CableLabs Chat—McKinney Talks DSL, Google and OTT

Give the slow speed and declining sub numbers, it might be easy to write DSL off as a competitor. Don’t. CableLabs pres/CEO Phil McKinney told the Virginia Cable & Telecommunications Assn’s conference Tues that “they will remain a very formidable competitor for the foreseeable future,” with millions being pumped into DSL research and development to make the technology a challenger. “There’s a whole variety of neat technology they’re getting ready to roll out,” he said. Read on for more details and McKinney’s thoughts on Google Fiber.

 

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