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In telecommunications, cable Internet access, shortened to cable Internet, is a form of broadband internet access which uses the same infrastructure as cable television. Like digital subscriber line (DSL) and fiber to the premises , cable Internet access provides network edge connectivity ( last mile access) from the Internet service provider ...
Cable modem termination system. A cable modem termination system (CMTS, also called a CMTS Edge Router) [1] is a piece of equipment, typically located in a cable company's headend or hubsite, which is used to provide data services, such as cable Internet or Voice over IP, to cable subscribers.
Why the Cable Modem, because the cable speed was decreased by the Computer Processor, RAM, Operating System, speed of Hard Drive(s), having to Process "Run" Operating System, Programs, and an Internet Browser AND Process the signals from the Cable, the solution was a "Dedicated" Cable Computer like a Computer Video Cards (A Computer that ONLY ...
Modern ADSL filter/splitter (left) and filter (right). ADSL works by using spectrum above the band used by voice telephone calls. [1] With a DSL filter, often called splitter, the frequency bands are isolated, permitting a single telephone line to be used for both ADSL service and telephone calls at the same time.
In a hybrid fiber-coaxial cable system, television channels are sent from the cable system's distribution facility, the headend, to local communities through optical fiber subscriber lines. At the local community, an optical node translates the signal from a light beam to radio frequency (RF), and sends it over coaxial cable lines for ...
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Multichannel multipoint distribution service (MMDS), formerly known as broadband radio service (BRS) and also known as wireless cable, is a wireless telecommunications technology, used for general-purpose broadband networking or, more commonly, as an alternative method of cable television programming reception.
Comcast last month plans to split most of its NBCUniversal cable networks into a new public company. The new company would be well capitalized and positioned to acquire other cable networks if the ...