Cable ONE is upgrading its network in Ponca City, OK, investing more than $1 million in 2015 in technology, equipment and infrastructure. The upgrades are intended to improve speed and reliability in its
Internet,
video and
phone services. Over the past five years, Cable ONE has invested more than $4.5 million in Ponca City.
The company recently completed an upgrade that included tripling the capacity of its high-speed data equipment, adding additional circuit capacity to its fiber backbone, and the installation of a new CMTS. Other upgrades coming this year include the replacement of 160,000 feet of cable with larger capacity cable, the installation of four new nodes, and the splitting of seven nodes. Video service upgrades include transitioning to all-digital and the addition of 50 new channels.
Cable ONE recently increased Internet up- and downstream speeds on its Premier and Ultra plans as a free upgrade to new and existing Internet customers in Ponca City. The Premier 60 Mbps plan was automatically upgraded to 75 Mbps downstream and 5 Mbps upstream, and the Ultra 70 Mbps plan was automatically upgraded to 100 Mbps downstream and 10 Mbps upstream. Speeds up to 300 Mbps are expected to be available by 2016.
