Cable companies think raw speed will help them conquer the broadband market, but slower, cheaper services from rival digital subscriber line providers are coming on strong.

Cable modems are 50 percent faster on average than DSL connections, according to a new study that also lists the companies offering the fastest access.

Cable representatives and some analysts say the DSL providers may have trouble keeping up, even with the new technologies coming on line. Cable engineers are developing ways to deliver speeds of ...

If you live in an area where all of the above are available – DSL, cable, LTE, and Sprint 4G – and you’re looking for the fastest speed possible, there’s no question that cable is the ...

Upstream speed is normally 128Kbps, just like cable. But DSL can be customized to the user’s needs, whereas the upload speed of standard cable modem service is capped at 128Kbps.

There are no speed packages. With DSL, you generally have several speed packages to choose from. Again, DSL for cost vs performance ratio loses to cable in my area.

The meaning of “high-speed” Internet access varies widely depending on whether a cable company or phone carrier is providing the service, according to a new research report.

The four top cable companies reported a slowdown in new subscribers in the last quarter, as their telecommunications rivals made inroads into the market with low-priced DSL plans.

But DSL is not quite dead, and new research out of Bell Labs has resulted in a new speed record: 300Mbps. So is DSL's future so bright that it needs to wear shades?

Broadband cable access growth has slowed, while DSL is growing. But cable-TV high-speed Internet connections still lead DSL by about two to one. A recent FCC ruling allows the ...

Cable giant Comcast increased the amount of attention directed toward broadband Internet services this week by announcing it had picked up nearly a half-million high-speed Internet customers in ...

Business-class cable (Charter) You can order up cable in any number of rate-capped flavors, but to see what the technology can really do, we went to the top end of the spectrum. Charter Business ...