Motorola Channel Bonding Demo Offers Operators a Glimpse into the Future of Ultra-Broadband

Motorola Channel Bonding Demo Offers Operators a Glimpse into the Future of Ultra-Broadband

In a demonstration of the powerful high-bandwidth capabilities that cable operators may soon use for competitive advantage, Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today showcased its downstream channel bonding implementation at The 2006 National Show in Atlanta. The Motorola downstream channel bonding technology empowers operators to compete with the challenges posed by advanced DSL, fiber, satellite and other broadband services by enabling the delivery of innovative higher-bandwidth data and multimedia services.

Motorola’s channel bonding implementation bonds together four downstream channels to deliver over 120 Mbps of downstream DOCSIS® data services from the Motorola BSR 64000 cable modem termination system (CMTS) to a Motorola cable modem. When deployed, it will provide up to four times the downstream capacity as defined in the DOCSIS 2.0 standard. This additional downstream bandwidth enables operators to cost-effectively provide customers advanced multimedia services without upgrading the hybrid fiber coax (HFC) network.

“Competition for broadband subscribers is more intense than ever,” said Charles Dougherty, corporate vice president, Motorola Connected Home Solutions business. “The ability to provide extremely high-speed data services will enable operators to deliver differentiated offerings such as online movies with sharp images and detail, music downloads in less than a second and ultra responsive interactive gaming. The Motorola channel bonding implementation demonstrates that this is real and ready – and will soon be deployed by operators nationwide.” The Motorola implementation of channel bonding can be seen at Motorola’s display in the CableNET booth, Hall B5, in the Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, 9-11 April, 2006.

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