According to releases from both Verizon and Actiontec, the broadband service is set to roll out a new generation of gateway routers that will increase throughput speeds on coax cables from 75 MBps to 175 MBps. According to Verizon, the new routers, a MI424-WR from Actiontec and the UltraLine Series 3 model 9100 by Westell, will also add support for up to four simultaneous wireless networks.

Most of the speed boost, however, will be devoted to the coax-based MoCA network, which means that the wireless G networks will still max out at 54 MBps, and wired Ethernet networks will deliver roughly 100 MBps. A spokesman for Verizon said that "LAN side Ethernet will likely go to 1Gbps at some point." On the other hand, media-sharing FiOS HD DVRs could conceivable do a better job showing content stored on other in-home boxes.

Other enhancements include Quality of Service (QOS) for critical network traffic, like Voice over IP, remote management by Verizon support techs, and media sharing between DLNA and UPnP-enabled devices. The new gateways will also feature a live USB port where users may be able to attach network-attached storage (NAS) and other peripheral devices.

Existing customers, however, may be out of luck as this new hardware's being delivered to new customers only, and not until later this year.