Cox Fires Up DOCSIS 3.0 In Connecticut

MSO expects to deploy next-generation cable modem tech to two-thirds of its systems by end of 2010

By Todd Spangler -- Multichannel News -- Broadcasting & Cable, 8/12/2010 6:38:21 PM

Cox Communications launched the Ultimate Internet tier -- offering 50 Mbps downstream and 5 Mbps up -- to residential and business customers in Connecticut, as the operator continues its DOCSIS 3.0 buildout.

The Ultimate Tier, priced at $99 per month for residential customers, provides up to 55 Mbps down with Cox's PowerBoost feature. In Connecticut, Cox competes primarily with AT&T, which offers U-verse TV Internet service (with a maximum of 24 Mbps downstream) in more than 100 communities in the state.

Cox plans to offer DOCSIS 3.0 speeds in more than two-thirds of its systems across the country by the end of 2010. The MSO has rolled out DOCSIS 3.0-based services in markets including Rhode Island; Las Vegas; Louisiana; Northern Virginia; Arizona; and Orange County, Calif. (Palos Verdes). The next-generation DOCSIS 3.0 specification provides higher-speed bandwidth by bonding multiple 6-MHz channels together.

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