re: Liberty Takes 120 Mbit/s to the DutchHi NoCopper thanks for the message.
My fault - I have reworked that part of the article to show that the new EuroDocsis gear is being used to provide two tiers of broadband service, one with a top downlink speed of 120 Mbit/s and another with a top speed of 60 Mbit/s.
Not sure on upstream - will see if I can get that data point.
re: Liberty Takes 120 Mbit/s to the DutchPlease, can anybody explain the difference between Top Rate and Top Speed to those who are not so familiar with DOCSIS. What bandwidth does the subscriber actually get downstream and upstream from this service?
re: Liberty Takes 120 Mbit/s to the DutchHi Kingcharles,
"So a big disadvantage to Fibre, which is symmetrical"
No one actually wants "symmetrical" service. What people want is the bandwidth they need, in the direction they need, at the time they need it. A dynamic bandwidth amount/direction service would be more cost efficient for virtually everyone.
We are in the process of raising our development round... this has gotten far more interesting thanks to Lehman, etc. The technology is good and the story keeps getting better so we are hopeful. Development starts next month and we have a field trial with a major ISP next summer.
If you can deliver this technology then this is good news to a lot of providers I am sure. Up to now it has proven that the upload speed is the restricting/annoyance factor for a lot of users. At least it is over here (The Netherlands). I am aware that we are a bit more ahead in our usage then most other parts of the world and spoiled with the ammount of fibre access. So a trial in NL might not be a bad idea too.
thanks for the message.
My fault - I have reworked that part of the article to show that the new EuroDocsis gear is being used to provide two tiers of broadband service, one with a top downlink speed of 120 Mbit/s and another with a top speed of 60 Mbit/s.
Not sure on upstream - will see if I can get that data point.
Ray