http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Cox-Launching-Gigabit-Speeds-in-Northern-Virginia-135790
Cox Communications has announced the company has started deploying its "Gigablast" gigabit speed service to portions of Northern Virginia. According to the company's press announcement, residents in Fairfax county will be the first to get the service. Cox says the gigabit tier will cost users $100 per month when bundled with other services. Like many gigabit deployments, Gigablast is being selectively offered to housing developments where fiber is usually already in the ground.
Cox customers on traditional coaxial will also start seeing gigabit speeds in 2016. Cox is preparing to launch DOCSIS 3.1 lab and field trials next year, and will ramp up gigabit deployments in 2017. It's far too early to know what you'll pay for the honor of ultra-fast speeds.
Cox says the company will deploy hybrid DOCSIS 3.0 and DOCSIS 3.1 consumer premises equipment (CPE) soon after DOCSIS 3.1 is certified, helping to seed the market for delivery of gigabit speeds "in widespread fashion."
While DOCSIS 3.1 is technically capable of 10 Gbps down, and 1 Gbps up, initial gear deployment will most likely "only" support 5 Gbps down, 1 Gbps up. Arris engineers recently stated that speeds of 50 Gbps or more may someday be viable by extending the capacity of hybrid fiber coaxial lines to 6 GHz or more, and utilizing a fiber-to-the-tap or fiber-to-the-curb approach that greatly reduces coax length.
Cox will likely get more specific about which markets will be first in line for gigabit speeds over coaxial sometime early next year.
Cox Communications has announced the company has started deploying its "Gigablast" gigabit speed service to portions of Northern Virginia. According to the company's press announcement, residents in Fairfax county will be the first to get the service. Cox says the gigabit tier will cost users $100 per month when bundled with other services. Like many gigabit deployments, Gigablast is being selectively offered to housing developments where fiber is usually already in the ground.
Cox customers on traditional coaxial will also start seeing gigabit speeds in 2016. Cox is preparing to launch DOCSIS 3.1 lab and field trials next year, and will ramp up gigabit deployments in 2017. It's far too early to know what you'll pay for the honor of ultra-fast speeds.
Cox says the company will deploy hybrid DOCSIS 3.0 and DOCSIS 3.1 consumer premises equipment (CPE) soon after DOCSIS 3.1 is certified, helping to seed the market for delivery of gigabit speeds "in widespread fashion."
While DOCSIS 3.1 is technically capable of 10 Gbps down, and 1 Gbps up, initial gear deployment will most likely "only" support 5 Gbps down, 1 Gbps up. Arris engineers recently stated that speeds of 50 Gbps or more may someday be viable by extending the capacity of hybrid fiber coaxial lines to 6 GHz or more, and utilizing a fiber-to-the-tap or fiber-to-the-curb approach that greatly reduces coax length.
Cox will likely get more specific about which markets will be first in line for gigabit speeds over coaxial sometime early next year.
