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Broadband Bytes: Weekend Edition

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Today’s Broadband Bytes was brought to you by the letters C, W, and T. Robert X. Cringely has some words to say about Comcast’s new bandwidth caps. He compares today’s caps to the caps he had years ago. Do they match up? Is Comcast offering a better deal than the… Continue reading →

The Need for Speed: Comcast's Plans to Squeeze More Bandwidth From Aging Copper

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In the quest to prepare for DOCSIS 3.0 without undertaking the necessary step of replacing aging coax with fiber, Comcast has been playing around with several solutions designed to postpone the inevitable and squeeze more bandwidth from their copper turnip. The end result? Freeing up anywhere from 25% to 50%… Continue reading →