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Originally Posted by General Maximus
is it going to be a singular tier like when 50mbits was launched exclusively on docsis3 (perhaps a new 500mbit tier) or a batch of new tiers? Any news on when it is all going to starts, like in the New Year?
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So 500Mb won't need 3.1. 3.0 is more than adequate.
Should be some indication of trials this year, however when it happens in the UK depends on what BT do. There's no rush for right now, BT's use of G.fast leaves 3.0 more than adequate.
Should Openreach go on an FTTP binge this will change and 3.1 will be required, however there won't be any significant progress on that until probably 2019.
VM may release 3.1 both to supply a super-duper tier and as capacity relief, moving some customers onto it, depending on the cost of the CPE.
The major thing to remember is that it's not like 3.0. When 3.0 was released new modems were provided for the new tier, and the older modems were moved onto 3.0 as it's backwards compatible. 3.1 requires new equipment; the 3.1 modems are quite literally a 3.0 modem and a 3.1 modem combined, and they draw on the bandwidth of both.
TL;DR don't hold your breath, however there's plenty of life in 3.0 anyway. Comhem in Sweden are selling a gigabit down, a hundred Mb up on it with reasonable results.