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For cable operators (such as Comcast, Charter, and Virgin Media), the BCM3392 offered a strategic advantage. It allowed them to offer competitive “multi-gig” services over existing coaxial wiring—the same infrastructure already connected to over 90% of American homes—without the astronomical expense of running new fiber to each residence. The chip’s power efficiency and high integration level also reduced the bill of materials (BOM) for retail cable modems and gateways, fostering a healthy competitive market for consumer premises equipment (CPE).

: The core improvement of the BCM3392 is its ability to process four simultaneous 192-MHz-wide OFDM channels. broadcom 3392

The BCM3392 offers significant improvements over its predecessor, the BCM3390 , primarily aimed at dramatically increasing downstream bandwidth. 1. 10G Downstream Support (Boosted DOCSIS 3.1) For cable operators (such as Comcast, Charter, and