global communications leader and a pioneer in developing channel-bonding solutions for HFC networks. Singapore will be the first country in Asia-Pacific to have a nation-wide DOCSIS® 3.0-compatible broadband network commercially available. The proposed DOCSIS® 3.0 specification is an open standard that will allow cable operators to optimize their high-speed data distribution more efficiently. Channel bonding technology enables a cable operator to bond multiple physical network channels into a single, virtual, high-bandwidth channel.

“With the evolving demands for more multimedia online content, network storage, and increasing convergence of PC and TV devices, like that of the Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, we expect growing demand for higher speeds to continue, and perhaps to accelerate over the next few years,” said Thomas Ee, Senior Vice President of IP Services, StarHub. “This upgrade with Motorola will ensure that our broadband network continues to stay ahead of the demand, providing our customers with a smooth, seamless transition to greater broadband speeds, should they require it in the future.”

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