Find out the results. 1.0 standard was developed to create an open market for cable modems. The goal is to enable consumers to buy the modems of their choice and be assured that they'll work with almost any cable TV network almost anywhere.
Price is a key consideration.
So is product performance. And so is speed. Additionally, each test modem was run under three different potential cable network equipment configurations. In the first network configuration, Nortel won hands down with 3.545 Mbps. 3Com was next, topping 2.7 Mbps with both its modems, followed by Com21 and Toshiba.