Economy Worries Slowing DOCSIS 3.0 Rollouts - At least according to one stat farm, who notes a 32% drop in CMTS purchases….

Dec 01

Economy Worries Slowing DOCSIS 3.0 Rollouts - At least according to one stat farm, who notes a 32% drop in CMTS purchases….

A new report by Infonetics Research suggests that cable operator purchases of cable modem termination system (CMTS) gear decreased 32% last quarter to $246 million. While the third quarter is traditionally a slow quarter anyway, the firm says that economic worries made things slightly worse, and these concerns are impacting the deployment of DOCSIS 3.0 gear and the faster speeds you all so crave. “Although Comcast, Time Warner, Cablevision, and other major North American operators are still moving forward with their DOCSIS 3.0 rollouts, they are doing so with less fervor, as it remains to be seen whether consumers will want to upgrade their broadband connections when budgets are already strained,” says analyst Jeff Heynen.
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