2006-12-20 19:46:39 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
Cable provider RCN said Friday that it would begin offering ultra-high speed cable Internet access in two of the markets it serves. Called MegaModem Mach 20, the service would provide up to 20Mbps downstream and up to 2Mbps upstream. The move is a bid to stay competitive in light of new offerings from competitors like Verizon.
The first markets to be eligible for the new service will be Falls Church, Va., and Woburn, Mass. The service is twice as fast as cable Internet access from Comcast or Time Warner, and faster than DSL services in the same market.
2006-12-20 19:49:07 · answer #1 · answered by donia f 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, do you mean available to users like you and I or possible at all? I'm not sure what the fastest available to average users is, but I'd guess it'd be something like FiOS from Verizon, which is fiber optics to your home, but they cap the speed, so it's really up to the vendor to determine the fastest user speed available.
OC-768 is a network line with transmission speeds of up to 39,813.12 Mbit/s (payload: 38,486.016 Mbit/s; overhead: 1327.104 Mbit/s).
As of 2006, use of OC-768 connections outside of research or testing networks is quite rare, because of the high cost as opposed to link-bundled OC-192 and sheer lack of need for such speeds. However many large multi-nationals are developing their NGN with the ability to handle speeds up to OC-768 for future converged service operation.
There are other theoretical speeds that have never been used.
2006-12-20 19:51:46 · answer #2 · answered by GrayTheory 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 gigabit
2006-12-20 19:49:12 · answer #3 · answered by thelastryan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What, in the name of all that is good, are you trying to ask?
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2006-12-20 19:48:15 · answer #4 · answered by jan 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋