Mediacom Communications announced today the availability of Ultra 50 broadband service to homes and businesses in Metro Valdosta,  Lowndes County, as well as Remerton, Brooks County and other nearby communities.   Mediacom Ultra 50 is a high-speed Internet service that delivers download speeds of up to 50 mega bits per second (Mbps) and upload speeds of up to 5 Mbps.

Deployment of Ultra 50 is part of Mediacom’s mission to provide the fastest Internet service to homes and businesses in communities of all sizes throughout its service areas.   Ultra 50 utilizes the cable industry’s breakthrough channel bonding technology known as DOCSIS 3.0 that is ideal for bandwidth-intensive applications such as movie downloads or online gaming.   A high definition (HD) movie (6 gigabytes) can be downloaded in just 16 minutes using Mediacom Ultra 50, as compared to the 4.4 hours it would take to download the same movie using a common 3 Mbps DSL service from a traditional phone company, according to Sally Bloom, Mediacom’s senior manager for government and community relations.

“From the largest cities to the smallest towns, Americans are consuming more bandwidth and demanding a faster Internet.” Bloom said.   “With recent launches, Mediacom Ultra 50 is widely available, to ensure that our customers can connect to the latest residential Internet speeds in any of these areas.”

Bloom explained that a variety of consumer applications have rapidly developed and changed how today’s consumers use the Internet.  “We watch news and movies online; our use of social networking sites has skyrocketed; we check weather and sports scores; find recipes; play games; share digital photos with friends and family.  The list goes on and on.”

Mediacom was among the earliest cable companies to offer the new-generation broadband services of DOCSIS 3.0, which it markets to both residential and business customers.   Each Mediacom Ultra 50 customer is equipped with a new, more powerful modem configured for the higher internet speeds.  New residential service is offered at an introductory, first-year price of $59.95.  Upgrade offers are available for current Mediacom high-speed Internet customers.  

“The broadband power of Mediacom Ultra 50 is in greater demand today than even just 18 months ago.” Bloom said.   “It’s because families are using more digital devices that connect to the internet – multiple tablets, laptops and smart phones.   And also, gaming consoles can connect to the Internet to download software and enable participation in ‘live’ interactive games with competitors and friends all over the world.   With the dramatic changes in the way people use the Internet, the need for more speed has never been greater.   The speed of Ultra 50 provides a reliably better experience for the whole family, no matter what they want to use the Internet for.”

In recent months Mediacom installed additional technology in the Georgia cable systems to expand the capabilities of its fiber communications network.   Those investments of private capital made it possible to broaden the availability of the advanced Ultra 50 Internet service to areas that now include Valdosta, Lowndes County, Remerton, Cecil, Brooks County Hahira,  and other communities.