 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Please contact:
Jeff Claudino
Director of Sales, Insider Research Services
619-229-9940
or via email at:
claudino@lightreading.com |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
| Broadband Speed War: Cable Arms Itself with Docsis 3.0 |
|
Cable service providers are rapidly deploying ultra-fast wideband Internet service based on Docsis 3.0 technology, increasingly known as D3. Heavy Reading projects that D3 will pass 75 million cable homes in North America in 2010 and 90 million homes by 2012, arming cable systems with the ability to offer downstream Internet speeds up to 160 Mbit/s.
With cable broadband already leaving telco DSL services in the dust, cable multiple system operators (MSOs) are seeking to use D3 to protect their leadership position and expand on it. The technology provides a foundation for faster movie downloads, better IP video streaming, more robust Web pages, richer gaming, more sophisticated applications, and connectivity to more IP devices. While cable's traditional television business is flat or in decline, broadband remains a revenue growth area. Cable companies are compelled to become more broadband-centric.
D3 takes cable's broadband capabilities to a much higher level, beyond merely revving up speeds. In addition to downstream and upstream data rates, the comprehensive specifications published by CableLabs address network enhancements, quality of service (QoS), increased IP addresses, better Internet security, and improved reporting and monitoring systems. Engineers note that converting broadband networks to D3 is improving capabilities and QoS for all of cable's Internet customers.
D3 has the power to lift all boats for cable broadband suppliers. Companies engaged in activities throughout the broadband delivery chain can grow as the deployment of D3 network progresses. The technology offers opportunities for a wide range of cable suppliers, including those involved in microchips, networking, devices, monitoring, testing, and applications development.
A long list of factors will determine how quickly operators push D3 connections and ramp up their speeds, and only a few of those factors have to do with the technology. Although cable is wrestling with technical challenges, such as upstream speeds, and it is debating various networking strategies for IP video and future services, the foundation of D3 technology has been proven in the field.
Broadband Speed War: Cable Arms Itself with Docsis 3.0 examines D3 progress and strategies, as well as the market drivers and challenges affecting the technology. The prospects for D3 will have a bearing on suppliers of cable modems, cable modem termination systems (CMTSs), and other broadband networking technologies and gear. Finally, the report profiles five leading MSOs, and highlights 11 other vendors in the market.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
| Sample research data from the report is shown in the excerpts below: |
|
 Table of Contents (cii0610_toc.pdf) |
|
| As hard as it is to imagine today, there was a time when the cable industry seriously debated whether or not to provide Internet service at all. As cable companies vied for lucrative local government franchises in the 1970s and 80s, they promised to deliver all manner of interactive services, but most of those so-called "blue sky" promises were unattainable and they crashed to earth. However, despite expenses and technology overhauls, North American MSOs now are deploying D3 in significant volume. As the excerpt shows, this year MSOs in the U.S. and Canada will pass 75 million homes with D3 capability. |
|
 |
|
| [click on the image above for the full excerpt] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 Companies profiled in this report include: Cablevision Systems Corp. (NYSE: CVC); Charter Communications Inc.; Comcast Corp. (Nasdaq: CMCSA); Cox Communications Inc., a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, Inc.; and Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC). |
|
| Companies mentioned in this report include: BendBroadband; Cogeco Cable Inc. (Toronto: CCA); Insight Enterprises Inc. (Nasdaq: NSIT); Knology Inc. (Nasdaq: KNOL); Mediacom Communications Corp. (Nasdaq: MCCC); RCN Corp. (Nasdaq: RCNI); Rogers Communications Inc. (Toronto: RCI); Shaw Communications Inc. (NYSE: SJR); Suddenlink Communications; Sunflower Broadband; and Videotron Ltd. |
|
| Total pages: 19 |
|
  |
|
|
| To view reports you will need Adobe's Acrobat Reader. If you do not have it, it can be obtained for free at the Adobe web site. |
|
|
