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Comcast Gigabit DOCSIS 3.1 home gateway

Comcast announced that it installed the first gigabit DOCSIS iii.one-based cable modem in a customer's dwelling house near Philadelphia this week. Savvy readers may recall Comcast already unveiling a 2Gbps service called Gigabit Pro earlier in the year, but in that location are some differences between the 2. Bated from the variation in download speed, Gigabit Pro is available today in 14 states where Comcast provides service. The new DOCSIS iii.one-based gigabit service, on the other hand, is more than of a demonstration and is non widely available to subscribers.

That said, the new DOCSIS 3.one-based service is significant, because it works with the coaxial-fiber cable infrastructure already in place. It does require a DOCSIS three.1-compatible cable modem in the subscriber'south home. Comcast reported in May that its DOCSIS 3.1 Gigabit Home Gateway cable modem was developed in-house. This ways upgrading will crave exchanging cable modems based on older DOCSIS versions (3.0 or older) with the new DOCSIS iii.one cable modem.

In society to go the 2Gbps Gigabit Pro service, yous need to live within one-third of a mile from Comcast's fiber network. That Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) service also requires a technician to come to your firm to complete the installation, as stated in the Gigabit Pro FAQ. This triggers a $500 installation fee. In contrast, customers should be able to install the DOCSIS 3.one modem themselves, and it shouldn't be subject to the same altitude limitations. In fact, information technology should work in whatever home currently capable of obtaining broadband cable modem service from Comcast.

Comcast Xfinity engineer, in a ninja mask

Comcast Xfinity engineer, in a ninja mask

There are a few theoretical differences in maximum speed. The Gigabit Pro service delivers a symmetrical 2Gbps downwardly and 2Gbps up. Comcast doesn't say what the upload speed is for its DOCSIS iii.1 service, though the DOCSIS 3.1 specification'due south maximum speed is up to 10Gbps down and 1Gbps up.

Comcast has notwithstanding to denote pricing for DOCSIS three.i gigabit Net, either. Its FTTH-based 2Gbps Gigabit Pro costs an phenomenal $299.95 per month, non counting the $500 activation fee and aforementioned $500 installation fee. In comparison, Google Fiber costs $lxx per month, with its $300 and so-chosen "structure fee" currently waived.

If you're thinking of getting gigabit Net, and information technology's available where you alive, make sure your ain home network equipment supports it first. While it's obvious 1Gbps is very fast, older switches and Wi-Fi gear may exist limited to the tens of megabits per 2d. And then, bank check your home network and brand the necessary upgrades earlier moving up to some kind of gigabit broadband service. And if you've got it already, let the states know in the comments how it is.