Appearance: UsedFunctionality: UntestedDescription:============As pictured, a SurfBoard1000.Warranty andReturns:=====================We understand thatthere may be compatibility issues, space constraints, or it just doesn’t lookperfect. This item can be returned within 14-days for ANY reason. However,shipping to and from is not refundable. Shipping:=========- Local pickup isalso available at no cost.- Most orders placedbefore 9am will ship the same day.Stock#:15337ANAHEIM, Calif.,Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- General Instrument Corporation (NYSE: GIC) announcedtoday the expansion of its SURFboard(TM) network product to include an externalunit, the SURFboard SB1100 external cable modem. Expected to debut during thesecond quarter of 1997, the SB1100 will be priced at under $400. A unit will beavailable for viewing in GI's booth at the Western Cable Show this week inAnaheim, California. The SURFboard SB1100 cable modem is astand-alone device which will connect to an Ethernet card in virtually anycomputer, including a personal computer (PC), Macintosh(R) or laptop. With thisexternal cable modem, a single unit will simultaneously support multiple users.The SB1100 follows the introduction of theSB1000, a low-cost, internal ISA card which fits into a user's PC. BothSURFboard modems operate with a computer to provide the user with high speedaccess to the Internet and multimedia services over the cable TV network at atransport rate of up to 27 Mbps. The existing SURFboard network platformsupports both the SB1100 and SB1000. "With the introduction of the SB1100,General Instrument can now offer network operators a full complement of cabledown/telephone return products for the delivery of high-speed data services totheir subscribers." Said Geoffrey S. Roman, Senior Vice President andGeneral Instrument's Telecom Systems group. "Earlier this year, wesuccessfully launched the low-cost, internal SURFboard SB1000 cable modem,which has been very well received in the marketplace. The development of theSB1100 is part of our strategy to develop a line of cable modems to meet avariety of end-user and operator requirements." GI rolled out its high-speed SURFboard SB1000cable and associated network in August 1996 and is in the process of installingsystems throughout the world. Cable and wireless operators can deploy theSURFboard network immediately, without upgrading their systems, to deliverspeeds that are hundreds of times faster than today's fastest telephone modems.GI designed the SURFboard systems to utilizethe same 64 QAM technology as GI's digital television system. Earlier thismonth, this 64 QAM system was selected by the North American cable TV industry,through CableLab, for the delivery of digital services over cable. In addition,by using the Ethernet 10baseT interface, the SURFboard SB1100 follows the dataover cable specifications of MCNS, a partnership of cable operators, forinterfacing to end-user devices. General Instrument Corporation is a worldleader in developing technology, systems and product solutions for theinteractive delivery of video, voice and data, as well as in manufacturing anddistributing discrete semiconductors. Visit General Instrument on the World Wide Webat: http://www.gi.com.
