DOCSIS 3.0 Now Available to 43% of US Cable Users2010-02-02 10:11 by DanielaTags: DOCSIS 3.0, Time Warner Cable
Cable operators now offer next-generation DOCSIS 3.0 services — with maximum download speeds ranging from 50 to 105 Megabits per second — to more than 52 million U.S. consumers and businesses, according to a survey of the top 11 cable operators by Multichannel News. That represents more than 43% of the 120 million homes passed by cable networks in the country. Does the average Joe Broadband really need such blindingly fast speeds today? By and large, no: The low take rates for such ultra-high-speed services indicate many subscribers aren’t willing to pay the premium to get the fastest Internet available today, according to analysts and industry executives. Time Warner Cable, for example, last week said just 2,000 subscribers have signed up for DOCSIS 3.0 service in New York City in the fourth quarter, the first period it was available. Still, DOCSIS 3.0 technology will provide the industry with an ample runway well into the next decade. Operators also find no small value in being able to tout that they’re the fastest provider in a given market, and many are looking to deliver new commercial services via cable modem. Read more -here-
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