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Cablevision's Advanced Network Delivers 100 Megabit Dedicated Access Services Over Existing Network Facilities


BETHPAGE, N.Y. and WESTFORD, Mass., June 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cablevision Systems Corp., (NYSE: CVC - News) and Narad Networks, Inc., a provider of business class broadband access solutions using switched Ethernet over cable, today announced the completion of a successful trial and targeted deployment of a new 100 megabit-per-second (Mbps) data service using the Narad Broadband Access Network (NBAN) and Cablevision's existing network facilities that pass more than 4.4 million homes and hundreds of thousands of businesses in the New York metropolitan area.
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In the initial targeted deployment of this high-speed service in Oyster Bay, Long Island, Cablevision is providing a committed information rate of 50 Mbps, out of the available 100 Mbps, symmetrical services. The installation leverages and further extends the capabilities of Cablevision's existing state-of-the-art fiber and coaxial (HFC) network, and reflects the superior speed, features and functionality Cablevision is delivering today to both business and residential customers through its robust consumer offering and Lightpath suite of business services.