Japan's largest MSO to deploy NETGEAR's CG3200D Gateway with DOCSIS 3.0, Wireless-802.11 N and Gigabit LAN
Oct. 8, 2009 (PR Newswire) --
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NETGEAR®, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTGR) a worldwide provider of technologically innovative, branded networking solutions, today announced that Jupiter Telecommunications Co., Ltd (J:COM), the largest multiple system operator (MSO) in Japan, is the first customer to deploy its new DOCSIS® 3.0 Wireless-N Cable Gateway (CG3200D) for cable operators. J:COM provides a comprehensive service menu, including cable television, high-speed Internet access, fixed telephony, and mobile communications. NETGEAR's CG3200D enables J:COM to offer up to 160 Mbps data services as a compelling, differentiated offering in the highly competitive Japanese residential broadband market.
"We're very pleased with the cooperation between NETGEAR and J:COM in this first deployment of an advanced DOCSIS 3.0 wireless gateway as J:COM has some of the highest performance, quality and time-to-market expectations in the business," said David James, Director of Product Management for NETGEAR. "We displayed the North American version at the CableLabs® Summer Conference in August, where we showcased NETGEAR's product innovation in DOCSIS, PacketCable(TM) and companion technologies for the cable market."
The CG3200D, part of NETGEAR's new CG3000 series, supports DOCSIS 3.0 channel bonding. The resulting data rates of up to 160 Mbps downstream and 120 Mbps upstream enable cable operators to provide blazing-fast Internet service and the most advanced service offerings available to residential and Small- to Medium-sized Business (SMB) customers. The gateway is future-proof with support for Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) and is also backwards compatible with DOCSIS 2.0 and DOCSIS 1.1. It supports remote management and provisioning, simple plug-in installation, and post-installation manageability with Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). In addition, it offers 802.11n wireless and Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports so users can take full advantage of their high-speed WAN and LAN connections.
