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Old 23-06-2010, 16:55   #7
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Re: Virgin Media already looking to 400Mbps broadband

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Originally Posted by rickymallory View Post
It is certainly starting to look interesting... especially with what could happen to the lower tiers, they may be gradually switched to the docsis 3 network with just 50, 100, 200 and 400Mb/s packages.

I don't feel there will be a need for the 2, 10 and maybe 20Mb's tiers in say 5 years time. They can upgrade equipment as contracts end and the customer takes a new contract. IMO it makes sense and the "the customer may not need 'x' speed" argument may be valid right now but it wont be valid in say 5+ years.
Of course all customers will be on DOCSIS 3 eventually, just it's a tad early to even be mentioning 400Mbit products given that we're still on 50Mbps.

It's like releasing 512kbps and saying that VM are looking to 38Mbps back in 2000 - absurd.

What the technology can do and what will be released are very different things... don't get excited or even consider things 'interesting' yet.
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