Six companies have completed the first successful interoperability test of Docsis 3.1 products, which can deliver up to 10 Gbps broadband on hybrid fibre-coax networks, industry group CableLabs announced. The first Docsis 3.1 interoperability event included providers of early implementations of cable modems, CCAPs, and test and measurement equipment focused on the physical layer connectivity. The event tested product interoperability and successfully demonstrated both higher efficiency and wider channels, which combine to make multi-Gbps speeds possible, CableLabs said. CableLabs will be facilitating a series of interop events building up to the certification program that will be open for submissions in 2015. The next interop is scheduled for 19-23 January 2015, at CableLabs in Colorado.
