Commercial Multi-Gigabit Service Is Viable, CableLabs Says
A multi-vendor CableLabs event on DOCSIS 4.0 earlier this month was able to hit 16 Gbps download speeds, showing that the technology is commercially viable for multi-gigabit service deployment, it said Thursday. "This wasn’t an isolated 'best case' setup," as…
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several configurations reached double-digit gigabit speeds, CableLabs said. That shows DOCSIS 4.0 technology "isn’t just an incremental step -- it’s a foundation for ... service tiers that can compete head-to-head with fiber." CableLabs said next steps include starting the migration path toward DOCSIS 4.0 technology.