U.S. provider rolls out super-fast Internet service

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U.S. provider rolls out super-fast Internet service
 
 By Yinka Adegoke,
 Reuters
 April 28, 2009
 
Faster speeds will make it easier to watch video programing over the Web,
but there are industry concerns that they might also make it easier for
customers to 'cut the cord' of traditional cable TV subscriptions.

 

NEW YORK -
Cablevision Systems Corp plans to roll out super-fast Internet access
connections that can allow a customer to download a full-length
high-definition movie in less 10 minutes.

 

The New York-based cable operator said on Tuesday it is also doubling the
speed of its Wi-Fi wireless Internet service -- free for subscribers -- as
it steps up its offerings to counter the competitive threat of Verizon
Communications' FiOS service.

 

Cablevision customers will pay nearly $100 a month US to use the new
high-speed Internet service, which will deliver download speeds of up to 101
megabits per second and upload speeds of up to 15 megabits per second. Such
speeds can enable the download of up to 750 digital photos or 150 songs in
one minute.

 

The company plans to roll out the service across its entire market starting
May 11. Currently Cablevision offers download speeds of 15 megabits per
second for $45 to $50 a month.

 

It remains to be seen how much customer demand there is for new super-fast
Internet access, which cable companies charge premium prices for. Comcast
Corp charges up to $139 a month for its 50 megabit Wideband service in
certain markets, for instance.

 

"Right now the real demand for 50 to 100 megabits is pretty limited," said
Todd Mitchell, analyst at Kaufman Bros. "But over the next two to three
years, the number of video applications we all use will grow exponentially
so it will become a necessary level of service."

 

Cablevision will be the first of the major U.S. cable operators to roll out
new super-fast speeds to its entire network using a new cable technology
called DOCSIS 3.0. Other cable operators like Comcast and Charter
Communications started trying out the super-fast access speed in some of
their regions last year.

 

The cable companies are increasing access speeds in response to the launch
of advanced digital services from phone companies Verizon and AT&T Inc, and
also encouraged by the popularity of Web video services like Google Inc's
YouTube and Hulu, a venture of News Corp and NBC Universal.

 

Faster speeds will make it easier to watch video programing over the Web,
but there are industry concerns that they might also make it easier for
customers to 'cut the cord' of traditional cable TV subscriptions.

 

"The cable operators are trying to walk a fine line," said Craig Moffett,
analyst at Sanford Bernstein.

 

Moffett said the challenge for the operators is how to preserve their
current technology and speed advantage over phone companies without harming
their core video offering.

 

"They don't want to provide so much bandwidth that they foster the means to
bypass their core service," he said.

 

Cablevision is also doubling the speed of its wireless Internet access to
3.0 megabits per second using Wi-Fi technology. The company offers the
service for free to Cablevision subscribers using their laptops and other
mobile devices around certain locations in its local area.

 

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