The Amazing Speed Upgrade
June 7, 2018
Bill Gates once said: The Internet is becoming the town square of the global village of tomorrow. With gigabit speed, Internet service is going to take another dimension, and it is going to change from what it was before. Gigabit speed back in 2010 was only available for the governmental entities and businesses in the capital region.
Providers like Google Fiber and AT&T are the first ones to reach the Gigabit milestone, but now, Spectrum by Charter Communications is also a part of the same Gigabit race.
Earlier this week the cable company announced the launching of the 1-gigabit downloading speed. For the new customers, the Spectrum Giga bite per second connection is available at $104.99 per month while the current subscribers are only required to pay $114.99.
A gigabit is equal to 1000 mega bite per second. Spectrum is reported to deploy DOCSIS 3.1 Technology from 1.0/1.X version. This next DOCSIS will allow more symmetrical downloads and uploads. The standard plans by other Cable companies are far from offering symmetry when it comes to Internet efficiency. “The customers who are looking forward to transitioning to gigabit speed need a professional installation rather than their yards torn apart” said by the Charter Communication spokesperson Lara Pritchard.
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