Comments on: Net Brazil aims for 150 Mbps over Cable

By: Cable Pushes the Pedal to the Metal with DOCSIS 3.0 - Caller IP

Cable Pushes the Pedal to the Metal with DOCSIS 3.0 - Caller IP — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 18:33:59 +0000

[...] being made on DOCSIS 3.0 in the states, it seems that more important news is coming from overseas. GigaOM points to news that pre-standard versions of DOCSIS 3.0 are being demonstrated by NET Brazil and Starhub in [...]

By: Net-Politics » Free Debates, Internet Radio, P2P and Let’s Throw in Ron Paul For Kicks

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 23:53:15 +0000

[...] Meanwhile, in Latin America: Brazil is demo-ing 150 Mbps cable internet. [GigaOm] [...]

By: Garret Wilson

Garret Wilson — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:02:17 +0000

Ha ha. Right. Currently the most reliable Internet connection in Rio de Janeiro is through NET Vírtua http://netvirtua.globo.com/ . Their best “8Mbps” is really only about 2Mbps on the good days, and their DNS continually times out. What happens when your Internet connection is down for a days? Nothing. You have to pay a handyman in your building to dig in the walls to find out some NET technician mistakenly put a blocking filter on your line. 150Mbps? Don’t hold your breath. Brazil is not Singapore.

By: David Mackey

David Mackey — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:16:32 +0000

:-) Fast. I like my FiOS, but I’ll always take faster.

By: MIchael Vu

MIchael Vu — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:38:10 +0000

150?? That is super fast. It’s going to be a battle between FiOS, WiMax, and ubiquitous wifi.

Michael Vu CTO/Founder http://www.FantasySportsMatrix.com

…a social network for sports fans.

By: Andreas

Andreas — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 19:13:22 +0000

One of swedens largest broadband providers, Comhem, have announced that they will start upgrading their network and offer 100 Mbit. They have just started to test the service with a smaller amount of customers.

Fiber is spreading, DSL is cheaper and turbo-3G is becoming popular. Cable needs the speed to stay competitive.