Comcast announced on February, 02 that it is planning to deliver its superfast DOCSIS 3.1 Internet service, which will deliver gigabit-like speeds without the pain of major installation.
Initially the nation’s largest internet service provider will be rolling out its new DOCSIS 3.1 internet service to residential and business customers in Nashville and Atlanta early this year followed by Chicago, Detroit, and Miami in the second half of the year. The company plans to deliver its service to 55 million users of the 40 states within the next two years. However, they will be using its existing cable infrastructure instead of laying down new fiber-optic lines like Google and AT&T. Which means Comcast can roll out its internet service to more end users faster and cheaper.
A specification developed by the Colorado-based CableLabs consortium, DOCSIS (data over cable service interface specification) was first released in 1997. The latest version, 3.1, came out in late 2013 and has been updated several times since then.
"There is a lot of excitement around DOCSIS 3.1 technology, and the new capabilities it brings to cable networks for both cable operators and their customers," said CableLabs in a statement on their Web site. "DOCSIS 3.1 specifications support up to 10 Gbps downstream and 1 Gbps upstream of network capacity."
Comcast did not mention anything about the pricing for the DOCSIS 3.1 service, but we can guess that it will be cheaper than Gigabit Pro service.
"We're constantly working to ensure that our customers get the fastest speeds available and that they get them first," said Comcast Central Division President Bill Connors in a briefing. "DOCSIS 3.1 represents a tremendous step forward in our commitment to keeping customers at the technology forefront.
"Combined with all the upgrades we have already put into our advanced fiber optic-coax network, this technology will not only provide more gigabit speed choices for customers, it will also eventually make these ultra-fast speeds available to the most homes in our service areas," Connors said.
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