Copper users to see faster broadband speeds
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 10/17/2014 01:48 PM
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Using existing copper wires, Telekom Austria said this week it had connected the first subscriber in the world to its domestic network with G.fast.
The bandwidth is increased by using more of the spectrum, which places extra demand on equipment to handle interference.
G.fast only works over short distances, up to 250 meters, so it is only used to connect subscribers to the nearest distribution point; the rest of the network must be fiber. But it will be used were it is too expensive to install fiber all the way to the subscriber.
Others are working on the new technology. British operator BT said download speeds of around 700Mbps and upload speeds at 200Mbps over a distance of 66 meters were achieved during a field trial.
The bandwidth is increased by using more of the spectrum, which places extra demand on equipment to handle interference.
G.fast only works over short distances, up to 250 meters, so it is only used to connect subscribers to the nearest distribution point; the rest of the network must be fiber. But it will be used were it is too expensive to install fiber all the way to the subscriber.
Others are working on the new technology. British operator BT said download speeds of around 700Mbps and upload speeds at 200Mbps over a distance of 66 meters were achieved during a field trial.
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