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Comcast Promising Ultra-Fast Internet

Posted by kdawson on from the whole-lotta-hd-video dept.

Espectr0 writes "Comcast's CEO Brian Roberts gave The Associated Press a preview of his speech for the Consumer Electronics show, and said that Comcast expects to demonstrate a technology that delivers up to 160 megabits of data per second over cable. At that speed you could download a high-definition copy of 'Batman Begins' in four minutes. The technology, DOCSIS 3.0, will start rolling out this year." Here's a note about Cisco's announcement of their DOCSIS 3.0 cable modem.

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  1. Re:That's Incredible. by sm62704 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Too bad we aren't going to see any speed close to that for personal use, at least not without forking over hefty sacks of bling.

    Dude, you need to stay away from the east side of town!

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    mcgrew's razor: Never attribute to stupidity that which can be explained by greedy self-interest