Astound Broadband is transitioning its cable broadband infrastructure to enhance its service offerings by adopting multi-gigabit speeds and the DOCSIS 4.0 standard through equipment provided by Harmonic. The upgrades will include a virtualized cable modem termination system and distributed access architecture, aimed at improving signal quality. As competition intensifies in the broadband market, particularly from fiber optic providers, Astound is exploring both fiber and DOCSIS 4.0 solutions to maintain competitiveness and meet rising consumer demands for higher upstream speeds, especially for activities like gaming and videoconferencing.
Astound Broadband is evaluating both DOCSIS 4.0 and fiber options, market by market, with Harmonic's solution.
DAA moves intelligence to the edge of a hybrid fiber-coax (HFC) network, enabling cable operators to boost speeds through improved signal-to-noise ratio (SNR).
The upstream path has become increasingly important as customers require symmetrical communications to support gaming and videoconferencing.
Astound already supports symmetrical 5 Gbps speeds in some markets where it has deployed fiber broadband.
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