Dutch ISP Demos Symmetric 100Mbps DOCSIS3

Mark.JUK writes "CAI Harderwijk, a DOCSIS 3.0 based Cable Modem operator in the Netherlands, has apparently managed to achieve a world first by demonstrating symmetric broadband internet access speeds of 100Mbps. The tiny Dutch operator is home to just over 16000 customers and was already planning a switch onto Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) technology, although this may now be delayed. The test itself is important because cable operators are still, perhaps unfairly, seen by some as being inferior to fully fibre optic-based broadband services. In reality, cable operators are, for the most part, continuing to keep pace."

Comments

Distance?

[Kjella]

So far the problem with DSL has been that the longer from the central you is, the lower the speeds and it drops quite rapidly once you're more than a couple km from the central. I would think it is the same for cable, since that too is based on electrical signals. With fiber you don't need a repeated more than every 70-150 km, meaning you can lay FTTH almost anywhere without worrying about it.