Comcast announced at CES this week that they are going to begin rolling out DOCSIS 3.0 this year. This updated Broadband service is expected to result in massive increases in bandwidth availability for cable modem users. Comcast's main intent with it is to enable the quick distribution of high-definition video conent to user
Cable companies aren't known as nimble innovators, but Comcast Corp. is out to change that perception this year with ultra-high-speed Internet service, more high-definition content and gadgets that link video, phone and broadband services.
Chief Executive Brian Roberts is expected to demonstrate a technology that delivers up to 160 megabits of data per second: It will allow him to download a high-definition copy of "Batman Begins" in four minutes. The technology, DOCSIS 3.0, will start rolling out this year.
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#1- Posted by:
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00:24, 10th January 2008
so? we have 1Gbit for only 1000€
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#2- Posted by:
zipulrich
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23:28, 10th January 2008
Yeah, but with new DOCSIS standards think of how quickly pirated software/music/movies will fly across the ether......
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