Broadband Hardware Trial 2015 - Page 15

AndyCambs · 15-09-2015, 14:04

Having had an email about the trial, and then nothing for sometime, if it has been delayed, it would have been nice for a follow up email to advise.

Kushan · 15-09-2015, 14:08

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Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq

Ignition has been adamant it's a no, and D3.1 isn't required for anything they're releasing here anytime soon. The VoC capabilities rely on packetcable, not D3.1

I don't think VoIP and D3.1 are related in any way and didn't mean to imply that. However, even if Virgin isn't ready to start rolling out 3.1 at a network level, there's nothing wrong with them shipping modems with the capability ready to go. It would make future speed boosts much easier as it won't necessarily rely on furnishing customers with newer devices. The current round of speed boosts are very much pushing the limits of what the Superhubs can do and I'd be surprised if they allow anyone on 300mbit with an existing device.

Even without speed boosts, even for customers on lower tiers, it's probably better for Virgin to use 3.1 for the capacity benefits. Just have to see how it pans out, I agree that I doubt Virgin has plans to roll it out any time soon.

ileikcaek · 15-09-2015, 15:04

I'm going to assume it will be docsis 3.1 ready because comcast in the US are already rolling out docsis 3.1 modems to new customers, so I have heard, even though the network doesn't support it yet.

It would at least make sense to start the switch to the 3.1 modems before the network supports it.

15-09-2015, 15:07

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Originally Posted by Ignitionnet

I was also adamant that it'd be off the shelf kit. I was wrong.

But from what I read the only modem with 3.1 is still on trials...VM will be the first to get it?

Kushan · 15-09-2015, 15:34

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Originally Posted by ileikcaek

I'm going to assume it will be docsis 3.1 ready because comcast in the US are already rolling out docsis 3.1 modems to new customers, so I have heard, even though the network doesn't support it yet.

It would at least make sense to start the switch to the 3.1 modems before the network supports it.

There was a document floating a while back suggesting to the large ISPs that this is how they should do their deployment. It makes sense.

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Originally Posted by Carlos Carboni

But from what I read the only modem with 3.1 is still on trials...VM will be the first to get it?

Who knows, it would be a good opportunity to deploy it but Virgin has plenty of time in this regard. We'll have to wait and see.

qasdfdsaq · 15-09-2015, 16:49

Well it's quicker to replace a line card in a rack or even an entire rack's worth of equipment than a replace few hundred users' boxes at home.

Ignitionnet · 15-09-2015, 16:58

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Originally Posted by ileikcaek

I'm going to assume it will be docsis 3.1 ready because comcast in the US are already rolling out docsis 3.1 modems to new customers, so I have heard, even though the network doesn't support it yet.

Not just yet. They unveiled it but aren't handing it out just yet.

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Originally Posted by RainmakerRaw

About the off-the-shelf kit, DOCSIS 3.1, or both? Hmm...

Both! I thought it was a 24x8 channel DOCSIS 3.0 only gateway.

Sephiroth · 15-09-2015, 17:40

Modem mode?

Kushan · 15-09-2015, 17:55

One can hope. Do the other UPC devices have a modem mode?

Skie · 15-09-2015, 18:45

I'm sure the OCD lot will love the different font sizes on the back of that thing.

Kushan · 15-09-2015, 18:50

Something tells me the final units will look less.....retro.

Foo Fighter · 15-09-2015, 21:36

Be nice if they gave a free DDI to the top broadband tier. I used to have a cisco phone connected to sipgate that came in handy if the misses wasnt answering her mobile. They updated the superhub and broke something with the VOIP and the phone ended up in the loft since.

SnoopZ · 15-09-2015, 22:56

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Originally Posted by Foo Fighter

Be nice if they gave a free DDI to the top broadband tier. I used to have a cisco phone connected to sipgate that came in handy if the misses wasnt answering her mobile. They updated the superhub and broke something with the VOIP and the phone ended up in the loft since.

Why top only, we're all on the trial?

Foo Fighter · 15-09-2015, 23:15

Going forward since the lowest speed tier would probably be good enough for most people now it's reached 100mb. They could do something to sweeten the bigger tiers.

I could drop from the highest tier down to the lowest when the speed upgrades happen and other than the upload it won't be a massive difference.

SnoopZ · 15-09-2015, 23:17

I may even consider dropping back down to 100mbit as i am not 1 of these e-penis types that dream about broadband speed.