CM2050V Firmware Update

[Mr_D]

The following is the last post I've found concerning the firmware update for this cable modem.  I was planning on purchasing it to be able to use the increased speed Comcast tells me is available for my current plan.  I don't want to do that, however, without knowing that this recommended modem has been updated to actually deliver the top speed it's advertised to support.  Has Netgear issued the required firmware update by now?

{{{ On February 8, 2024, you posted a notice acknowledging Netgear has action to fix the CM2050V firmware to restore Xfinity Nextgen network upload throughput. You also stated this was “your highest priority” and you would provide an update when the firmware was available.

Ninety days have elapsed since that post, and the open ended promise of an update is growing dimmer with each passing week.

What is the status of the fix you have been giving your highest priority this past ninety days? }}}

[FURRYe38]

Any updates and support for that will come from the ISP. When they get there services and CMTS fully working, then new FW and support for higher speeds would be seen. NG can't progress until the ISP has there stuff ready. 

[Kitsap]

@Mr_D 

There are several cooks in the kitchen working on the firmware update.  None of the cooks have the same agenda and none have the same priority (resource allocation) for their agenda.  The cooks include Comcast, Netgear, Broadcom (chipset manufacturer), and subcontractors/vendors from each. 

It is very much like making sausage in the back room.  Eventually Comcast will tell you when it is done, no one will tell you the ingredients or the process used to get there.

Almost six months have elapsed since the Netgear announcement.  If your need is urgent for the Nextgen throughput, go lease a Comcast gateway.  The upgrade process in each area is not without issues.  In the mean time, if you lease a gateway, you can prove out the Nextgen connection to your home is fully functional.