Cable Forum - View Single Post - Virgin Media announces 50mb lines from next year.

Ignitionnet · 14-09-2008, 10:31

Well as it sounds like they don't have any more than 3.2MHz free for DOCSIS 3 upstream at the moment they're a tad limited downstream.

You've no chance of seeing a usage map that's actually accurate. Depending who you speak to and which area you're in where the network is 550MHz, 750MHz or 860MHz top end and 30MHz, 40MHz, 55MHz or 65MHz upstream, and if you're actually looking at what's there or what PR say is there

I note a number of operators in the US, pretty much all of them of any size, are either working on or complete with upgrades to their cable networks to 1GHz in some areas to accomodate more HD content, a number are also using Switched Digital Video.

Though as we know Virgin's investment in their cable network is pretty small. It's that irritating thing that's the sad necessity to delivering the 'fibre optic broadband' to the customers.

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Ignitionnet Inactive Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire Age: 47 Posts: 13,995	Re: Virgin Media announces 50mb lines from next year. Well as it sounds like they don't have any more than 3.2MHz free for DOCSIS 3 upstream at the moment they're a tad limited downstream. You've no chance of seeing a usage map that's actually accurate. Depending who you speak to and which area you're in where the network is 550MHz, 750MHz or 860MHz top end and 30MHz, 40MHz, 55MHz or 65MHz upstream, and if you're actually looking at what's there or what PR say is there I note a number of operators in the US, pretty much all of them of any size, are either working on or complete with upgrades to their cable networks to 1GHz in some areas to accomodate more HD content, a number are also using Switched Digital Video. Though as we know Virgin's investment in their cable network is pretty small. It's that irritating thing that's the sad necessity to delivering the 'fibre optic broadband' to the customers.