The two "legacy" solutions for broadband internet access have been dsl and cable modem. two rising competing solutions are fiber-to-the-home (ftth), and broadband wireless with wimax and/or lte. ftth guarantees gigabits/sec access speeds, paving the way for services like hdtv. ftth service is being offered in certain areas by such providers as verizon and at& t. google has been laying ftth for a super-fast internet. some cable companies are still squeezing more capacity out the coax cable, while waiting to ride the ftth wave.