flawedstrategy
@optonline.net
| Re: Right. The adsl of 8mbits required central office or remote terminal equipment be placed within 8-12,000 feet from customer premesis. This was simply impractical given the pricing for the service ($50 and dropping) Even at higher prices which are not sustainable, the buildout failed because telcos balked at the high upfront costs, while cablecos went into debt to finance their buildout.. in the medium term, it worked... docsis was a superior strategy for the first round (ie high speed internet) delivered to the most customers per mile/node. Round two is ultra high speed access at 10+mbits which needs a fiber based system much closer to customer premesis (ie less than 5000 feet). At these distances you can get 100+ mbits symmetric. Enough for v/h dsl servies or plain ole' fiber.
It looks like top providers like cablevision are takin their eye off the ball for round two and watching their customer base get eaten up over the next two years.
Ultimately fiber is the way to go... but these plans have been scaled back in favor of 1-4gbit node structure eventually under docsis 2.0 or some new strain.. but the guess whether it will be good enough to comepete with fiber is anyone's guess.. someone should take the wraps off of docsis 2.0 first and give that a go in 2005.
Are there any cablecos using 10+mbit under docis 2.0?
probably not. |
