Mediacom Communications<\/a> announced today that it has more than doubled the speeds of its broadband Internet service to provide homes and businesses throughout its Northern Minnesota service areas with download speeds of 50 mega-bits-per-second (Mbps) and upload speeds of 5 Mbps. The higher-speed Internet service, Ultra 50, is 150-percent faster than the 20 Mbps service many customers have been using.<\/p>\nMediacom\u2019s Ultra 50 broadband service became available in recent weeks after upgrades to the company\u2019s fiber-optic communications network were completed in Cloquet, Eveleth, Hibbing and Two Harbors. Ultra 50 is the result of the cable industry\u2019s innovative channel bonding technology known as DOCSIS 3.0 that uses a cable modem to deliver faster Internet speeds used for bandwidth-intensive applications such as movie downloads, file sharing, and online gaming.\u00a0 The 50-meg service is ideal for homes and businesses where multiple devices or multiple Internet connections are used to send or receive data.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom the largest cities to the smallest towns, Americans are consuming more bandwidth and demanding a faster Internet,\u201d Jensen said.\u00a0 \u201cWith recent launches, Mediacom delivers the high speeds of Ultra 50 broadband service through an extensive area of Minnesota, from Worthington to Litchfield in the southern and central areas of the state, and now extending north to include communities in Itasca, St. Louis, Carlton, Pine and Lake Counties.\u201d<\/p>\n
The DOCSIS technology of Mediacom Ultra 50 allows a consumer to download a high-definition (HD) movie (6 gigabytes) in just 16 minutes<\/span>.\u00a0 That compares to the 4.4 hours<\/span>\u00a0it would take to download the same movie using a common 3 Mbps DSL service from a traditional phone company, according to Mediacom Regional Vice President Bill Jensen.<\/p>\n\u201cThis broadband boost demonstrates Mediacom\u2019s commitment to continually invest in technology and expand our fiber network to ensure that consumers in all of our service areas can connect to reliably fast broadband service,\u201d Jensen said.<\/p>\n
Jensen explained that new Internet applications have rapidly developed and changed how today\u2019s consumers use the Internet.\u00a0 \u201cWe watch news, sports and movies online; we frequently check updates for weather or sports scores, find recipes, play games, share digital photos with friends and family.\u00a0 The list goes on and on.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mediacom\u00a0was among the earliest cable companies to offer the new-generation broadband service of DOCSIS 3.0, which it makes available to both residential and business customers.\u00a0 Each Mediacom Ultra 50 customer is equipped with a new, more powerful modem configured for the higher Internet speeds.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe broadband speed of Mediacom Ultra 50 is in greater demand today than even just 12 months ago,\u201d Jensen said. \u201cIt has become essential for families using multiple devices that connect to the Internet — tablets, laptops, smart phones or gaming consoles.\u00a0 With the dramatic changes in the way today\u2019s families and businesses use the Internet, the need for more bandwidth has never been greater.\u00a0 The speed of Ultra 50 delivers a reliably better experience for the whole family or office.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mediacom\u00a0Communications is the nation’s eighth largest cable television company and one of the leading cable operators focused on serving the smaller cities in the United States, with a significant concentration in the Midwestern and Southeastern regions. Mediacom\u00a0Communications offers a wide array of broadband products and services, including traditional and advanced video services such as digital television, video-on-demand, digital video recorders, high-definition television, as well as high-speed Internet access and phone service. Through Mediacom Business, the Company offers affordable broadband communications solutions that can be tailored to any size business.<\/p>\n
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IMPACT AREA:<\/b>\u00a0 higher-speed broadband service, Mediacom Ultra 50, is available to residents and businesses in the areas listed below.<\/p>\n
Carlton County<\/span><\/b>:\u00a0 Cloquet, Esko, Carlton, Moose Lake, Moose Lake Township, Thomson, Windemere<\/p>\nItasca County<\/span><\/b>: Calumet, Cohasset, Coleraine, Grand Rapids, Harris Township, Keewatin, La Prairie, Marble, Nashwauk, Taconite<\/p>\nLake County<\/span><\/b>:\u00a0 Beaver Bay, Silver Bay, Two Harbors<\/p>\nPine County<\/span><\/b>:\u00a0 Sturgeon Lake<\/p>\nSt. Louis County<\/span><\/b>:\u00a0 Hibbing, Chisholm, Buhl, Kinney, Mt. Iron, Virginia, Fayal, Eveleth, Gilbert, McKinley, Biwabik, Aurora, Hoyt Lakes, White Township, Proctor, Midway Township, Hermantown<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nIt sounds as if there are tiers\u00a0of service available beyond their standard Mediacom Prime which is 15 Mbps; they\u00a0offer Prime Plus speed at 30 Mbps (down) x 2 Mbps (up). They mentioned to me that more and more people are starting to take advantage of the higher level services, which I think helps indicate that while build and they will come may not work for minimum speeds – folks will upgrade with less coaxing once great bandwidth is available.<\/p>\n
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