SCTE: Cable CTOs Dish On Bandwidth (MultiChannel News)

25 June 2008, 1:53 pm

Philadelphia—Even as cable operators prepare to roll out higher-speed DOCSIS 3.0 “wideband” broadband service, they’re also fine-tuning ways of curbing the small percentage of subscribers who consume far more than their fair share.... read more

Are you a dual mobile phone-carrying superhero dork? (ZDNet)

23 June 2008, 9:03 am

In various blogosphere responses to my previous piece in which I discussed the poor broadband alternatives and the sad outlook for FIOS in my sleepy New Jersey suburban town, I was accused of being a "whiner" for not "sucking up" the additional costs of having to pay for the overages...... read more

The harsh reality of suburban broadband (ZDNet)

22 June 2008, 8:33 am

Like millions of other Americans and many of New York City's "bridge and tunnel" crowd, I live in the 'burbs. While I do a great deal of travel for my full time job, I am also classified as a "mobile" employee, so I'm not formally attached to an office --...... read more

Verizon Takes 50-Meg Service To Entire FiOS Footprint (MultiChannel News)

18 June 2008, 3:08 pm

Verizon Communications next week will make FiOS Internet service with 50-megabit-per-second downloads available to more than 10 million homes and businesses, expanding its highest-speed tier to all 16 states where the fiber-optic service has been deployed.... read more

Verizon Plans to Expand FiOS to the Boonies By Using Less Fiber (¡Que!) [Verizon Fios] (Gizmodo)

18 June 2008, 8:49 am

PC Mag is reporting that Verizon is looking at a couple different ways to spread the good word of FiOS beyond the projected 18 million homes it'll reach in 2010, maybe by using less, um, fiber after...... read more

Verizon Pumping FiOS Bandwidth to 50Mbps Down, 20Mbps Up Across Whole Footprint [Verizon Fios] (Gizmodo)

18 June 2008, 6:48 am

Verizon FiOS's blazingest 50Mbps downstream/20Mbps upstream package is no longer confined to the pit of the tri-state NY/NJ/CT area and select other locales. Starting next week, it'll be available...... read more

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