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150 Mbit cable internet coming…

Started by Kunal Kundaje · 7 months ago

At The Cable Show in Las Vegas this week, the CEO of Comcast demonstrated downstream speeds of ~150 Mb/s on a DOCSIS 3.0 cable connection. The AP reports that a 300 MB video was downloaded in “a few seconds” and a 32 volume encyclopedia and dictionary in under four minu ... Continue reading »

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  • Bert JW Regeer

    2 years ago

    It won't leverage existing equipment that is currently in place. Docsis 3.0 would allow for up to 160 Mbps per node, this would be split between all the people connected to a node. So yes theoretically you yourself could get 160 Mbps, but then noone else in your neighborhood could be connected to that single node.

    Docsis 3.0 will also require an upgrade of most end to end systems, but they are expecting the rollout to be fast since the upgrade is not expensive. Do note, in most new communities from the cable company to the nodes to which we are connected is fiber, which would allow for these high speeds. Docsis 3.0 won't help much there where there is still Coax between 10 different nodes before reaching the cable company.
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  • Kunal Kundaje

    2 years ago

    Good points, JW. :)

    In any case, this still seems to be a few years away, but it was interesting to read about the work being done in that direction. There's no such thing as a "too-fast" internet connection, after all. ;)
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  • Bert JW Regeer

    2 years ago

    I know I am kinda late to respond, but yes, there is no such thing as a too-fast internet connection. I have a 12 Mbps connection from Cox and even that can feel slow sometimes!
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  • Locke

    1 year ago

    wow I wonder when this will be released to US residents.
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