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Re: 150 Mbit cable internet coming…

Locke — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:13:23 -0000

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

Re: 150 Mbit cable internet coming…

Bert JW Regeer — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 19:14:54 -0000

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!

Re: 150 Mbit cable internet coming…

Kunal — Thu, 10 May 2007 21:57:40 -0000

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. ;)

Re: 150 Mbit cable internet coming…

Bert JW Regeer — Thu, 10 May 2007 09:46:29 -0000

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.