How do consumers benefit from using a SURFboard cable modem?
The immediate benefit is extremely fast Internet access. A cable modem network delivers data at raw speeds up to 38 Mbps (million bits per second). This is equivalent to 1,000 times faster than a standard 28.8 Kbps (thousand bits per second) telephone modem in a shared broadcast environment. Cable modem users typically see average speeds of 1.5 Mbps, depending on the service level provided by their provider and by the constraints and limitations of the Internet. In addition to Internet access, the cable TV industry also envisions providing its subscribers with compelling, video-enriched interactive entertainment that takes advantage of the bandwidth currently used to deliver video. Much of what we see on the World Wide Web (WWW) today is designed to the constraints of slow telephone networks and modems. Most Web sites are comprised of text-based pages with minimal, static graphics. In the cable modem environment, the WWW can include sites with full motion video, animated text and audio
