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Telenet is currently testing the deployment of Docsis 4.0 in its Belgian network. In a test, the company achieved a download speed of 8.5 Gbit/s. In theory, Docsis 4.0 also enables higher upload speeds, but Telenet is not yet saying anything about this.
With Docsis 4.0, Telenet expects to be able to guarantee a download speed of 8.5 Gbit/s for customers, writes De Tijd† At present, the maximum download speed at Telenet is 1Gbit/s and customers can upload with a maximum of 40Mbit/s. The provider will soon be supplying 2.5Gbit/s modems to customers. The company is now testing these modems ‘on a limited scale’.
Docsis 4.0 allows providers, as with Docsis 3.1, to download with up to 10Gbit/s† The difference between the two specifications is in the upload speed. With Docsis 3.1 this is a maximum of 1 to 2 Gbit/s. In theory, the new specification allows customers to upload at a maximum of 6Gbit/s. This must be supported by the provider itself. Telenet is not yet talking about higher upload speeds. It has a hybrid network, which consists of fiberglass up to the district cabinets. The cable that runs to the customer’s front door is coaxial.
The Dutch provider Ziggo, with a similar hybrid network, announced earlier in May also passed a Docsis 4.0 test† Both providers face emerging competition from fiber optic networks, which promise higher and moreover symmetrical speeds. So wants Proximus in Belgium by 2028 Provide 70 percent of all buildings with a fiber optic connection. Speeds of 10 Gbit/s are possible on this network. With the higher Docsis specification, the coax providers hope to convince customers that their network is fast enough.
