Monday, December 28, 2015

Comcast DOCSIS 3.1 Gigabit Class Modem

Comcast announces DOCSIS 3.1 Gigabit go-live:
"The next-generation technology that will deliver gigabit Internet speeds moved from the laboratory to the living room late last month when we installed what we believe to be the world’s first DOCSIS 3.1 modem on a customer-facing network." 
"The next-generation technology that will deliver gigabit Internet speeds moved from the laboratory to the living room late last month when we installed what we believe to be the world’s first DOCSIS 3.1 modem on a customer-facing network." 
"The beauty of DOCSIS 3.1 is that it is backwards compatible, so no digging up streets or backyards. This technology, when combined with the extensive upgrades we have already completed on our advanced Hybrid Fiber-Coaxial network, will provide more gigabit choices for our customers."
While I'd love to have more bandwidth, I don't really need it. If this helps them hold down their costs AND they pass the savings on to me, then I'd be really excited. (And savings could mean no rate increases.)

Via Business Insider

1 comment:

  1. Ha! No rate increases? This is basically their business model you know. The default is for them to raise the rates year after year and expect that no one ever complains about it. The only way to lower your rate is to call them up and fight them over it every 6 months or so. I wish someone would put together a consumer union that would collectively negotiate a fair rate without requiring everyone to do so individually. Of course, that's basically what a well working local government should be doing but it's too bad they work for the wrong side most of the time.

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