Cox Doubles Speeds For SomeHints at DOCSIS 3.0, deploys 'speed preview'
10:32AM Thursday Jun 26 2008 by Karl Bodetags: bandwidth · cable · Cox HSICox today
announced that they'll be doubling the speed of their standard "preferred" tier in Northern Virginia from 5Mbps/1Mbps to 10Mbps/2Mbps starting in July. The company says they'll also be increasing the speed of their "Premier" tier by thirty-three percent -- from 15Mbps/2Mbps to 20Mbps/3Mbps. Northern Virginia is one of Cox's most competitive markets thanks to FiOS (Cox 20Mbps generally mirrors FiOS deployment), so as I mentioned
yesterday it's the most likely location to first see DOCSIS 3.0 upgrades, which are also referenced in the release:
We're investing in a new technology platform called DOCSIS 3.0, which opens the door to even faster Internet speeds and a broader variety of services that can be offered over cable's broadband network. DOCSIS 3.0 enables us to increase to 70, 100 or 150 Mbps downloads in our fiber-rich plant.
I've also noticed that Cox has deployed their speed preview technology in
some of these same markets. The technology lets users take faster tiers for a fifteen day test drive free of charge.
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