Comcast fiber net to have terabit potential

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne () warpspeed com>
Date: December 7, 2004 10:40:29 PM EST
To: Dewayne-Net Technology List <dewayne-net () warpspeed com>
Subject: [Dewayne-Net] Comcast fiber net to have terabit potential
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Comcast fiber net to have terabit potential

Jeff Baumgartner, CED
<http://www.cedmagazine.com/cedailydirect/2004/1204/cedaily041207.htm#1>

Comcast Corp. has embarked on a plan to extend its national fiber 
backbone and has tapped Level 3 Communications to help it get the job 
done.

The backbone will be primarily based on 20-year dark-fiber from Level 3 
and other sources. Comcast said it has agreements in place to cover 
more than 19,000 route miles - enough to cover 95 percent of its 
national footprint. The MSO expects the network to involve $100 million 
of capital, when fiber, fiber capacity, routing and optical gear are 
factored in.

 With potential capacity at almost 3 terabits per second, Comcast's 
backbone will serve as a pipeline for a wide range of 
bandwidth-intensive services. The MSO initially will provision the 
network with multiple 10 Gbps wavelengths, each capable of delivering 
almost 3,000 video channels.

 "This agreement with Level 3 will further enhance our ability to 
deliver new and innovative services such as video-on-demand, high 
definition television, digital video recorders, high-speed Internet 
access and advanced voice services," said Dave Fellows, Comcast's 
executive vice president and chief technology officer.


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