As much as the DSL folks would like to disbelieve, DOCSIS 3.0 is here today, works quite well, and will be ubiquitous in just a few years. Below are a few quotes indicating progress and expected penetration for DOCSIS 3.0.
From Broadcom’s 2Q09 earnings call (he means DOCSIS 3.0 when he refers to DOCSIS),
Scott McGregor, Broadcom’s CEO, said “Absolutely, I do believe we were seeing continued move over to DOCSIS. That’s more next year phenomena, but HD continues to be a phenomenon. People will buy a new TV set and they really want to get the better picture quality.”
Pike and Fisher have released a report covering DOCSIS 3.0, and they predict universal coverage in a few years. From their report summary…
We conclude that the top cable operators will have DOCSIS 3.0 covering 100% of homes passed by the end of 2013, and that MSOs can significantly shorten the time to achieve a return on their DOCSIS 3.0 investments by aggressively targeting business customers.
Comcast is going full speed ahead with DOCSIS 3.0. From DSLReports…
“We have raised our goal to roll out DOCSIS 3.0 to nearly 80% of our national footprint before the end of this year,” Comcast spokesman Charlie Douglas tells us. “That would mean passing about 40 million homes and businesses with the new wideband offerings Extreme 50 and Ultra 22, in addition to doubling speeds for existing Premier customers for no additional cost,” he notes.
Source: fttxtra