Suck It, Fiber: America's Fastest Internet 101Mbps Delivered by Cablevision

While it may not match the very best broadband deals in other countries, Cablevision will start offering the fastest home Internet service in the United States next month.

The new service will offer download speeds of 101 megabits per second and upload speeds of 15 Mbps for a cost of $99.95 per month. It will be available May 11 to all 5 million of the people in areas served by Cablevision, mainly in the New York City suburbs.

Cablevision is deploying a new technology called Docsis 3 which can utilize more of the capacity of a cable television system for data, offering both higher capacity and lower costs. In Japan, J:Com uses the same technology to offer 160 Mbps service for 6,000 yen ($60) per month.

In the United States, cable and phone companies have chosen to offer very high speed service at higher prices in attempt to earn greater profits from business and professional users. Of course, this means that adoption will be lower than would be expected if the prices were lower.

Source: Gizmodo