Steve Kovach February 02, 2016 at 07:20AM
Comcast's breakthrough gigabit internet technology, DOCSIS 3.1, is coming to five new US cities soon.
Atlanta and Nashville will get the service in early 2016, a Comcast spokesperson told Tech Insider. Chicago, Detroit, and Miami will get it in the second half of 2016. The service hasn't rolled out anywhere officially just yet, with the exception of a test run in Comcast's home city: Philadelphia.
What makes this new internet breakthrough so much faster?
Without getting too technical, DOCSIS 3.1 is a technology Comcast developed that lets it deliver super-fast gigabit internet speeds over existing cable lines. That means Comcast doesn't have to take the time and spend the money to install new fiber internet lines like other internet services would have to.
Gigabit speeds are several times faster than the speeds you get with your standard broadband connection. It's usually fast enough to download a full two-hour movie in just a few seconds.
Comcast did not announce pricing for the new gigabit service, but it'll probably be a lot more expensive than its standard broadband packages.
Other companies are working on gigabit internet too. Starry, a startup based in Boston, announced a wireless gigabit internet service that will launch in select cities this year. And Google Fiber is available in a handful of US cities.
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