Looking for some thoughts on the possible switch from DSL (qwest, 640 up/256 down) to Mediacom cable modem (rep said average of 1.5M/500-700K). <BR><BR>The main reason I am looking to switch is that ...

Last column, we asked readers for ideas about how to approach VoIP for a distributed global company highly reliant on DSL and cable modems. The response has been overwhelming and quite interesting, so ...

Question: I'm really confused by all the ads about high-speed Internet connections. I know they're way faster than a 56Kbps (kilobit per second) modem, but I'm not clear on what the speeds really are.

TULSA, Okla. — Cable modems remain the clear leader in the broadband technology race in spite of recent gains made by rival Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) networks in North America. DSL lines in ...

That all depends. Both digital subscriber lines and cable modems provide users perpetual high-speed access to the Internet, but they operate in fundamentally different ways. Cable modems are carried ...

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.–A report by Probe Group finds that cable modems dominate by a two-to-one margin over digital subscriber line (DSL) in North America, including Canada, Mexico and the United States.

Cable companies have given telcos a run for their money in broadband services, and the competition has driven down prices. While they didn’t rack up a body count on the scale of a Gambino-Colombo (or ...

Motorola, which primarily makes money by selling mobile phones, also leads in the cable broadband modem market where it competes with Cisco, Arris, Ambit and Thomson. Motorola’s cable modem market ...

Recently replaced a DOCSIS 2 with a Charter supplied DOCSIS 3 modem. Called to have the new modem provisioned. Once it was up and running it issued a 97.***.**.*** IP address to the the Netgear router ...

As more American homes install high-speed Internet connections, telephone companies are finally starting to take market share from the once-dominant cable companies. The top U.S. cable ...