 kamm
join:2001-02-14
Brooklyn, NY | Cable is dead... ... without deploying DOCSIS 3.0 ASAP. Fiber will take care of the mainstream and high-end users whereas DSL will take care of entry level and other mainstream users.
The cable companies are already getting buttfucked by the telcos, due to their greed (cable's missed invesetment/development cycle). Although now many of them slowly upgrading their core network but the raising number of high bitrate-based HD channels they have to carry on the same network and the pressure from faster technologies like the imminent ADS2+ startup together cable means providers are under very heavy fire - unfortunately most of them (see relevant recent statements from Charter's or Comcast's boss) still think it's OK, all they need to do is rape the public discourse again (see the two-tiered internet idea, unfortunately telcos are partners in this), so they can keep cashing on without bigger investment.
In the meantime US is now out of the first 10 countries of the world when it comes to broadband - 5-6 years and we degraded behind Europe or Asia. Great work, thanks. |
