Fast Modem Makes Big Waves

The wideband demo that Brian Roberts showed on Tuesday, made ripples today in the media. What Roberts showed was a next generation cable modem using the channel bonding features of DOCSIS 3.0 to combine up to four 6 MHz data channels, thus achieving download speeds of up to 160 million bits per second. The demo made the news and even hit top blogs like Slashdot, GigaOM, Engadget and Gizmodo. Comcast's 150 Mbps Modem is Good for U.S. Broadband Cable modem that downloads huge files in a few minutes 160Mbps downloads move closer for US cable customers New Devices Stir Buzz At Cable Show Comcast CEO Shows Off Super Quick Modem