Mediacom upgrades are designed to pave the way for DOCSIS 4.0 and what the cable industry calls “10G”- a range of technologies aimed at
Comcast DOCSIS 4.0 plans include rolling service out in Philadelphia by year-end. The company uses the name X-Class to designate
Comcast told us that the company implemented full duplex DOCSIS 4.0 on top of a mid-split infrastructure, enabling
Comcast distributed access architecture underpins a trial in which the company moved a fiber broadband customer onto the same
A Comcast DOCSIS 4.0 test confirmed the ability to support symmetrical 4 Gbps speeds without changing the connection to the home…
Windstream broadband HFC infrastructure previously offered 100 Mbps speeds. The network upgrade targets over 70,000 locations. The offering is sold under the Kinetic brand.
Major cable company PON deployments are generally reserved for new builds. But MCTV is doing a PON overbuild — and MCTV’s…
Global fixed broadband statistics from Point Topic show that 87% of U.S. broadband connections are based on fiber-fed services.
A Vertical Systems Group report found that fiber was extended to more business buildings in 2017 than in any year since researchers started tracking business fiber availability in 2004. For the first time, the U.S. fiber gap dropped below 50% for the first time.
An Adtran Sumitomo deal puts the Japanese manufacturer’s EPON product line in Adtran’s hands for North America. The deal calls for…
WOW gigabit launches in multiple markets. A company spokesperson confirmed that the company deployed fiber to neighborhood nodes to support the offering. That approach should enable the company to offer gigabit service to more people in comparison with . . .
The Atlantic Broadband MetroCast acquisition should be a breeze, considering that Atlantic Broadband previously acquired MetroCast’s…
Gigabit broadband availability reaches 3% of the world population and 17% of the U.S. population, according to Viavi. On a per-capita basis, the country
Municipal gigabit networks are underway in Colorado, Iowa and Tennessee. Even though an appeals court upheld states’ authority to restrict municipal
The majority of global gigabit deployments (85%) are fiber-based, according to an interactive Gigabit Monitor from Viavi Solutions. HFC represents 11% of
If FCC business data service rules require providers to decrease prices, providers may decrease investment, which could be a big problem in rural areas
The Ethernet over HFC definition includes QoS guarantees, noted Bernstein Research. Whether those guarantees are sufficient to qualify the service as . . .
Whether FCC business data services regulation proceeds could depend on whether Ethernet over HFC is a best effort service.
CountryWide Broadband’s CEO said the company is looking to acquire fiber and HFC broadband providers. The ability to support a triple play is a must.
Cable ONE gigabit service, dubbed GigaONE, will reach 200 markets across the U.S.
Comcast Ethernet @Home gives teleworkers an Ethernet connection to their employer over hybrid fiber coax infrastructure.
The decline in copper based broadband connections is accelerating worldwide, with a caveat though
Overall satisfaction among fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) subscribers reached a new high in 2011, with 74 percent stating they are “very satisfied.”