How does Carolina Connection DSL compare to Cable Modems?
Cable modem services are “pooled” or share access, meaning customers share the Central Exchange Office’s (CO’s) bandwidth with other customers. DSL has its own unique dedicated bandwidth. Cable modem upstream traffic will in many cases be slower than DSL, either because the particular cable modems are inherently slower or because of speed reductions caused by contention for upstream bandwidth. The big difference between DSL and cable modems, however, is the number of lines available to each. Today there are approximately 12 million homes that can support two-way cable modem transmissions, and while the number will grow steadily, it will not catch up with the number of installed telephone lines for many years. Additionally, many of the older cable networks are not capable of offering a return channel; consequently, such networks will need significant upgrading before they can offer high bandwidth services.
