Techicolor wins EuroDOCSIS 3.0 certification for 800Mbps gateway

Technicolor has won EuroDOCSIS 3.0 certification for a cable gateway its says is capable of delivering up to 800Mbps.

The MediaAccess TC7210 has been certified for EuroDOCSIS 3.0 and EuroPacketCable 1.5 by Cable Europe Labs. The device features 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard for the 5GHz band and a 3×3 antenna configuration, and can deliver up to 800mbps over coax according to Technicolor. The company says its use of the less crowded 5GHz frequency allows for the launch of new services such as 500 Mbps internet or video-over-IP to any mobile device.

The gateway also delivers data over 802.11n using the 2.4GHz band and features such as a 1GHz tuner solution offering full band capture, a spectrum analyser for remote diagnostics to reduce operating costs, DLNA compliant DMS and Wi-Fi HotSpot, according to the company.