Broadband internet access via cable could reach 100 megabits per second as early as next year - 50 times faster than the current average speed for cable , a Finnish company said Wednesday, Reuters reports. Although similar transmission speeds are possible over fiber networks, they cost much more to build out.
"This is a cost-efficient technology, as we use the cable TV networks which are already in place," Jukka Rinnevaara, chief executive of small-cap Finnish broadband equipment maker Teleste, told Reuters.
Teleste calls the new network "Ethernet to the Home," or EttH. The new process will create an ethernet connection directly from the traditional cable line to the computer, reports WebPro News.
Teleste is running a field trial with cable TV provider Essent in the Netherlands, but not yet at the speeds it expects most homes will need in a few years.
"Based on our research, 30 megabits per second is the absolute minimum in future homes," Pekka Rissanen, a Teleste executive told a news conference.
