Posted 06/04/09 at 09:55:21 AM by Paul Lilly

While the high-speed infrastructure is still being laid in most parts of the country, Motorola has made sure you won't have to wait on the hardware to catch up. That's because the company has started selling its SB6120 cable modem, what the company claims is the first ever DOCSIS 3.0 modem to launch in retail, through Fry's Electronics stores.

"We're witnessing the greatest advancement in DOCSIS cable modems in more than ten years, and Fry's Electronics is at the forefront of the retail DOCSIS 3.0 movement," said Alan Lefkof, corporate vice president and general manager, Motorola Broadband Home Gateways and Software. "We are pleased to work with Fry's Electronics and to provide consumers with high-end modem that will work with any form of DOCSIS network their cable operators provide."

Motorola says these are the same modems that are available to cable operators, which offer up to 4 times the speed of DOCSIS 2.0

The SB6120 is available now for about $100.

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Posted 01/31/09 at 12:26:54 PM by Mark Edward Soper

USNews's David LaGesse reports that Charter Communications is about to 10-up its high-speed rivals Verizon and Comcast by rolling out a 60Mbps broadband service (Verizon and Comcast currently offer 50Mbps in some markets).

There are two ways to get this level of speed:

• Fiber to the premises (FiOS), used by Verizon
• DOCSIS 3.0, used by Comcast and now Charter.

In addition to supporting much faster speeds than its predecessors, DOCSIS 3.0 also supports IPv6, channel bonding, and support for IPTV.

How are current Charter users reacting to the news? What are your experiences with 50Mbps cable services? Join us after the jump for more - and, as always, for your chance to sound off.

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