iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 Reviews:
 ·Comcast
| reply to gatorkram
Re: What about my market? Some providers are even more lopsided (Qwest 20/896 comes to mind) though SUddenlink is up there...
Personally, I don't think SUddenlink will increase upstream speeds beyond 5 Mbps until their competitors do the same; remember that SL is mostly competing against DSL-based technologies, which max out at 1-3 Mbps up depending on whether you're talking about standard-grade ADSL, CenturyLink bonded ADSL2+ or AT&T U-Verse. SL has VERY little fiber to compete with in their footprint, so there's no hurry to speed things up.
Also, going above 5 Mbps up on a cable system requires 64QAM upstream channels to do. SL is probably using 16QAM right now, and would have to clean up their plant in order to get the higher QAM. It's not incredibly difficult...Comcast and Cablevision have both done it...but SL may not have what it takes at the moment. |
