Summary Bullets:
• Comcast, Charter, and Broadcom are collaborating to develop a unified DOCSIS 5.0 standard.
• Despite fiber’s advantages, existing cable infrastructure can be upgraded to meet future demands, delaying full-scale fiber adoption – at least in the US.
Just when some analysts felt comfortable proclaiming DOCSIS 4.0 as cable’s final chapter, the mirage of DOCSIS 5.0 now seems to be taking shape. The development comes after a phase marked by ambiguous comments on what lies beyond DOCSIS 4.0. These references often hinted at DOCSIS 5.0 (a.k.a., 25G DOCSIS, or 3 GHz DOCSIS) whenever the future of cable was in question, particularly in comparison to PON.
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