Items tagged with Cable Modem

by Nathan Ord - Sat, Dec 19, 2020

New Law Kills ISP Rental Fee Gouging On Customer-Owned Networking Gear

It’s a Christmas miracle! A law that will be going into effect on Sunday will make it so customers no longer have to pay rental fees for their own networking equipment. Also, ISPs will be required to delineate and itemize everything that goes into a bill. This is a big win for consumers everywhere and a step forward... Read more...

by Chris Ledenican - Tue, Jun 26, 2018

NETGEAR Orbi Mesh Router With Cable Modem Review: Blanketing Your Home Network

Mesh networking is starting to take a foothold in the home market, but the technology has actually been around for quite sometime. In fact, you have most likely been connected to a mesh network at some point in time without even realizing it. Hotels, universities, and malls have been using the tech for years to keep... Read more...

by Shane McGlaun - Tue, May 08, 2018

Netgear Expands Orbi Family With Cable Modem Tri-Band Mesh Combo Wi-Fi System

Netgear has launched a new product that will slip into its Orbi family of WiFi devices. The Orbi Tri-Band WiFi Cable Modem Router System is billed as the industry's first whole-home WiFi router that has an integrated cable modem, app setup, and a high-performance FastLane 3 Tri-Band WiFi system inside. Netgear says... Read more...

by Jennifer Johnson - Tue, Aug 17, 2010

Intel Buys Texas Instruments’ Cable Modem Unit

Intel may be the world's largest chipmaker, but when it comes to processors found in consumer electronics devices, the company has struggled to compete against ARM. In an effort to expand the use of its Atom microprocessors in consumer electronics devices, Intel has purchased Texas Instruments' cable modem chip division. Intel to Acquire Texas... Read more...

by Michael Santo - Sat, Dec 01, 2007

Comcast: 100 Mbps Cable Modem Rollout in '08

Comcast-related news hasn't been positive lately, at least from a user's standpoint, as Comcast has been proven to be blocking P2P communications. Even the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has weighed in on that one. This week at the CableNEXT conference, some positive news: Comcast Chief Technology Officer Tony Werner said in his Wednesday... Read more...

by Jeff Bouton - Thu, Dec 30, 2004

Latest DFI LAN Party, Hack Your Cable Modem, ASUS Server board

Hey folks, it's hard to believe that the new year is upon us. 2004 has flown by in my opinion, with a lot of changes in my life occurring. I hope 2005 will be a good one, with a few goals set, it could be. I'm not big on the whole "resolution" thing, but there is that sense of a clean... Read more...