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RCN Business Services to offer wideband cable modem options
Nov 03, 2009 (Datamonitor via COMTEX) --
RCN, a provider of broadband services, has announced that RCN Business Services is expanding its data product suite by introducing wideband cable modem offerings through the rollout of DOCSIS 3.0 technology to the small, medium business market.
RCN Business Services will reportedly take advantage of the next generation DOCSIS specification to introduce cable modems that deliver up to three times faster speeds than highest speed services.
The company plans to launch in Manhattan and in portions of Boston where it has fiber in thousands of buildings and broadband coaxial cable throughout its footprint. Additional areas served by RCN in eastern Pennsylvania will also get to take advantage of RCN's new speed tiers.
RCN will leverage the Cisco DOCSIS 3.0 downstream channel bonding solution that includes the Cisco uBR10012 cable modem termination systems (CMTS) and Cisco DPC3000 channel bonded cable modems.
The new services will offer peak data rates of 20Mbps downstream/5Mbps upstream, 40Mbps downstream/5Mbps upstream and 60Mbps downstream/10Mbps upstream.
Mary Horne, vice president and general manager of RCN Business Services, said: "An offering that includes faster upstream and downstream speeds will further allow us to develop solutions that meet the needs of our business customers.
"We anticipate that the midpoint 40/5 Mbps data package will provide the best value for many small, medium businesses. We engage closely with our clients who tell us over and over about the tremendous pressures they face to find new ways to increase productivity and drive efficiency. Our rollout of DOCSIS 3.0 will make it easier for us to address this demand."
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