Coax still has LOTS of life left in it though. The current DOCSIS technology can take us up to around 38mbps down and 10mbps up, but that's assuming the cable co's don't roll out DOCSIS 2 before then, which I am sure most will. DOCSIS 2 has a limit upwards of 40mbps down, and 30mbps up. While it will be a ways yet, DOCSIS 3 is 160mbps down and 120mbps up.
All that speed in our current COAX infrastructure. Yes, the cable co's will certainly have to do some massic upgrading just like the telco's to their headends BUT there's no complete infrastructure re-do like a lot of telco's are doing now with all the fiber upgrades to everyone's house.
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Coax still has LOTS of life left in it though. The current DOCSIS technology can take us up to around 38mbps down and 10mbps up, but that's assuming the cable co's don't roll out DOCSIS 2 before then, which I am sure most will. DOCSIS 2 has a limit upwards of 40mbps down, and 30mbps up. While it will be a ways yet, DOCSIS 3 is 160mbps down and 120mbps up.
All that speed in our current COAX infrastructure. Yes, the cable co's will certainly have to do some massic upgrading just like the telco's to their headends BUT there's no complete infrastructure re-do like a lot of telco's are doing now with all the fiber upgrades to everyone's house.