Comcast Adopts Cisco's High-speed Internet Equipment in Southern California.SANTA ANA Santa Ana, city, El Salvador Santa Ana (sän'tä ä`nä), city (1993 pop. 129,873), W El Salvador. It is the second largest city in the country and the commercial and processing center for a sugarcane, coffee, and cattle region. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 30, 1999-- Santa Ana is the First in the State to Deploy Cisco's Cable Solution that Delivers Cutting-Edge Technology at Lower Prices Comcast Online Tuesday announced the adoption of Cisco Systems' high-speed Internet equipment within six Southern California communities currently serviced by Comcast. Comcast will deploy Cisco's Data-over-Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification) A cable modem standard from the CableLabs research consortium (www.cablelabs.com), which provides equipment certification for interoperability. )-qualified Universal Broadband Routers (uBRs) throughout six communities in Orange County, beginning with Santa Ana and later extending to Buena Park, Fullerton, Placentia, Seal Beach and Newport Beach. With the Cisco uBR, Comcast will implement differentiated classes-of-service and quality-of-service (QoS) for their 200,000 homes serviced in Orange County. This infrastructure will enable Comcast customers to eventually purchase cable modems directly from retail stores or major consumer electronics companies, driving down industry costs for cable modems. "Comcast is a world-class telecommunications and entertainment company, and we are proud to be working with them to deliver New World services via broadband cable networks," said Paul Bosco, general manager of Cisco's Cable Products and Solutions. "Our joint efforts are beginning to deliver results, and this deployment in Southern California is a major milestone for everyone." Cisco is providing integrated multiservice solutions to the Comcast team for the Santa Ana rollout. With Cisco products and technologies, Comcast subscribers will be served by an industry-leading, fiber-rich broadband packet infrastructure. The multiservice network infrastructure, capable of supporting data, voice and video, is based on Cisco multigigabit switch routers, advanced optical transport and distribution technologies, DOCSIS-qualified distribution hub products, and an advanced management and middleware fabric. Specific products include Cisco's cable registrar and directory solutions and the Cisco uBR7246 distribution hub access products. The Cisco uBR7246 is the first and only DOCSIS-qualified broadband access solution on the market, and delivers full service provider class routing, standards compliant Radio Frequency (RF) capabilities and Cisco IOS(R) software, all in one highly integrated package. Comcast offers residential broadband online services and Internet access through Comcast@Home, a high-speed online service delivering 24-hour, unlimited broadband Internet access Broadband Internet access, often shortened to just "broadband", is high speed Internet access—typically contrasted with dial-up access over modem. Dial-up modems are generally only capable of a maximum bitrate of 56 kbit/s (kilobits per second) and require the full use of a and national and local content directly to a user's personal computer via state-of-the-art cable modem technologies. With data transmission speeds 100 times faster than traditional dialup phone modems and approximately 15 times faster than ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. connections, Comcast@Home brings its customers an entirely new, media-rich online experience. The subscription package includes communications tools such as a Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. , e-mail, newsgroups This is a list of newsgroups that are significant for their popularity or their position in Usenet history. As of October 2002, there are about 100,000 Usenet newsgroups, of which approximately a fifth are active. and chat rooms. Comcast also offers business services including the Comcast@Work and Comcast Cable Internet Services (CCIS (Common Channel Interoffice Signaling) The signaling technique used in the public switched telephone network that transmits voice conversations and control signals over separate networks. ) broadband-based turnkey solutions. Both offer leading-edge virtual private network (VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. )-based telecommuting telecommuting, an arrangement by which people work at home using a computer and telephone, transmitting work material to a business office by means of a modem and telephone lines; it is also known as telework. , branch and remote access for larger firms. About Cisco Systems Cisco Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer ) is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. News and information are available at http://www.cisco.com. Comcast@Home High-Speed Internet Service Through the use of Comcast Cable's hybrid-fiber coaxial cable infrastructure, a cable modem, and the use of the @Home Network's high-speed national backbone, Comcast can offer unparalleled speed to the users of its Internet service. Cable modems are able to provide lightning-fast digital access to the Internet without the use of phone lines. Comcast @Home customers will be able to download information up to 100 times faster than a traditional 28.8 phone modem and up to ten times faster than an ISDN line. The faster speeds of Comcast @Home allow users to download files in just seconds that usually take minutes or longer on other Internet services. Comcast @Home also offers unique multi-media local and national content for users. For more information on Comcast @Home services, call toll free 888/793-9800, or visit the Web site at www.ComcastOnline.com. Comcast Online Communications, through its partnership with @Home Network, offers residential customers the fastest, easiest, and most entertaining way to access the Internet from home via cable in portions of California, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. and Virginia. Comcast Online Communications can be found on the Web at www.ComcastOnline.com. Comcast Corp. (www.comcast.com) is principally engaged in the development, management and operation of broadband cable networks and in the provision of content through principal ownership of QVC QVC Quality Value Convenience QVC Question Valid Command , Comcast-Spectator and Comcast SportsNet, a controlling interest controlling interest The ownership of a quantity of outstanding corporate stock sufficient to control the actions of the firm. Controlling interest often involves ownership of significantly less than 51% of a firm's outstanding stock because many owners fail in E! Entertainment Television and other programming investments. Note to Editors: Cisco, Cisco Systems, and the Cisco Systems logo are registered trademarks of Cisco Systems Inc. in the United States and certain other countries. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners. |
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