A device used to connect one or more computers to a cable company's Internet service. The same coaxial cable coming into the house or office also provides TV and voice over IP (VoIP) service. Compared ...

A device that connects multiple computers to a cable or DSL line for Internet access. Also called a "residential gateway," "modem/router," "modem gateway," "home gateway" and "Internet gateway." The ...

Another cable-modem maker, 3Com, has received a stamp of approval from the industry's research arm even as important new features are being developed for the modems. Networking equipment maker 3Com ...

Your 16-Mbit cable connection is going to look awfully puny when a new generation of 10-Gbit cable modems enter the scene—whenever that turns out to be. On the other hand, there’s good reason to ...

MODEM stands for Modulator-Demodulator, translating digital to analog signals. MODEMs connect devices to ISPs, converting internet signals into readable data. Types include Cable, DSL, Fiber, Wireless ...

Editor's Note: To view a PDF version of this article, Click Here. A wave of cable modem chips meeting Revision 1.1 of the Data Over Cable Service Interface Spec (Docsis) enables the type of functional ...

Welcome to Tech 911 week. Since a lot of us are stuck in our homes or apartments, I’m answering at least one of your questions about working from home each day. (And I might even do one big rapid-fire ...

Hundreds of millions of cable modems are vulnerable to critical takeover attacks by hackers halfway around the world, researchers said. Cable Haunt, as the researchers have named their ...

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