 jmn1207Premium
join:2000-07-19
Ashburn, VA | reply to Rick
Re: What a refreshingly DIFFERENT kind of company this is. I think that Comcast is more concerned about the potential for wireless to take over in these rural areas. Since they don't own a major wireless company set to bring 4G speeds to many of these regions, their only choice is to physically wire them up to compete.
Think of it as a preemptive strike against LTE and future wireless technology advances. |
|
fiberguyMy views are my own.Premium
join:2005-05-20
kudos:3 | said by jmn1207:I think that Comcast is more concerned about the potential for wireless to take over in these rural areas. Since they don't own a major wireless company set to bring 4G speeds to many of these regions, their only choice is to physically wire them up to compete. Think of it as a preemptive strike against LTE and future wireless technology advances. Ummmm.. that's kinda silly if you ask me. I mean, really? LTE isn't "the future".. it's still a wireless option but its not really the "future"... But, you think that Comcast wired them up to head off a future competition in such a limited rural area???
There are 6,000 homes passed... if LTE is bound to come in to the area, that puts such an expensive expansion into great risk for potential losses... the more players you have in that are, the more risk for loss for all of them. If Comcast wanted 6,000 new subscribers, they could easily run promos in the areas they already serve and have them in a snap... but to say they wired up a town from scratch to head off the future competition from LTE is a bit.. well.. just grab the tinfoil hat as they say around here. |
|
MRCUR
join:2007-03-09
Columbia, PA | reply to jmn1207
While Comcast certainly doesn't have a majority stake in Clearwire (Clear/Sprint XOHM), they own quite a bit of that company. |
|
jmn1207Premium
join:2000-07-19
Ashburn, VA | reply to fiberguy
Tin foil hat? I don't see how a reference to conspiracy or paranoia applies to my comment. I have no stake in this and could not care less. I was simply presenting an idea to ponder.
This goes well beyond the little section of Vermont and is directed more toward the shape of things to come from a business perspective. This is as much about providing phone service as anything else. It's seems clear to me that Verizon is abandoning traditional POTS service and the support and infrastructure necessary to maintain it. It just seems like a natural conclusion that Verizon would make an attempt to regain lost phone/DSL subscribers with a wireless alternative once the technology is improved and more widely available. Investors have even made suggestions pointing in this direction.
If Comcast simply rests on their laurels, they may find themselves in the same position that the telcos are in now. Comcast isn't building out DOCSIS 3.0 in areas that currently have very little competition because they are considerate and nice, they are trying to make sure that they have the resources in place to keep from losing customers to next generation wireless technologies that will be their major competition in these more rural areas. |
|
fiberguyMy views are my own.Premium
join:2005-05-20
kudos:3 | said by jmn1207:Comcast isn't building out DOCSIS 3.0 in areas that currently have very little competition because they are considerate and nice, they are trying to make sure that they have the resources in place to keep from losing customers to next generation wireless technologies that will be their major competition in these more rural areas. Ummm... okay... you're assuming a lot here. Your post doesn't make sense on it's own merit... You pose that comcast is only building out DS3 becuase of next gen wireless.... Comcast has been talking about DS 3.0 for years on end now.. the tech is available and they deployed it. I'm sorry, but you're working overtime to come up with a reason for why they are .... "evolving"... Your post, like many others, implies that they only upgrade becuase someone forces them too... don't you think they, themselves, compete with themselves? Don't you think they want to have more services and options to sell to people as it is? It's not always just about competition, it's also about having products and services that people want to buy.. or buy more of.
Comcast's DS 3.0 upgrades aren't necessary for ANY amount of time before what any wireless can do for consumers. No matter what people think, LTE isn't going to be a 'masses' replacement for landline services in HSI.. it's hardly their competition. Will it expand choices for SOME people? Sure.. is it a service that will go head on with Cable and Fiber? Heck no! Not even close. Wireless broadband services are going to remain a premium for some time to come.
Comcast is upgrading, and usually a step ahead of DSL, for many reasons - unlike what you and many people think, it's not a one reason game.. there are MANY reasons.. but if I had to sum it up, I'd say it's simply to stay relevant.. think about it.. just how good is DSL and POTS doing for the phone companies? - there's your reason. |
|
