docsis 3.0

AT&T's U-verse gets 24Mbps downloads

AT&T has made its fastest tier of broadband service, which tops out at 24 megabits per second, available throughout its U-verse territory, the company said Monday.

In December, AT&T started offering the 24Mbps download and 3Mbps upload service available in three markets, Austin, San Antonio, and St. Louis. The service, which costs $65 a month as part of a bundle, is now available throughout AT&T's 120-market U-verse footprint in 22 states, the company said.

Unlike Verizon Communications, which has been upgrading its infrastructure with fiber directly to customers' homes, AT&T chose a less expensive upgrade path. … Read more

Comcast to offer 100 Mbps service to businesses

Comcast announced Tuesday it will offer 100 Mbps broadband service to businesses in the Twin Cities as the company increases speeds on its network as a result of network upgrades.

The company is offering the service over its newly upgraded Docsis 3.0 network. The Minneapolis-Saint Paul region was selected as the first area to get the service because it is one of the most mature Docsis 3.0 deployments that Comcast currently serves.

Comcast hasn't provided a schedule for when the service will be expanded. But a spokesman said the company will eventually introduce it in all its … Read more

Buzz Out Loud 959: 99-cent sound of silence

One of our listeners is stunned that you can buy a song from John Cage in the iTunes store that is 4 minutes and 33 seconds of silence. In other Apple news, Tim Cook thinks Netbooks suck. And Time Warner says, "Fine, if you don't want to pay our outrageous data fees we won't give you faster Internet. So there."

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Comcast's 50 Mbps service comes to OR, WA next month

Starting next month, subscribers of Comcast's cable Internet service in Oregon and southwestern Washington state will be getting their connections switched over to "wideband." The upgraded service, which was announced late last month doubles the speed of residential and business connections as well as offering two faster, more expensive plans that bring the maximum download speed to 22 and 50 Mbps respectively.

Wideband is currently available in Minneapolis-Saint Paul, and parts of New England, New Jersey, and Philadelphia. According my press contact, Comcast plans to get it in "close to 10 million homes and businesses in … Read more