It’s On: Ultra-Fast Broadband War Beginning to Take Shape in NYC

We’ve covered how Verizon’s new FiOS offerings are heating up the broadband and TV market in New York City, but you might have missed the response.

Fresh off the heels of Verizon’s announcement that their FiOS 20/20 Internet service will be available to 500,000 New York City homes by the end of the year, both Cablevision (Optimum Online) and Time Warner Cable have announced that they are working to release 50/5 (50mb/s download, 5mb/s upload) service in the New York area, based on DOCSIS 3.0 architecture.

This will be both companies’ first attempt to rollout DOCSIS 3.0, a cable broadband protocol that allows for higher transmission speeds and that is currently being tested by Comcast in the greater Minneapolis, Minnesota area.

New York City customers may be just a few years away from having multiple options for ultra-fast broadband.

By danny ⋅ August 7, 2008 ⋅ Tags: Cable, DOCSIS 3.0