WOW!, a leading cable company in the US announced plans to offer up to 1Gbps broadband service in five markets by the end of 2016, leveraging DOCSIS 3.1 technology.
Branded as 'Gigtopia', the service will be available to residential and business customers in Huntsville and Auburn, AL; Evansville, IN; Knoxville, TN; and Grosse Pointe Shores, MI. These areas represent about 10% of WOW’s total footprint.
WOW! said that broadband speeds up to 1Gbps allow residential users to stream high-definition video with little to no delay, and download movies, songs and TV shows in a matter of seconds. Customers who have multiple devices on one Internet connection will no longer have to battle for bandwidth. In addition, WOW!’s 1Gbps service gives residential customers peace of mind that they have a reliable data solution to support the growth of personal and smart home devices such as appliances, home automation, home security, telemedicine and more.
Business customers will benefit knowing there is now a more affordable solution that provides easier access to the critical cloud based applications that are needed to keep their business connected.
Steven Cochran, CEO, WOW!
In many of our markets, we are already offering the highest speeds available with our 600Mbps Internet service. By enabling 1 Gig Internet over our existing coax plant and through our targeted fiber to the home investment, WOW! is demonstrating its commitment to continually innovate and deliver products that help our residential and business customers to connect.
