Tailoring 100G for Metro Networks by Stephan Rettenberger  Home         Topics: Main | DSL | Cable | FTTH  | GPON | VDSL2 | DOCSIS 3.0 | IPTV | Set-top Boxes  | Encoders  | Content   | Regulatory Issues  |  Links & Resources | Archive   | Europe  |    Charter Boosts Speeds, Keeps Pricing the Same Charter, the fourth-largest cable operator in the United States, is boosting its consumer download and uploads speeds across its DOCSIS 3.0 network while keeping the pricing the same. The company is increasing Charter Internet Express download speeds from 12 Mbps to up to 15 Mbps, and increasing upload speeds from 1 Mbps to up to 3 Mbps. Charter Internet Plus download speeds are being increased from 18 Mbps to up to 30 Mbps, and upload speeds are being increased from 2 Mbps to up to 4 Mbps. Charter's fastest residential offering is increasing from 60 Mbps download to up to 100 Mbps download with 5 Mbps upload, and has been renamed Charter Internet Ultra100 to reflect the significant enhancement. Express and Plus speeds are also increasing in the remaining portions of Charter's service areas nationwide. http://www.charter.com 01-Dec-11  Recent DOCSIS 3.0 News Charter Boosts Speeds, Keeps Pricing the Same 01-Dec-11 Cisco Supplies 3G60 Broadband Processing Engine for Virgin Media 09-Sep-11 Sunrise Telecom Enhances its Cable Plant Maintenance Analyzers 07-Sep-11 Time Warner Cable Adds 750K Customers via Insight Acquisition 15-Aug-11 Virgin Media Tests World's Fastest Cable Broadband -- 1.5 Gbps 22-Jul-11 CableLabs Defines a Converged Cable Access Platform 14-Jun-11 Broadcom's 3rd Gen DOCSIS 3.0 Chips Optimize 1GHz Downstream Spectrum 13-Jun-11 CommScope Acquires LiquidxStream for Dense QAM Systems 02-Jun-11