Comcast upgrades high speed internet in Chicago

August 28, 2009

Comcast high speed internet subscribers in the Chicago area will now be able to access speeds of up to 50 Mbps downloads in the Extreme 50 tier, after Comcast completed its upgrade from broadband to wideband with the launch of next-generation DOCSIS 3.0 across the region.

Comcast said the company's rollout of faster internet speeds in Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana, which began in December 2008, now enables existing high speed internet customers to double their speeds at no additional cost.

"With this next generation service, our customers' online experience is dramatically enhanced," said LeAnn Talbot, senior vice president of Comcast's greater Chicago region. "This new service will enable us to continue to offer our customers even faster speeds and an entirely new realm of internet innovation."

As part of the company's nationwide deployment of DOCSIS 3.0 technology, Comcast has launched two new premium speed tiers to its residential and business class customers, including Extreme 50, the fastest available.

DOCSIS 3.0 introduces a technology that can bond parallel cable channels to transmit data at faster speeds.

Comcast plans to complete its wideband rollout in 80 percent of its footprint this year.

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