Wideband hits the US

Commercial download speeds up to 50 Megabits

US business Comcast is offering a broadband service of up to 50 Megabits per second (Mbps) downloads and 5 Mbps uploads across fiber-optic cable networks. Comcast expects to deliver even faster speeds of up to 100 Mbps to its customers over the next two years with the capability of delivering higher speeds of 160 Mbps or more in the future.

"This announcement marks the beginning of the evolution from broadband to wideband," said Mitch Bowling, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Comcast High-Speed Internet, Comcast Cable. "Wideband is the future and it's coming fast. We believe wideband will usher-in a new era of speed and Internet innovation for today's digital consumers."

With download speeds of up to 50 Mbps and upload speeds of up to 5 Mbps, customers will be able to download movies, music and television shows, as well as upload digital photographs faster than ever. For example, using a 50 Mbps service could download a 4 GB HD movie in about 10 minutes saving hours.

We'll keep you posted about the roll-out of UK wideband. 

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