The race is on for the introduction of high speed internet access on cable using the new EuroDOCSIS 3.0 standard. Today, the Finnish operator Welho says it launched a 110Mbps broadband consumer service on August 25. The service is available to all the 320,000 homes in Welho’s cable network in the Helsinki capital region.The service is priced at €54.90 month, with modems costing €139.
Welho says it is the first cable operator in Europe to start commercial deployment of EuroDocsis 3.0 platform in ite entire network and that “sales have exceeded all estimates”. This Monday, Liberty Global said its subsidiary UPC Netherlands was the first to deploy EuroDOCSIS 3.0 in Europe when it launches the service to consumers later this month. Also, Spanish operator ONO said it will launch a new high speed broadband service.
Welho’s new 110Mbps broadband is immediately available on Welho’s entire network. “Cable broadband technology is superior both in the scope of footprint when compared to fibre, and in the range of speed in comparison to xDSL technologies. The access technology we utilize provides thus a significant competitive edge over other solutions, adding a distinct qualitative advantage to the outstanding customer experience,” says Jarno Haikonen, VP, broadband and television of Welho.
Welho has carried out major upgrades in its network in order to be ready for the even higher speeds enabled by EuroDocsis 3.0 in the future. “EuroDocsis 3.0 enables us to utilize the wide bandwidth and other technical advantages of cable. As cable technology now allows bandwidths in excess of 100Mbps, we are looking forward to offering speeds exceeding 200Mbps within a few years,” said Johan Flykt, president of Welho. “We are very pleased about being able to offer superfast broadband to our customers at a competitive price as compared to other technologies.”
