GNG News Guy
03-05-2008, 09:40 AM
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As we just got done saying (http://www.thegng.org/shownews/92207), Comcast has been pretty tight lipped about DOCSIS 3.0 deployment plans, officially only saying they'll have 20% of their footprint wired with the speedier connectivity by the end of this year. While corporate PR isn't commenting on launch markets, smaller Comcast markets apparently didn't get the memo. Comcast South Florida has announced (http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080303006152&newsLang=en) they're preparing to upgrade to DOCSIS 3.0:Comcast/South Florida is also making modifications to its network to prepare for the roll out DOCSIS 3.0 in 2009. DOCSIS 3.0 is a revolutionary new broadband system allowing for up to 100 Mbps (megabits per second) download speeds. . . "This new service will revolutionize the way our customers use their computers. With all the emphasis being put on streaming video and gaming, DOCSIS 3.0 provides a virtual superhighway of internet speed for our customers that will be hard to match by any competitors in our market," said Lopez.
As Light Reading (http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=147564&site=cdn&f_src=lightreading_gnews) notes, South Florida should see a U-Verse launch sometime this year, but the 10Mbps offered won't compete with DOCSIS 3.0. AT&T has repeatedly stated they'll start offering faster channel-bonded speeds, but that launch has been consistently pushed back. 2009 should be an interesting year for broadband -- as long as you live in a major deployment market.
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As we just got done saying (http://www.thegng.org/shownews/92207), Comcast has been pretty tight lipped about DOCSIS 3.0 deployment plans, officially only saying they'll have 20% of their footprint wired with the speedier connectivity by the end of this year. While corporate PR isn't commenting on launch markets, smaller Comcast markets apparently didn't get the memo. Comcast South Florida has announced (http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080303006152&newsLang=en) they're preparing to upgrade to DOCSIS 3.0:Comcast/South Florida is also making modifications to its network to prepare for the roll out DOCSIS 3.0 in 2009. DOCSIS 3.0 is a revolutionary new broadband system allowing for up to 100 Mbps (megabits per second) download speeds. . . "This new service will revolutionize the way our customers use their computers. With all the emphasis being put on streaming video and gaming, DOCSIS 3.0 provides a virtual superhighway of internet speed for our customers that will be hard to match by any competitors in our market," said Lopez.
As Light Reading (http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=147564&site=cdn&f_src=lightreading_gnews) notes, South Florida should see a U-Verse launch sometime this year, but the 10Mbps offered won't compete with DOCSIS 3.0. AT&T has repeatedly stated they'll start offering faster channel-bonded speeds, but that launch has been consistently pushed back. 2009 should be an interesting year for broadband -- as long as you live in a major deployment market.
read comment(s) (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/South-Florida-Comcast-Upgrading-To-DOCSIS-30-92373)