TWC ‘Well-Positioned’ to Bring 1-Gig Across LA

Time Warner Cable said it is “well-positioned” to bring speeds of 1 Gbps across its Los Angeles (CA) footprint in the wake of a request for participants (RFP) issued by the city. TWC said it will be able to hit those speeds across the city, rather than just in individual neighborhoods, as DOCSIS 3.1 technology begins to mature. D3.1, which the cable industry is promoting under the “Gigasphere” consumer brand, will enable cable operators to deliver multi-gigabit speeds on their hybrid fiber/coax networks.

“As Gigasphere technology is introduced, we are well-positioned to deliver residential Internet speeds of up to 1 Gigabit per second throughout our entire LA footprint -- not just in a few neighborhoods -- just as we said we would when we participated in the City’s RFI process.” In addition to providing 1 Gig wireline speeds, CityLinkLA’s requirements also call for Wi-Fi that delivers 5 Mbps or second to every connected device (and to provide sufficient backhaul for 200 simultaneous users at 5 Mbps down by 1 Mbps upstream), and a free wireline service that delivers at least 5 Mbps/1 Mbps.