Cable Internet
Lesson 9: Cable
Analog modems, ISDN, and DSL all use the local link (telephone line) from the local telco. This next option instead uses the cabling from what has become the primary competitor to the telco in most markets: the cable company.
Cable Internet creates an Internet access service which, when viewed generally rather than specifically, has many similarities to DSL. Like DSL, cable Internet takes full advantage of existing cabling, using the existing cable TV (CATV) cable to send data. Like DSL, cable Internet uses asymmetric speeds, sending data faster downstream than upstream, which works well for most consumer locations. ...
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