Comments on: How does FiOS stack up? http://www.cabletechtalk.com/broadband/2008/12/10/how-does-fios-stack-up/ Technology & Telecommunications Policy Discussion Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:24:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Michael Marcus http://www.cabletechtalk.com/broadband/2008/12/10/how-does-fios-stack-up/comment-page-1/#comment-1056 Michael Marcus Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:30:30 +0000 http://www.cabletechtalk.com/?p=234#comment-1056 When one compares fiber speed with cable speed the basic bit rates does not tell the whole story. What matters is the time availability of the peak bit rate. Why doesn't the cable industry develop an objective standard so consumers can compare bit rates of competing services objectively? For example what bit rate is available at least 95% of the time during the peak busy hour from a cable service that offers 50 Mbps? I note that every time I have raised this issue at FCC or a professional group there is a view that the cable industry would block development of any objective standard to measure speed offered to consumers so consumers could compare offerings from different industries. When one compares fiber speed with cable speed the basic bit rates does not tell the whole story. What matters is the time availability of the peak bit rate. Why doesn’t the cable industry develop an objective standard so consumers can compare bit rates of competing services objectively? For example what bit rate is available at least 95% of the time during the peak busy hour from a cable service that offers 50 Mbps? I note that every time I have raised this issue at FCC or a professional group there is a view that the cable industry would block development of any objective standard to measure speed offered to consumers so consumers could compare offerings from different industries.

]]> By: shelby http://www.cabletechtalk.com/broadband/2008/12/10/how-does-fios-stack-up/comment-page-1/#comment-1014 shelby Mon, 29 Dec 2008 03:52:26 +0000 http://www.cabletechtalk.com/?p=234#comment-1014 Paul The strength of FIOS is the upload speeds. Their slowest package , fast, offers three to four times the upload speed as many cable providers. DOCSIS 3 will put cable provides where they can "compete" with the download speeds but no t the upload. Paul

The strength of FIOS is the upload speeds.

Their slowest package , fast, offers three to four times the upload speed as many cable providers. DOCSIS 3 will put cable provides where they can “compete” with the download speeds but no t the upload.

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