Cable operators now offer next-generation DOCSIS 3.0 services — with maximum download speeds ranging from 50 to 105 Megabits per second — to more than 52 million U.S. consumers and businesses, according to a survey of the top 11 cable operators. That represents more than 43% of the 120 million homes passed by cable networks in the country. DOCSIS 3.0 technology will provide the industry with an ample runway well into the next decade. Operators also find no small value in being able to tout that they're the fastest provider in a given market, and many are looking to deliver new commercial services via cable modem.
