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Comcast Doubles Broadband Speeds to Better Challenge Verizon FiOS

5:45 am on October 23, 2008 | Category: Internet, Telecom Services

America’s leading cable operator, Comcast, is doubling the connection speed of its broadband internet service in a number of east coast markets, including Philadelphia, Boston, and various communities in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

Comcast is using a technology called Docsis 3.0 to double the maximum bandwidth of its Performance and Performance Plus high-speed internet services to 12-Mbps and 16-Mbps, respectively.

Furthermore, Comcast has begun offering a new class of high-end internet access in the form of its ‘Extreme50‘ plan, which offers 50-Mbps of downstream bandwidth (and 10-Mbps upstream) at a cost of $139.95/month.

For a more affordable $62.95/month, Comcast is offering a speedy new ‘Ultra’ broadband connection with 22-Mbps downloads and 5-Mbps uploads.

By doubling existing bandwidth and launching new high-speed broadband services, Comcast is likely hoping to compete more effectively with Verizon’s cutting-edge FiOS Internet and TV service, which has been aggressively poaching cable customers for the past two years.

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