Open main menu
Home
Random
Recent changes
Special pages
Community portal
Preferences
About Wikipedia
Disclaimers
Incubator escapee wiki
Search
User menu
Talk
Dark mode
Contributions
Create account
Log in
Editing
Cable modem
(section)
Warning:
You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you
log in
or
create an account
, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
Anti-spam check. Do
not
fill this in!
===LANcity=== LANcity was an early pioneer in cable modems, developing a proprietary system that was widely deployed in the U.S. LANcity, which was led by the Iranian-American engineer [[Rouzbeh Yassini]], was then acquired by [[Bay Networks]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/bay-networks-to-acquire-lancity/|title=Bay Networks to acquire LANcity|last=staff|first=CNET News|website=CNET|language=en|access-date=2019-09-05}}</ref> Bay Networks was subsequently acquired by [[Nortel]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Telecom-Giants-To-Merge-Bay-Networks-bought-by-3003305.php|title=Telecom Giants To Merge / Bay Networks bought by Nortel for $7.2 billion|last1=Marshall|first1=Jonathan|last2=Writer|first2=Chronicle Staff|date=1998-06-16|website=SFGate|access-date=2019-09-05}}</ref> Nortel at the time had formed a joint-venture with [[Antec]] called [[ARRIS]] Interactive.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/nortel-ups-stake-in-joint-venture-with-antec/|title=Nortel ups stake in joint venture with Antec|website=CNET|language=en|access-date=2019-09-05}}</ref> Because of contractual agreements with Antec involving this joint venture, Nortel spun the LANCity group out into the ARRIS Interactive joint-venture. ARRIS continues to make cable modems and [[cable modem termination system]] (CMTS) equipment compliant with the [[DOCSIS]] standard.
Edit summary
(Briefly describe your changes)
By publishing changes, you agree to the
Terms of Use
, and you irrevocably agree to release your contribution under the
CC BY-SA 4.0 License
and the
GFDL
. You agree that a hyperlink or URL is sufficient attribution under the Creative Commons license.
Cancel
Editing help
(opens in new window)