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Article: Cable's Future 'Gigabits' Networks.

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December 1, 2008
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Rouzbeh Yassini, inventor of the cable modem, doesn't see bandwidth demand leveling off anytime soon. As Comcast begins rolling out DOCSIS 3.0-based 'wideband' services that provide up to 50 Mbps, he is already anticipating Gigabit-per-second broadband connections that deliver more than 20 times that. Yassini, founder and CEO of YAS Broadband Ventures, which engages in consulting, research and investments, spoke recently with Multichannel News technology editor Todd Spangler. An edited transcript follows:

MCN: The first cable modems ran at less than 100 Kbps. Today, DOCSIS 3.0 provides 160 Mbps downstream and 120 up - and more. Did you ...

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