Comcast: 10 Gbps DOCSIS 3.1 Upgrades to be Complete by 2018 Comcast says the company hopes to have its deployment of 10 Gbps capable DOCSIS 3.1 technology completed in just two years. The company is currently conducting internal trials of the technology, which it will use sometime in 2016 to offer faster 1 Gbps speeds over cable in addition to other, faster tiers. That's of course in addition to the company's use of direct fiber to the home connections Comcast says it will offer to 18 million subscribers before the end of the year.

"Our intent is to scale it through our footprint through 2016," Comcast VP of network architecture Robert Howald tells Fierce Cable "We want to get it across the footprint very quickly," Howald said. "We're shooting for two years," he added. Comcast unveiled the company's new DOCSIS 3.1-capable modem and gateway back in May. That unit should go into production this year and Comcast will begin deploying it to customers early next year. Live customer trials for Comcast's faster service should begin sometime in the fourth quarter of this year. Obviously it's too early for pricing details, but Comcast's 2 Gbps Gigabit Pro service is currently priced at $300 a month with $1000 in installation and activation fees. Obviously it's too early for pricing details, but Comcast's 2 Gbps Gigabit Pro service is currently priced at $300 a month with $1000 in installation and activation fees.







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IluvMoney (banned)

join:2015-05-04

MiddleClass 2 recommendations IluvMoney (banned) Member Won't pay for very high speeds I can't see paying any more to upgrade than I already do for the blast tier, where I am getting 150/10 mbps speeds. But the upgrade to Comcast's network is a good thing for all users as their FTTN and also FTTH network is upgraded to support gbps speeds. It means Comcast will be able to deliver those Blast speeds to all users even at prime-time busy times of the day. All these announcements by different companies of gbps speeds in various areas of the country are not reaching a lot of users, but they have prodded the big cable companies to step up their game and start upgrading their infrastructure.



Too bad the telcos have given up and are giving up on landlines and are moving to wireless only as their future. But even that has a silver lining. The telcos will be working hard to improve wireless speeds and coverage around the country as they look to wireless for future growth and profits.

karlmarx

join:2006-09-18

Moscow, ID 2 recommendations karlmarx Member This is comcast Ok, this is comcast we are talking about. They are experts at lying. Remember the '18 million' homes they can upgrade. That has ALREADY been proven to be an out and out LIE. They can't upgrade unless you are within 1/2 mile of a node, which is less than 10% of their footprint. Next, they still never mention the 'caps' the put on ALL their tiers. They have stated that by 2017, they WILL have caps on their entire market. Don't expect that to change, and don't expect it to be more than 300GB (even if you have 150mb/sec). Granted, they 'may' offer a 500GB cap on their 1gb service, but consider this. MOST of the markets let you use your internet for 2-10 hours at full speed a MONTH, before they start raping you for $10.00 every 50GB. Comcast is NOT upgrading to provide service, comcast is upgrading to rape you even harder, faster, with no lube, and no offer of a free dinner.