Mediacom announces upgrade by end of year

Mediacom Communications announced Wednesday that the company's entire broadband network will be gigabit-capable by the end of the year.
 
The company says it will become the first major U.S. cable company to fully transition to the DOCSIS 3.1 "Gigasphere" platform, the latest generation of broadband technology.
 
The company's new minimum entry level speed for residential customers will increase to 60 Mbps, with 100 Mbps and 200 Mbps speeds also available.  Mediacom will begin rolling out 500 Mbps and 1-Gig (1000 Mbps) products on a market by market basis.