Qwest expands FTTN powered 40 Mbps broadband tier

March 8, 2010

DENVER -- Qwest is expanding the availability of its fiber-to-the-node (FTTN) broadband service throughout its Colorado footprint.

The top tier of Qwest’s broadband capability offers top speeds of 40 Mbps downstream/20 Mbps upstream.

Qwest is “pushing the envelope” regarding technology terminology for their broadband services. They highlight fiber optics throughout their marketing of these faster broadband speeds.

Qwest is using DSL to deliver these speeds, enabled by fiber fed nodes. They certainly aren’t the only service provider liberally using the term fiber optics. The company offers these pricing options for their broadband tiers:

Connection speeds of up to 40 Mbps downstream with up to 5 Mbps upstream, starting at $99.99 a month for the first 12 months when combined with a qualifying home phone plan.
Connection speeds of up to 40 Mbps downstream with up to 20 Mbps upstream, starting at $109.99 a month for the first 12 months when combined with a qualifying home phone plan.
Qualifed customers with 7 Mbps, 12 Mbps or 20 Mbps downstream speed tiers can upgrade to 5 Mbps upstream speeds for an introductory rate of $5 more a month