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…
Comcast EVP and Chief Network Officer Elad Nafshi always seems to have a welcoming smile with just a bit of a smirk. And why not? He’s been directing the company’s ambitious network upgrade plans that have been gradually but still…
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…
Telcos that have been deploying fiber broadband are having a moment in the sun, finally reversing years of broadband subscriber losses to the cable companies. But will this last? What has given telcos an edge is fiber broadband’s ability to…
Comcast is targeting “less than $200” per location to upgrade its network to support higher and more symmetrical broadband speeds, but Charter is only targeting $100 per location with the same goal, note financial analysts from MoffettNathanson in a research…
Charter said today that it will invest $100 per location to upgrade its entire broadband footprint by 2025. The $100-per-location price tag is a low one, particularly in comparison with what telcos are investing to deploy fiber broadband — typically…
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…
Frontier CEO Nick Jeffery provided an update to investors today at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia & Technology Conference, and it’s quite clear, Jeffery is a fiber fan. He might be the fiber industry’s biggest cheerleader and he doesn’t seem too…
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