Three associations representing broadband providers and suppliers are asking legislators to specify a minimum 100 Mbps symmetrical broadband speed for the ReConnect rural broadband funding program in the 2023 Farm Bill. The associations are the Fiber Broadband Association, NTCA–The Rural…
Comcast said today that it received the first prototype full duplex DOCSIS (FDX) amplifiers for system testing. The amplifiers, supplied by CommScope, are one of several elements necessary to suppport Comcast’s plans to offer symmetrical multi-gigabit services. A Comcast spokesperson…
Mediacom said today that it plans to upgrade its cable network infrastructure in West Des Moines, Iowa to incorporate certain 10G elements by July. A key benefit will be to support symmetrical speeds up to 1 Gbps. In a video…
Comcast said today that it expects to launch its latest Xfinity 10G network upgrade to 10 million homes and locations by the end of this month. The company said those locations had received “foundational network enhancements” required to begin deploying…
Great Plains Communications is the latest broadband provider to make multi-gigabit news. The company said it has launched 2 Gbps symmetrical service in 10 communities, primarily in Nebraska. A spokesperson for the company said the offering is supported by XGS-PON…
Beavercreek, Ohio – January 23, 2023 – (BUSINESS WIRE)–Metronet today announced that residents and businesses throughout Beavercreek now have access to Metronet’s multi-gigabit 100 percent fiber optic internet with service installation now available. In addition to Metronet’s current offerings of…
TDS Telecom now offers symmetrical 8 Gbps service to more than 75 communities across the United States. The 8 Gbps service also is planned for new deployments in Idaho, Montana, North Carolina, Washington and Wisconsin. The new level is four…
Comcast said today that it successfully completed a trial of 10G and full duplex DOCSIS 4.0 technology delivering symmetrical multi-gigabit speeds on a live connection. The company said it will continue to trial the technology “over the next several months…
Regional fiber provider ALLO Communications has announced a FTTP project that will bring symmetrical service as fast as 10 Gbps to the eastern Nebraska communities of Papillion, La Vista and Gretna. The project will reach almost 45,000 residents. The offering…
Comcast said it has completed a successful test of newly designed full-duplex DOCSIS 4.0 (FDX) amplifiers, which according to the company, was “the final core element of the 10G ecosystem that needed to be tested to ensure 10G technology could…
Comcast announced a new multi-gigabit broadband strategy today, with faster download and upload speeds launching in several markets, with accompanying gigabit-capable Wi-Fi service. Comcast calls this the nation’s largest multi-gigabit network expansion, with 50 million homes being targeted by the…