Items tagged with docsis 3.1

by Paul Lilly - Wed, Dec 06, 2017

Comcast's Xfinity xFi DOCSIS 3.1 Wireless Gateway Promises Speeds Of Up To 1.5Gbps

Picture this—your parents just moved to a new location, ordered Internet service, and are having trouble setting it up. What do they do? They call you, of course, for help in configuring their fancy new broadband equipment. That is one of the things Comcast set out to change with its new xFi Advanced Gateway, a... Read more...

by Paul Lilly - Wed, Feb 03, 2016

Comcast DOCSIS 3.1 Gigabit Internet Service Coming To Five U.S. Cities This Year

Following a successful trial to a single customer's home in Philadelphia, Comcast is confident that it's ready to begin deploying the world's first DOCSIS 3.1-powered gigabit Internet service to several U.S. cities. The first of these will be Atlanta and Nashville, which will receive the upgrade in early 2016... Read more...

by Paul Lilly - Mon, Dec 28, 2015

Comcast Rolls Out Hybrid DOCSIS 3.1 Gigabit Fiber Internet Service In Philly

Let the confetti fly, Comcast has served up a 1Gbps Internet connection to a single home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania! Okay, maybe that isn't cause for balloons and streamers, though it's a notable achievement because the connection is the first to use a DOCSIS 3.1 modem on a customer-facing network. The... Read more...

by Brandon Hill - Mon, Aug 24, 2015

Comcast DOCSIS 3.1 Upgrade Will Blanket Its US Footprint With Gigabit Internet By 2018

Over the past few months, Comcast has been ramping up its deployments of Gigabit Pro in select markets around the United States. Gigabit Pro, which was first announced in Atlanta earlier this year, offers customers symmetrical 2Gbps speeds, making it twice as fast as Google Fiber. However, Gigabit Pro isn’t for... Read more...