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Qwest may do VDSL2, with DOCSIS 3.0 as target
Qwest Communications is testing and reportedly planning a new VDSL2 broadband service supporting 40 Mbps downstream and 20 Mbps up for $109.99 per month. Nothing has been confirmed, but if it happens, the service could come as DOCSIS 3.0 solutions in the neighborhood of 50 Mbps are starting to make market impact .
The service would be a step up from Qwest's ADSL2+ as well as making that challenge to DOCSIS 3.0 wideband, but never mind all the speed differences. Telephony reports Qwest CFO Joe Eueteneuer said the of broadband that "speed is almost a non-issue," Maybe that's what you says when you are not quite as fast as DOCSIS 3.0, but pretty close
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Posted by GCrook | August 28, 2009 - 1:20pm
Speed is a non-issue. He's right. It does no good to have a wide pipe if you can't deliver. That is Cox' problem. Their service is a joke. It slows down so bad at different times it is unusable. I've cancelled all service with them and use Qwest. Have had no problems since.
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