Being recognized as an accredited source of secure keys and certificates for DOCSIS 3.0 installations for the cable industry, Motorola, Inc. has announced that it has achieved 'Manufacturer Certificate Authority' status for DOCSIS 3.0 products from CableLabs (News - Alert) DOCSIS 3.0 Certificate Authority body. Located in San Diego, the Motorola PKI Center has passed a rigorous audit process of its digital security certificate generation system.

 

Motorola (News - Alert) is a well-known name in the signal security technology domain. The company believes that this new status represents another milestone in its continuing evolution. The evolution began with the deployment of the VideoCipher II-PLUS system and continues with MediaCipher today as MediaCipher is the world's most widely-deployed, robust and secure system for protection of digital content.

 

Motorola can offer the crucial underlying security for cable modem networks. Motorola digital security certificates can be used by the MSOs that are looking to deploy DOCSIS 3.0 into their networks for use in their Motorola DOCSIS equipment. With DOCSIS 1.0, 1.1, and 2.0 equipment, all Motorola certificates are backwards compatible and will fully support all future shipments of DOCSIS equipment.

 

Cable companies can now safely buy equipment from multiple vendors to deploy high-speed data services with DOCSIS 3.0 specification. As an additional fail-safe for the cable community, the audit the Certificate Authority undertakes is another benchmark standard for the DOCSIS certificate suppliers. By participating and successfully fulfilling the requirements of the audit, Motorola has further demonstrated its commitment to DOCSIS.

 

DOCSIS 3.0-based technology is currently integrated into Motorola's SURFboard cable and digital voice modems and Motorola BSR 64000 CMTS. The Motorola BSR 64000 CMTS qualified in the same wave at the bronze level and cable modems were recently certified in CableLabs Certification Wave 58.

 

“From its inception, Motorola has been a leader in DOCSIS technology working to provide innovative solutions that interoperate with equipment throughout our customers' networks,” said Alan Lefkof, corporate vice president and general manager, Broadband Solutions Group, Motorola, Inc. “We're pleased to give our customers the assurance that the security in their DOCSIS networks is among the best the industry has to offer.”